On April 21, partner Adam Giuliano will be part of this Airport Development-focused panel at the NYC Bar Association.

On March 24, partner Tracy Davis will be speaking at the P3C [Public-Private Partnership] Conference & Expo, in Dallas. Tracy’s session will focus on the following:

Today’s environment brings the risk of renewed scrutiny from the Federal and State governments, for reimbursements to public and private partners in Infrastructure projects.  2CFR200, NEPA, NHPA, BABA, Davis-Bacon, combined with State requirements and Funding Agencies requirements, creates a complex puzzle that runs the risk of affecting projects schedules and cash flows.   With the example of existing live projects, the panelists will explore approaches that project owners, partners, contractors, and sub-contractors can take to minimize these risks.

Colorado Land Use Conference, Denver, Colorado

Presented to: South Platte Forum, Greeley, Colorado

On February 25, partner Tom Bloomfield will be speaking at the 2026 SME Annual Conference and Expo, in Salt Lake City. This signature, annual event of the Society of Mining Metallurgy and Exploration focuses on the future of mining, with key topics covering responsible mining, ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance), as well as technical advancements in the industry.

Tom’s talk will address Long-Term Liabilities at Hardrock Mine Sites – Legal Risks and Management Strategies. The perpetual generation of acid mine drainage (AMD) can impose massive environmental liability on owners and operators of hard rock mines. This liability can attach even decades after the cessation of mining, the completion of traditional reclamation and the sale of the property. These risks arise under a range of federal and state laws: statutes like Superfund and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, mining regulations, traditional common law theories, and claims for natural resource damages. This presentation will provide an overview these potential legal exposures, compare various state and federal programs, and present case studies from a range of former mine sites.

For more information about the conference and to register, please click the button below.

On March 2, partner Nick Clabbers will be speaking at the Northeast Chapter AAAE Annual Airports Conference in Hershey, PA.  Nick’s session will focus on recent changes to FAA grant conditions, including those related to immigration enforcement, diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, and new disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) regulations. For more information, please click below.

Introduction

This CLE webinar will discuss the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management. The program will help those who counsel transportation entities subject to the regulations, including railroad owners, operators, and suppliers, to assess gaps between the rule’s requirements and their current cybersecurity programs so they can plan how to meet the new standards.

Description

The rail industry has become increasingly digital and interconnected, which opens the door for hackers to exploit vulnerabilities in railroad systems as well as through suppliers and vendors to the industry. Beginning after the 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware incident, TSA used its emergency powers to issue, without notice and comment, a series of mandatory “directives” requiring railroad and other infrastructure entities to implement various cybersecurity measures. Then on Nov. 6, 2024, TSA issued an NPRM to permanently codify and expand the five previous directives.

When final, the rule is expected to impact almost 300 transportation entities: 73 freight railroads that move 94% of the rail freight in the U.S., 34 rail transit and passenger railroads, including Amtrak, and certain pipeline and over-the-road bus (OTRB) operations.

The proposed rule includes cybersecurity requirements developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Higher risk entities, among other things, must establish and maintain a comprehensive cyber risk management program, have enhanced record-keeping and incident reporting obligations, perform continuous cybersecurity monitoring, and designate a physical security coordinator.

Listen as our renowned panel breaks down the NPRM and offers guidance to counsel for railroads and other transit entities on implementing these measures.

Kaplan Kirsch attorney Laura Kilgarriff will be part of this important presentation. For more information, please click below.

The Environmental Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association will host this webinar featuring three legal practitioners who will discuss the legal developments and complications posed by the emergence of PFAS.  The panel will discuss the lawsuit against 3M and DuPont, new state regulations, and CERCLA.

Speakers:
Daniel Mensher | Keller Rohrback LLP
Wendy Linck | State Water Resources Control Board
Sara Mogharabi | Kaplan Kirsch LLP

For more information and to register, please click the link below.

Please join us for all or some of the webinar sessions, from October 23 through December 11. Click the image below for more information and links to register: