Keynote on the Post-Election Environmental and Resource Law Landscape in America & Session on Recent Developments in Federal Enforcement and Related Litigation
All sessions will be presented in English only.
This is the 2nd webinar in the CBA NEERLS & Department of Justice Online Symposium.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
(Times listed in Eastern Standard Time)
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Keynote: The Post-Election Environmental and Resource Law Landscape in America
An update on the anticipated direction of environmental law by the US federal government following the 2020 US presidential election.
Delivered by the Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources: Howard Kenison, Jones & Keller, P.C.
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Recent Developments in Federal Enforcement and Related Litigation
Case studies focussing on evidentiary, procedural and sentencing/valuation issues in recent federal environmental enforcement matters and a related civil class action:
- Prairie Mines & Royalty’s guilty plea and sentencing to a $3.5 million fine and a rehabilitation order for two charges under the Fisheries Act relating to a tailings release into the Athabasca River will be discussed by the federal prosecutor and a Department of Justice counsel
- Volkswagen AG’s guilty plea and sentencing to a $196.5 million fine for 60 charges under Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (for importing vehicles which contravened prescribed emissions standards) and related issues will be discussed by the federal prosecutor
- Related Dieselgate consumer class action against Volkswagen (settled for over $2.5 billion) will be discussed by class action counsel
