Speaking Engagements

"Natural Resource Damages & Remediation Efforts," HB Litigation Conferences:  Oil in the Gulf-Litigation and Insurance Coverage, Atlanta, GA (June 24, 2010) (with Marshall Gilinsky)

"Green-Building and Renewable-Energy Insurance Claims: Managing Risks While Avoiding Disputes," Green Remediation International Conference, Amherst, NY (June 15-16, 2010)

"Establishing Your Personal Brand by Utilizing Social Media," Live Webinar, New York, NY (May 4, 2010)

"Environmental Remediation and Biotechnology," The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ (April 28, 2010)

"Insurance Coverage Issues in The Toxic Tort & Environmental Litigation Arenas," American Bar Association: Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Phoenix, AZ (April 9, 2010)

"Environmental Risk Management Today - Issues, Integration and Insurance," ISP/GAF CLE "Lunch and Learn" (December 18, 2009) 

"Climate and Insurance," LLM Course at Pace Law School, White Plains, NY (October 1, 2009)

"Energy & Chemical: Managing the Risks of Global Warming," Industry Breakout Sessions: Important Issues Affecting Key Industries, 12th Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference, New York, NY (September 17, 2009)

"Insurance Recoveries in a Climate of Increased Environmental Enforcement," 12th Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference, New York, NY (September 17, 2009)

"Environmental Insurance and Brownfields: How To Make Them Work For You," Business of Brownfields, Pittsburgh, PA (April 16-17, 2009)

"Protect Yourself and Your Clients: Insurance 101 For Environmental Professionals," 19th Annual Association for Environmental Health and Sciences Conference, San Diego, CA (March 11, 2009)

"Emerging Issues in Environmental Insurance," Invited Panelist, Environmental Insurance Committee of the New York State Bar Association, New York, NY (October 31, 2008)

"How to Evaluate and Settle An Insurance Claim," RIMS Canada Chapter, Edmonton, Alberta (October 8, 2008)

"Energy & Chemical:  Managing the Risks of Global Warming," (with Marshall Gilinsky), 11^th Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference, New York, NY (September 18, 2008)

"What You Should Know About Environmental Insurance," The Environmental Law Program at Pace University Law School: Celebrating 30 Years, White Plains, NY (October 19–20, 2007)

"Creating Effective Exit Strategies for Developers," Acquiring, Developing, and Disposing of Brownfields Sites, American Conference Institute, Philadelphia, PA (April 30, 2007)

"Mine Closure: Cash, Credit or Coverage?," US EPA Hard Rock 2006 Conference on Sustainable Modern Mining, Tucson, AZ (November 16, 2006)

"Will You Be Covered?," 22^nd International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water, Amherst, MA (October 17, 2006)

"Pollution Exclusions Not Really Absolute," 22^nd International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water, Amherst, MA (October 17, 2006)

"How Will Your Institutional Controls Be Working In 2035?," 21st Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water, Amherst, MA (October 19, 2005)

"MTBE: Coverage For This 'Spreading' Problem," 21st Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water, Amherst, MA (October 19, 2005)

"Environmental Insurance:  Wave Of The Future Or Washout?," 21st Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water, Poster Session, Amherst, MA (October 19, 2005)

"Managing Contaminated Property:  Effectively Managing Your Real Estate Investment," Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., Real Estate Seminar, New York, NY (March 2, 2005)

"Promises Kept: An Integrated Approach to Controlling Waste In Place," Business of Brownfields Panel Session, Pittsburgh, PA (November 9, 2004)

"Promises Kept: An Integrated Approach to Controlling Waste In Place," Brownfields2004 Panel Session, St. Louis, MO (September 21, 2004)

"NJ/PA Brownfields Developments: Managing Real Estate Effectively," Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., Real Estate Seminar, Philadelphia, PA (September 14, 2004)

"Environmental Liability Insurance," EPA National PRP Search Enhancement Conference, Denver, CO (August 11, 2004)

"Financial Assurance Workshop," Invited Panelist, EPA Environmental Financial Advisory Board, New York, NY (June 15, 2004)

"Natural Resource Damage Claims," CLE Seminar sponsored by the New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education, Edison, NJ (June 10, 2004)

"Emerging Issues In Environmental Insurance," Risk Insurance Management Society (RIMS) 2004, San Diego, CA (April 21, 2004)

"Insurance and Protecting New York's Environment – Latest Developments In Environmental Insurance," CLE Seminar sponsored by Westchester CPCU Chapter and Westchester Community College Center for Insurance Education, Valhalla, NY (April 15, 2004)

"Environmental Liability Transfer & New Insurance Products: Brownfields May Never Be The Same," EPA Region 2 CLE Seminar, New York, NY (March 30, 2004)

"Mold Coverage Issues: Past, Present and Future," CLE Seminar co-sponsored by the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York, NY (March 3, 2004)

"Steer Clear: Avoiding Common Pitfalls of Brownfield Redevelopment and Transactions," Brownfields2003 Panel Session, Portland, OR (October 27, 2003)

"Tapping Insurance Policies To Pay Environmental Liabilities: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," EPA Region 2 CLE Seminar, New York, NY (October 22, 2003)

"Pollution Exclusions and 'Missing' Policies," Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., CLE Training Seminar, New York, NY (October 7 and 8, 2003)

"Are Your Brownfields Growing Mold? Environmental Insurance In the New Millennium," 6th Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference, Chicago, IL (April 2003)

"Clean-up Cost Cap Insurance: Wave of the Future or Washout?," EPA Hardrock Mining Conference, Denver, CO (May 8, 2002)

"Environmental Regulation," Stevens Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ (Winter 1994)

"Hazardous Waste Regulation," Central European University, Budapest, Hungary (Summer 1993)

Various EPA National and Public Participation Meetings (1989-1992)

"Quantifying Spatial Variability In A Carbonate Aquifer," American Geophysical Union - National Meeting, Baltimore, MD, Poster Session (May 18, 1987)

"Structural Geology and Introduction to Geology," Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1985-1987)