Pilar M. Thomas, Partner

Publications and Presentations

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– Newsletter
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California Public Utility Commission Issues New Rules to Promote Community Microgrid Deployment and Explicitly Includes TribesEnergy, Environment & Natural ResourcesPilar M. ThomasBackground On June 11, 2020, the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) issued its "Decision Adopting Short-Term Actions to Accelerate Microgrid Deployment and Related Resiliency Solutions," D20-06-017, an initial decision under Track 1 of Rulemaking No. 19-09-009 to implement SB 1339 (2018).... Read More
– Presentation "Tribal Clean Energy Development and Utility Support: Path to Economic Recovery from COVID-19" Quarles & Brady Seminar Pilar M. Thomas, Marian C. LaLonde
– Article "2020 Will Be Bullish For Tribal Clean Energy Development" Law360
– Article "Tribal Utility Development" Arizona Attorney
– Media Mention "Native Groups Say Lender Ruling Cramps Tribal Businesses" Law360 (Quoted in Article)
– Media Mention "Tribes Urge Developer Focus on Economic Diversity, Sustainability" Phoenix Business Journal (Quoted in Article)
"Tribal Energy Resources, Policies & Potential" The Talking Stick, Arizona State University (Podcast)
– Presentation "Tribal Energy in the Southwest: New Opportunities for Tribal Projects and Tips for Navigating a Changing Regulatory Environment" Law Seminars International (Program Co-Chair)
– Presentation "Environmental Law & Policy Under the Trump Administration" Fifth Annual Martz Spring Symposium, University of Colorado School of Law
– Presentation "Tribal Energy Development: Legal and Regulatory Prepositioning" 14th Annual MSU Indigenous Law Conference, In-House Counsel Association
– Presentation "Energy and Environmental Justice" Energy Bar Association Mid-Year Energy Forum
– Presentation "Outlook for the Trump Administration" Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute on Indian Law and Natural Resources: The Basics and Beyond
– Presentation "Moving Beyond Consultation to Collaboration on Cultural Resource and Environmental Impacts" Tribal Energy in the Southwest, Law Seminars International
– Presentation "Potential Federal Legislative Solutions to Facilitate Tribal Energy Development" Tribal Energy in the Southwest, Law Seminars International
"Indian Country and the Trump Administration: Key Opportunities and Considerations" Tribal In-House Counsel Association Webinar
– Presentation "Negotiating Contracts on Tribal Lands" NBI Training Seminar
– Presentation "Get Your Hands off My Trust Responsibility? Debating the Federal Government's Role in the Trust Responsibility" Federal Bar Association 41st Annual Indian Law Conference
– Presentation "Market, Regulatory and Jurisdictional Considerations in Renewable Energy Development in Indian Country" Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute on Energy and Mineral Development in Indian Country (Panelist)
– Presentation "Energy Sovereignty: Governance and Jurisdiction" Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference (Panelist)
– Presentation "The Look Ahead: Key Market and Legal Developments in Renewable Energy Development in Indian Country" Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law Conference (Panelist)
– Presentation "Case Studies in Infrastructure Vulnerability to Climate Change: Tribal Perspective" Climate Change and America's Infrastructure: Engineering, Social and Policy Challenges (Panelist)
– Newsletter "Governance and Jurisdiction Over Energy Development on Tribal Lands" American Bar Association, Section on Environment and Energy Resources Newsletter
– Presentation "Doing a Renewable Energy Project on an Indian Reservation: Top Ten Myths" American Bar Association, Section on Environment and Energy Resources Conference (Panelist)

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