Tuesday, January 18, 2011

MGC Attorneys Speaking about Wind Energy & Wildlife at Upcoming Conferences

Eric Glitzenstein has been asked to speak on a panel entitled “Regulatory Challenges for Wind Project Development” at the 18th Annual Endangered Species Act Conference in Seattle, WA on Friday, January 28 at 10:45am. More information about the panel and the conference can be found here: http://www.theseminargroup.net/seminar.lasso?seminar=11.ESAWA. Bill Eubanks will also be speaking that weekend on the topic of “Wind Energy Development and Wildlife” at the Villanova Law School Environmental Law Symposium in Villanova, PA on Saturday, January 29 at 9:15am. More information about the conference can be found here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1136694885.

Monday, January 3, 2011

D.C. Bar Magazine Highlights MGC’s Successes in ESA Impact Litigation

The Washington Lawyer recently published an article exploring impact litigation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The article highlights various recent cases litigated by Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal, including the Beech Ridge lawsuit challenging the unlawful take of endangered bats by an industrial wind power facility, a successful challenge of BP's and the Coast Guard's burning of sea turtles after the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and our participation in the pending multi-district litigation over the listing of the polar bear under the ESA. The article is found here: http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/resources/publications/washington_lawyer/january_2011/going_gone.cfm