COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY LAW SECTION

MONTHLY LUNCHEON

Friday, May 8, 2009
12:00 Noon - Lunch
Denver Petroleum Club at the Denver Athletic Club
1325 Glenarm Place, Denver, CO
Parking is available in the Club’s parking garage for $5.00

In conjunction with the 150^th anniversary of the Pikes Peak Gold Rush, Stanley Dempsey will be speaking on Colorado’s Mining District laws

Speaker:

Stan Dempsey*

Topic:

Colorado’s Mining District Laws

Submitted for one (1) general credit.

The cost of the luncheon is $25.00 (Seniors over 62, $21.00, and students and law clerks, $10). The first 5 students who RSPV and show up in person, will be admitted free of charge, as guests of the Section.

SPACE IS LIMITED

Reservations must be received no later than Noon on Wednesday, May 6, 2009.  To RSVP, call the Colorado Bar Association reservation line at (303) 860-1115 x727, or register by sending an e-mail to mailto:lunches@cobar.org . Please specify if you prefer if a vegetarian lunch.  If you call our reservation line, please spell your name and specify the name of the program you wish to attend. All cancellations or no-shows after Noon on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 will be charged the cost of the luncheon.

* Stanley Dempsey is currently Chairman of Royal Gold, Inc., headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Over the years, Mr. Dempsey has been an underground miner, a geologist, a lawyer, a mining company executive and an investment banker.

The beginning of his career was spent with AMAX where he held various engineering, legal, operating and executive positions including Vice President of AMAX Inc. and Senior Vice President of Climax Molybdenum Company.

At AMAX, he pioneered collaborative approaches to environmental conflicts arising out of mine development. His Experiment in Ecology program led to the successful development of the Henderson Mine in Colorado.

For several years, Mr. Dempsey practiced law as a partner of the Denver firm of Arnold & Porter.

Mr. Dempsey is active in trade, professional, civic and environmental organizations. He is a former director of the World Gold Council, a former chairman of the Colorado Mining Association, and past president of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.

Mr. Dempsey received a degree in geology and a J.D. from the University of Colorado, and completed the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree by the Colorado School of Mines in 2006 and received the 2007 William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal Award from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.

CLE Opportunities offered through CBA-CLE:

Natural Resources

Oil & Gas Law: Basics by the Experts

May 14, 2009 at the CBA-CLE Large Classroom, 1900 Grant Street, Ste. 300, Denver, CO, 80203

Program time: Registration – 8:30 a.m. Program begins at 9:00 a.m. and concludes at 4:45 p.m.

Tuition:

Non-Member: $299

CBA Member: $249

CBA Natural Resources and Energy Section Member: $229

New Attorney (in practice 2 years or less): $209

Legal Support Staff of CBA Member: $209

Submitted for 7 General CLE Credits, including 1 Ethics Credit

Program Description:

New to the Oil & Gas arena and the complexity of this area of the law?  Need to hone your Oil & Gas practice skills? Where do you start?  Join our distinguished faculty of Experts for our 2009 Oil & Gas Law Basics program and you will be armed with the information you need to serve your oil and gas clients to the best of your ability! Whether you are a novice in the field or just want the latest, up-to-date information from the Experts in their respective fields, this intensive, full-day program will get you up to speed!  Our distinguished faculty includes two keynote speakers, Brooke Wunnicke and Bruce Kramer, as well as the other leading practitioners chosen to deliver the crucial fundamentals while sharing with you their expertise and experience.