Condemning Open Space November 2, 2007
The symposium focused on the legal and environmental issues associated with Dominion Virginia Power’s planned construction of electric transmission facilities through scenic, open space, and historic lands in northern Virginia, some of which are protected by conservation easements.
Panelists and respective speaking topics included:
Panelists and respective speaking topics included:
- Nancy McLaughlin, Professor of Law, University of Utah College of Law: Introduction of relevant laws and the legal and policy issues
- George C. Freeman, Jr., Hunton & Williams LLP: History of Virginia’s open space preservation laws
- Frederick Fisher, Special Assistant Attorney General and counsel for the Virginia Outdoors Foundation: Virginia Outdoors Foundation’s perspective
- Nikki Rovner, Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources for Virginia: Virginia Department of Natural Resources’ perspective
- Lynn Coleman, energy attorney with Skadden Arps and member of the Board of Directors of the Piedmont Environmental Council: Piedmont Environmental Council’s perspective
- John Smatlak, Vice President for Electric Transmission, Dominion Virginia Power: Dominion Virginia Power’s perspective
- John D. Echeverria, Executive Director, Georgetown Environmental Law and Policy Institute: Conservation easements questioned
- Nancy McLaughlin: Consequences of the condemnation of easement-encumbered land
