Education Excellence 2017 Scholarship Awards
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. National Hispanic Cultural Center 1701 Fourth Street SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Once again, Modrall Sperling supports these Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce scholarships, which are provided to recognize educational and leadership qualities in graduating Hispanic high school…
Executive Order on Review of Designations under the Antiquities Act
President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) on April 26, 2017, directing the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a review of all Presidential designations or expansions of designations of national monuments under the Antiquities Act.1 The review mandated by the EO…
38th Annual Armed Forces Banquet
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Albuquerque Convention Center Modrall Sperling is proud to honor the men and women of our military community who have dedicated their lives to preserving the freedom and democracy we value.
National Law Day
May 2, 2017 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency Albuquerque 330 Tijeras NW Albuquerque, NM 87102 As we have done for almost 30 years, Modrall Sperling is proud to honor the late James E. Sperling through our ongoing sponsorship of the…
Roberta Ramo Guest Lecturer at University of Chicago
Roberta Cooper Ramo returned to her alma mater, the University of Chicago Law School, to present as the Ulysses and Marguerite Schwartz Memorial Lecturer on April 25, 2017. …
Executive Order on the Clean Water Rule
The Presidential Executive Order on Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the “Waters of the Unites States” (WOTUS) Rule issued on February 28, 20171 articulated the Trump administration’s policy on navigable waters, and attempted to roll back…
Executive Order Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects
On his second day in office, President Trump issued several executive orders and memoranda intended to overhaul the environmental review and approval process for pipeline and other infrastructure projects. Among them was EO 13755, intended to expedite environmental reviews and approvals for…
Modrall Sperling Celebrates Law Day
On May 2, members of the legal profession from across New Mexico gathered in Albuquerque to celebrate the U. S. justice system. Established as a nationally recognized day in 1958 by President Dwight Eisenhower, each year’s Law Day follows a legal theme…
The Demise of Deference? Chevron’s and Auer’s Uncertain Future
Introduction: President Trump’s recent executive orders and ongoing commitment to regulatory reform are finding complimentary provisions in the form of a number of bills being considered in Congress. One of those bills, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017,1 includes a provision that…
ONRR’s Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform: A Call for Comments, Industry Here’s Your Shot
As noted in a previous update,1 on January 6, 2015 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resource Revenue (ONRR) announced a proposed rulemaking amending its regulations governing valuation, for royalty purposes, of oil and gas produced from Federal onshore…