Lawyers Will Gain Essential Information about the Changing Energy Economy in the US with This Exciting and Comprehensive Video Seminar.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c71281) has announced the addition of "The U.S Energy Market, Legalities & Regulatory Practices: Video Leadership Seminar with Vincent DeVito of Pepper Hamilton LLP" to their offering.

The goal of this Video Leadership Seminar is to provide lawyers with essential information about the changing energy economy, the politics and laws involved, and plans for the future. The DVD is viewable on any computer or iPod (that supports video) and features 25 minutes of live video with Vincent DeVito of Pepper Hamilton LLP, sharing his knowledge of the changing energy needs in the US, and the new laws and acts that companies and lawyers will need to know to be prepared for the future. The Video Leadership Seminar provides specific resources such as the most important energy laws, legal strategies to succeed in the future, and how the energy economy will change.

Topics covered in the Video Leadership Seminar include:

- The Energy Economy World Wide & in the US

- The changes that are being planned and the reasons why

- Politics and laws that affect and that will affect everyone

- The consequences that will enforce the new acts and laws

- The expected future challenges and expectations

- What a lawyer needs to know to keep up

- The numbers and the types of energy that is most likely to be in demand

- Client case studies

Samples of the types of questions answered in the Video Leadership Seminar include:

- Which industries and executives should be concerned with energy legal issues?

- What agency is responsible for enforcing the energy laws?

- What specifics must be researched when helping a client with energy legal issues?

- What compliance procedures are developed and recommended to the client?

- What are the laws on energy and how are they enforced?

- Which aspects of the law are the most difficult for clients to understand?

- What non-compliance penalties can clients expect from investigations and enforcement proceedings?

- What are the record keeping requirements, under the law l?

About the Author

Vincent DeVito is of counsel in the International Practice Group of Pepper Hamilton LLP, resident in the New York office. Mr. DeVito is an authority on energy issues and has considerable political and governmental experience. He has strategically advised and counselled members of the President's Cabinet, governors, ambassadors and corporate leaders. Before joining Pepper in 2006, Mr. DeVito served as deputy campaign manager for Governor Bill Weld's gubernatorial candidacy in New York, where he managed the operating budget, developed political strategies and served as a principal counsellor to the candidate.

Prior to that, he was the acting Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy. In that capacity, Mr. DeVito was responsible for developing strategic policy while managing a multi-million dollar budget. He oversaw a global portfolio, which allowed him to develop and maintain international government and industry contacts worldwide. While at the Department of Energy, Mr. DeVito was a framer and, for four years, the U.S. manager of the North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG). Among the accomplishments of NAEWG are several publications pursuing the development of a fully integrated North American energy market. Mr. DeVito also facilitated the U.S.-Canada Power Outage Task Force that was established as a result of the electricity blackout in August 2003. Immediately prior to joining the Department of Energy and the Bush Administration, Mr. DeVito served as an energy lawyer in the administration of Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci, former U.S. ambassador to Canada. There, he pursued the development and implementation of the state's electric utility deregulation plan at legislative, regulatory and policy levels. Mr. DeVito also has been a professional manager within numerous political campaigns.

Mr. DeVito is a frequent speaker and author on issues regarding energy and has delivered numerous policy addresses around the world before such organizations as The World Energy Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Energy Agency, the Western Hemispheric Energy Ministerial, the Asian Pacific Economic Council, the Chatham House of London, the Centre for Strategic International Studies, the International Energy Forum and the Council for Environmental Cooperation. He recently published a case study regarding North American energy trade. Mr. DeVito is a member of the New York, Massachusetts and District of Columbia bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

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