2018 ACWA Legal Briefing & CLE Workshop Presented by Downey Brand LLP

November 27, 2018

ACWA 2018 Fall Conference & Exhibition


Downey Brand is pleased to present the 2018 ACWA Legal Briefing & CLE Workshop taking place November 27, 2018 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, preceding ACWA’s 2018 Fall Conference & Exhibition. Several of Downey Brand’s partners will be speaking on panels covering a range of topics including public trust doctrine, workplace disputes, and California WaterFix.

View the event agenda below or visit the event website for more information and to register.

2018 ACWA Legal Briefing & CLE Workshop Presented by Downey Brand LLP

Introductions and Orientation

Panel 1: Public Works Construction Project Bid Protests: Best Practices for Avoiding Project Delay and Public Works Construction Project Mandatory Procedures for Resolving Disputes:

Panel 2: The Public Trust Doctrine, New Frontiers:

  • Christian Marsh, Partner, Downey Brand LLP
  • Nicole Kuenzi, Staff Counsel, State Water Resources Control Board
  • David Owen, Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
  • Dan O’Hanlon, Partner, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

Panel 3: Unimpaired Flows, Functional Flows, and Balancing All Beneficial Uses: The Saga of the Water Quality Control Plan:

  • Kevin O’Brien, Partner, Downey Brand LLP
  • Ryan Bezerra, Partner, Bartkiewicz, Kronick, and Shanahan
  • Tim O’Laughlin, Partner, O’Laughlin and Paris
  • Tina Cannon-Leahy, Staff Counsel, State Water Resources Control Board

Panel 4: Handling Workplace Disputes from Inception to Resolution:

Panel 5: Perspectives on California WaterFix:

  • Meredith Nikkel, Partner, Downey Brand LLP
  • Stefanie Morris, Partner, Best, Best, and Krieger; General Counsel to State Water Contractors
  • Kelley Taber, Of Counsel, Somach Simmons & Dunn
  • Michelle Ghafar, Associate Attorney, EarthJustice