Environmental & Energy Law Section 2025 Annual Oil Spill Symposium
Join us for the 15th Annual Oil Spill Symposium, a premier event bringing together legal practitioners, environmental consultants, and government professionals involved in petroleum spills in New York State. This year’s program will feature timely updates and practical insights on the Oil Spill Fund, evolving ethical considerations regarding the new spill reporting requirements under the new Petroleum Bulk Storage (PBS) regulations, and the petroleum implications of recent changes to CP-51. As always, we will have the annual Oil Spill Fund Update from the State Comptroller’s Office, annual Oil Spill Unit Update from the Office of the Attorney General, Petroleum Bulk Storage update from NYSDEC, and annual Oil Spill Act Case Law Update. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable perspectives for practitioners navigating this complex and dynamic area of law.
This is a two part event, with the Annual Legislative Forum taking place on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Register here: https://nysba.org/events/environmental-energy-law-section-2025-annual-legislative-forum/.
*If you are not a NYSBA Member and a non-lawyer, please register with Member Resource Center by emailing mrc@nysba.org or calling 800-582-2452.
- May 6, 2025
- 1:00 PM
- 4:35 PM
- 1.5
- 1.0
- 2.5
- Virtual Participation
Agenda
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Welcome and Introduction
Jeffrey Stravino, Esq.
Hodgson Russ LLP
Buffalo, NY
Petroleum Spills Committee Co-Chair
1:10 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Oil Spill Fund Update- Government Perspective
Speakers:
Colleen Galligan, Esq.
New York State Office of The Attorney General
Albany, NY
Patrick Holloway, Esq.
Office of State Comptroller
Albany, NY
Kyle Pero, Esq.
NYSDEC
Albany, NY
1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
2:10 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Ethics on Spill Reporting After New PBS Regulations
Moderator:
Kayley McGrath, Esq.
Sive Paget & Riesel, P.C.
New York, NY
Speakers:
Melissa Valle, Esq.
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Rochester, NY
Petroleum Spills Committee Co-Chair
Jeffrey Stravino, Esq.
Hodgson Russ LLP
Buffalo, NY
Petroleum Spills Committee Co-Chair
Claire Mondello, CHMM
Haley & Aldrich
Burlington, MA
1.0 MCLE Credit in Ethics and Professionalism
3:10 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. Break
3:25 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. Amended CP-51 and Potential Impacts on Spills Program
Speaker:
Damian Vanetti, PE
Geosyntec Consultants
Syracuse, NY
No MCLE Credit
3:55 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. Case Law Update
Speaker:
Alan J. Knauf, Esq.
Knauf Shaw LLP
Rochester, NY
0.5 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
4:25 p.m. – 4:35 p.m. Closing Remarks
Melissa Valle, Esq.
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Rochester, NY
Petroleum Spills Committee Co-Chair
Adjournment
- Jeffrey Stravino, Esq., Hodgson Russ LLP
- Colleen Galligan, Esq., New York State Office of The Attorney General
- Patrick Holloway, Esq., Office Of State Comptroller Oil Spill Fund
- Kyle Pero, Esq., NYSDEC
- Kayley McGrath, Esq., Speaker, Sive, Paget & Riesel, PC
- Melissa Valle, Esq., Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
- Claire Mondello, CHMM, Haley & Aldrich
- Damian Vanetti, PE, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
- Alan J. Knauf, Esq., Knauf Shaw LLP
- Webinar
- 0PY61
- Environmental & Energy Law Section
- Petroleum Spills Committee
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education
