The Next 25 Years: Interdisciplinary Directions in Environmental Law March 30, 2006
The Virginia Environmental Law Journal marked its 25th anniversary with an interdisciplinary conference March 29-31 that addressed the challenges facing environmental advocates in the next quarter century.
The conference, which featured lectures, panel discussions, and a community service park clean-up, included topics such as the 9/11 fund and its impact on environmental risk and regulation (with Ken Feinberg, former Special Master of the September 11 Victim’s Compensation Fund and an adjunct professor at U.Va. Law); community gardens and open spaces in low-income and minority neighborhoods (with NYU law professor Vicki Been); environmental advocacy in the southeastern United States; environmental legislation; and environmental risk assessment and management.
NEW DIRECTIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Introductory Remarks by U.Va. Law Dean John C. Jeffries Jr.
Panelists:
Ken Feinberg, Managing Partner the Feinberg Group LLP; Former Special Master, September 11 Victim’s Compensation Fund; Adjunct Professor of Law, U.Va., Georgetown, NYU, and University of Pennsylvania
Participants:
THE INTERPRETATION OF EXPANSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AND THE REBIRTH OF THE COMMON LAW
Jason Czarnezki, Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School
GROWING THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES: ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY IN THE SOUTH OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS
Rick Middleton, President, Southern Environmental Law Center
RESTORING THE ENVIRONMENT AND RESTORING DEMOCRACY
Current issues in environmental law, protection, and management.
Robert Adler, Professor, University of Utah School of Law
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: GLOBAL APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Charles E. Di Leva, Chief Counsel, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development and International Law Practice Group, World Bank
PANEL DISCUSSION OF THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Panelists:
BREAKFAST WORKSHOP
With the National Advisory Board members regarding their role in the journal and in developing future environmental law practitioners.
NGO LUNCH AND PRO BONO DRIVE CULMINATION CEREMONY
Announcement of 250 hour pro bono initiative and projects that are available, as well as those which have been completed. Co-sponsored with the Virginia Environmental Law Forum and the Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center.
Participants:
MEASURING THE VALUE OF COMMUNITY GARDENS AND OTHER OPEN SPACE IN LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS
Vicki L. Been, Professor and Director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, NYU Law
PANEL DISCUSSION AND STUDENT WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Break-out groups of students and practioners applying concepts and techniques of environmental risk assessment and management to real world problems and contexts
Panelists:
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN THE NEXT 25 YEARS
Speakers lent perspective on the history of the environmental movement and especially the development of the environmental legal field.
Panelists:
The conference, which featured lectures, panel discussions, and a community service park clean-up, included topics such as the 9/11 fund and its impact on environmental risk and regulation (with Ken Feinberg, former Special Master of the September 11 Victim’s Compensation Fund and an adjunct professor at U.Va. Law); community gardens and open spaces in low-income and minority neighborhoods (with NYU law professor Vicki Been); environmental advocacy in the southeastern United States; environmental legislation; and environmental risk assessment and management.
NEW DIRECTIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Introductory Remarks by U.Va. Law Dean John C. Jeffries Jr.
Panelists:
- Robert Percival, Professor and Director of Environmental Law Program, University of Maryland School of Law
- Hope Babcock, Professor and Director, Georgetown Environmental Law Center-Environmental Justice Clinic
- Tom Sansonetti, Partner, Holland & Hart; former Chief, Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division
Ken Feinberg, Managing Partner the Feinberg Group LLP; Former Special Master, September 11 Victim’s Compensation Fund; Adjunct Professor of Law, U.Va., Georgetown, NYU, and University of Pennsylvania
Participants:
- Turner Smith, Partner, Hunton & Williams
- Richard A. Merrill, Daniel Caplin Professor of Law, University of Virginia
- Richard Collins, Director of the Institute of Environmental Negotiation; Professor of Urban Planning, University of Virginia
- Jon Cannon, Professor and Director, Center for Environmental and Land Use Law, University of Virginia School of Law
- Faculty of the U.Va. Law Environmental Program
THE INTERPRETATION OF EXPANSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AND THE REBIRTH OF THE COMMON LAW
Jason Czarnezki, Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School
GROWING THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES: ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY IN THE SOUTH OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS
Rick Middleton, President, Southern Environmental Law Center
RESTORING THE ENVIRONMENT AND RESTORING DEMOCRACY
Current issues in environmental law, protection, and management.
Robert Adler, Professor, University of Utah School of Law
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: GLOBAL APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Charles E. Di Leva, Chief Counsel, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development and International Law Practice Group, World Bank
PANEL DISCUSSION OF THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Panelists:
- Turner Smith, Partner, Hunton & Williams
- Gary Guzy, Marsh & Co. Environmental Insurance and Risk Management
- Jon Cannon, Professor and Director, Center for Environmental and Land Use Law, University of Virginia School of Law
BREAKFAST WORKSHOP
With the National Advisory Board members regarding their role in the journal and in developing future environmental law practitioners.
NGO LUNCH AND PRO BONO DRIVE CULMINATION CEREMONY
Announcement of 250 hour pro bono initiative and projects that are available, as well as those which have been completed. Co-sponsored with the Virginia Environmental Law Forum and the Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center.
Participants:
- Rachel Doughty, Staff Attorney, Wildlaw, Asheville, NC
- Steve Roady, Attorney, Earthjustice
- Greg Edwards, Nature Conservancy
- VELF Pro Bono Coordinators
MEASURING THE VALUE OF COMMUNITY GARDENS AND OTHER OPEN SPACE IN LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS
Vicki L. Been, Professor and Director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, NYU Law
PANEL DISCUSSION AND STUDENT WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Break-out groups of students and practioners applying concepts and techniques of environmental risk assessment and management to real world problems and contexts
Panelists:
- Andrew. J. Perel, Cadwalader, Wickersham, & Taft LLP, NY, Environmental Practice Group
- Richard A. Merrill, Daniel Caplin Professor of Law, Former Chief Counsel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Margaret Mellon, Director, Food and Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN THE NEXT 25 YEARS
Speakers lent perspective on the history of the environmental movement and especially the development of the environmental legal field.
Panelists:
- Karin Sheldon, Director, Vermont Law School Environmental Program
- Nicholas A. Robinson, Co-Director, Center for Environmental Legal Studies, Pace Law School
- Steve Roady, Attorney, Earthjustice
