2025 TJOGEL Symposium Overview
Presented by the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, the 2025 TJOGEL Symposium is on Thursday, January 23rd and Friday, January 24th.
​
This year's symposium will be in a "hybrid" format, with the Symposium being held in person at the Austin Public Library and streamed simultaneously on Zoom. That said, we encourage all participants to join us in person! Registration fees for in-person and Zoom participation are the same. By attending the entirety of the event, you will earn 15 CLE credits, including 3 ethics credits.
Please check back in for a full schedule and speaker's list. This year's program will feature a diverse range of speakers from all corners of the energy law industry.
​
If you have any questions, please email symposiumdirector@tjogel.org.
Symposium Registration Fees:
Individual Registration without Texas Bar Energy Section membership
Individual Registration with Texas Bar Oil, Gas & Energy Section Membership
Individual Government Employee
Firm Group Registration (Up to 6)
Firm Unlimited Group Registration
Sponsor Firm Registration (Free with Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum Sponsorship levels)
Register for TJOGEL's annual oil, gas, & energy law Symposium! Attendees will have the opportunity to listen to a wide variety of energy-related presentations from leading attorneys in the industry. Secure you and your firm's tickets now:
Registration Link
Last Year's TJOGEL
Symposium Schedule
Thursday, February 22nd
8:15-8:45am Registration
​
8:45-9:00am TJOGEL Opening Remarks
Ethan Twining, TJOGEL Symposium Director
9:00-10:00am Railroad Commission Update
Alex Schoch, Scott Larson, Haley Cochran & Natalie Dubiel,
Railroad Commission of Texas
10:00-11:00am The Inflation Reduction Act: Renewables and Beyond
Becky Diffen, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
​
11:00-12:00pm Unitization of Texas Oil Fields for Secondary and/or Tertiary Recovery from a
Legal and Technical Perspective
Brian Sullivan, McElroy, Sullivan, Miller & Weber, LLP & The University of Texas
Deacon Marek, PE, Cobb & Associates, Inc.
​
​
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
​
1:00-2:00pm The Proposed 2024 Changes to the Texas Disciplinary Rules
Claude E. Ducloux, Law Offices of Claude E. Ducloux
2:00-3:00pm Emerging Energy Trends: Corporate, Regulatory and Tax
Stephen Boone, Emily Mallen, & Julia Pashin, Akin LLP
3:00-4:00pm CCUS Transactions
Danielle Patterson, Vinson & Elkins LLP
4:00-5:00pm Litigating Energy Disputes in Federal Court
Brandon Duke, Winston & Strawn LLP
​
Friday, February 23rd
8:00-8:30am Registration
​
8:30-9:30am Recent Trends in Upstream Oil and Gas A&D
Austin Elam, Camie McKee & Bradley Potts, Haynes and Boone, LLP
​
9:30-10:30am Interpreting Energy Contracts
Jason Newman & Tiffany Means, Baker Botts LLP
10:30-11:30am RWI & Post-Closing Recourse in Large A&D Transactions
Chris Heasley, P.C. & Lindsey Jaquillard, Kirkland & Ellis LLP​
​
11:30-12:30pm General Counsel Panel
Catherine James, Kinder Morgan, Inc.
R. Hewitt Pate, Chevron Corporation
Moderated by Professor Jack Balagia, The University of Texas School of Law
12:30-1:00pm Lunch
​
1:00-2:00pm Ethics Quiz—How Well Do You Know the Rules?
Jonathan Smaby, Texas Center for Legal Ethics​
​
2:00-3:00pm The Law and Politics of the Energy Transition
Professor David Spence, The University of Texas School of Law
​
3:00-4:00pm The Quest for Lithium: California Dreamin' or the Key to the Magic Kingdom
Rod Wetsel & Olivia Diaz, Law Office of Wetsel, Allen, & Lederle, LLP
​
4:00-5:00pm How To Avoid Legal Malpractice Claims
Sam Johnson, Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP