Thursday, March 30, 2023, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm EST
Penn State Dickinson Law students with an interest in energy and/or environmental law will travel to Washington D.C. for a day to learn more about key federal agencies and meet practitioners in those fields. The experience is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of the practice of energy and environmental law as well as networking opportunities to gain insights into what it takes to be successful in those practice fields. The event will be limited to the first 15 students that register through the Career Portal. Interested faculty are encouraged to contact Kristin Thomas (klt269@psu.edu).
Planned visits and networking events:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (888 First St., N.E.)
Department of Justice (visiting K&L Gates – DC office)
Environmental Protection Agency (1200 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.)
K&L Gates (1601 K Street, N.W.)
McGuireWoods (888 16th Street N.W.)
DC Alumni Hosts:
David Raphael, Partner at K&L Gates (Harrisburg and Pittsburgh) and former Chief Counsel of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Denise Foster Cronin, VP, Federal and RTO Regulatory Affairs at East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc (Lexington, KY)
Michael Reynold, VP at McGuireWoods Consulting (DC and Richmond)
Participating Professionals:
FERC Commissioner Allison Clements
FERC staff and recruiters
[former] Commissioner Bernie McNamee
Chris Costantini, Senior Trial Attorney, Environmental Crimes Section, US DOJ
Professor Derrick Williamson (Administrative Law) and Member at Spilman, Thomas and Battle (Harrisburg)
Robert Weishaar, Member at McNees Wallace and Nurick (Frederick, MD & Washington DC), past Chair of the Firm’s Energy & Environmental Group
Event Coordinator:
Ros Lister, Assistant Director of Career Services
To register, please click here.