By: E. Lynn Grayson and Alexander J. Bandza
On Monday, March 24, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), several ABA Sections and Divisions will present a teleconference on "Law and Regulation in the Wake of Natural Disasters: Environmental, Land Use, Reconstruction, and Takings Issues in a Rapidly Changing Physical World." This teleconference will feature private sector and academic representatives discussing recent developments on the litany of legal and regulatory challenges facing courts, regulators, scientists, and practitioners after natural disasters. E. Lynn Grayson, Co-Chair of Jenner & Block LLP's Environmental and Workplace Health and Safety Law Practice and former Chief Legal Counsel for the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency and the State Emergency Response Commission, will moderate a conversation with these distinguished panelists:
- Erin Deady, Of Counsel, Corbett, White and Davis, P.A.;
- Prof. Mike Haber, Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law at Hofstra University School of Law and Attorney-in-Change of its Disaster Recovery Clinic; and
- Prof. Scott Hagen, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Central Florida and Director of its Coastal Hydroscience Analysis, Modeling & Predictive Simulations (CHAMPS) Lab.
Advance registration is required. Register now by completing this form. Please register no later than Friday, March 21, 2014. Phone lines are limited, so register early.
Alexander Bandza, Associate at Jenner & Block LLP, will moderate the following question-and-answer session and provide closing remarks.