Blank Rome partners Ryan T. Purpura and Ryan A. Haddad will serve as speakers at the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation’s (“EMLF”) Fall Symposium, being held October 7 through 9, 2025, in Lexington, Kentucky. Blank Rome is pleased to be a sponsor of the event.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
EMLF’s Fall Symposium will celebrate the 50th year of this event and feature important current topics for energy and mineral attorneys.
Ryan Purpura will join his fellow Fall Symposium co-chairs Candace Smith (Steptoe & Johnson PLLC) and Benjamin Verney (CNX Resources Corporation), along with EMLF President Stefanie Lepore Burt, to present welcome remarks on Wednesday, October 8, at 8:15 a.m.
Ryan Haddad’s session, “Strategies for Networking and Client Development,” will take place on Thursday, October 9, from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.
ABOUT THE SESSION
This presentation will provide practical strategies for lawyers to strengthen their professional networks and build lasting client relationships. It will cover effective approaches to networking, from leveraging social and professional organizations to maximizing digital platforms. Attendees will learn techniques for developing authentic connections, enhancing visibility, and turning contacts into long-term clients to support sustainable business growth, while ensuring compliance with the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and jurisdiction ethics rules governing client relationships.
Other sessions include:
- Market Update
- Ethics: Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence & Attorney Ethics
- Reconciling Carbon Sequestration with Mineral Development
- The End of Prohibition: Marijuana Comes to the Workplace
- Legacy Risks: Valuation, Transfer, and Legal Developments
- Regional Data Center Development
- EPIC: Kentucky’s Energy Planning and Inventory Commission
- Legal Issues in Mineral Ownership
- Common Legal Issues Facing Energy Companies
- Litigating at Every Level: from Administrative Agencies to Federal Court
- How to Read a Deed in Three (or More) Easy Steps
- Legal and Practical Hurdles Surrounding Lithium: The Next Extraction Revolution
- Gas & LNG Marketing Risk Management: Legal Tools for False Majeure Claims
- Regulatory and Permitting Update
- Show Me the Money: Recent Royalty Litigation, its Aftermath, and Its Future
- Navigating OSHA in 2026: Enforcement Trends, Kentucky HB 398, and the Rise of Rapid Response Inspections
For more information, please visit the event webpage.
