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A knowledgeable speaker, Ms. Kramer delivered a clear and concise presentation that was easy to follow and understand.
~ Attendee, UNI Workshop

We are thrilled that Ms. Kramer has again agreed to speak at our conference. With her skill and reputation, she can have as much time as she wants for her presentation.
~ Partner, International Law Firm

Course Facilitator:
Andrea S. Kramer Partner McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Member of Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) International Bar Association (IBA) International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE) International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)
Author of: Financial Products: Taxation, Regulation and Design (2010)

Andrea Kramer is detailed and thorough in her legal analysis and advice and shares the clients urgency.
~ Client, Legal 500 USA 2009

I have been a big fan for many years, thank you so much for your extra effort on behalf of struggling real world derivatives users.
~ Vice President, Manufacturing Company

She has a knack for great business lawyering.

~ Vice President, Major Retailer

Financial Products: Taxation, Regulation and Design is the first book I look to when I have questions about the taxation of financial products or securities transactions generally. Financial Products: Taxation, Regulation and Design is a unique treatise. It goes beyond providing just introductory material, it provides practical detailed guidance.
~ Partner, International Law Firm

Capitalise On The Expert Knowledge to Gain Maximum Value on These Vital Issues:
AVOID expensive litigation and downtime in operations due to uncertainties in contractual terms and master successful negotiation skills for all types of oil and gas contracts. ANALYSE dispute avoidance techniques in oil and gas transactions and learn about dealing with disputes in upstream oil and gas contracts. LEARN essential negotiating techniques and avoid common mistakes and pitfalls in oil and gas contracts. GAIN insight into culture and applicable legal systems in negotiations as important determinants of deal success or failure. KNOW the rights and obligations of the different negotiating parties and consider Host Country concerns and negotiating stances during negotiations. IMPROVE your understanding of oil profit sharing, taxation, cost recovery and abandonment costs. CONSIDER problems when working in multiple jurisdictions and understand the rights and obligations of the contractor. HIGHLIGHT what clauses should be included in oil and gas contracts and recognise the importance of risk identification and allocation. LEARN how to resolve the intricate areas of possible dispute in such a contract. ASSESS when and why you might want to revise standard or customary oil and gas contract provisions to avoid potential pitfalls in dispute resolution. GAIN insights and training on the advocacy of claims and defenses in international oil and gas disputes.
Our training courses are thoroughly researched and carefully structured to provide practical and exclusive training applicable to your organisation. Benefits include: Thorough and customised programmes to address current market concerns Illustrations of real life case studies Comprehensive course documentation Strictly limited numbers

Co-editor and contributing author of: Energy and Environmental Trading: U.S Law and Taxation (2008)

Energy and Environmental Project Finance Law and Taxation: New Investment Techniques (2010)

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Workshop Overview
Throughout the entire workshop, you will walk through popular master agreements used in International Oil and Gas transactions to identify key terms, those items that are often subject to dispute, and possible solutions to dispute situations. The sessions will include interactive workshops and discussions, mock negotiations, and case studies. You will also walk through arbitration clauses to identify key issues and evaluate appropriate language. Moreover, the topics discussed throughout the entire workshop will be applied to popular oil and gas industry contracts and avoiding dispute resolution. Furthermore, you will gain knowledge and understanding about agreements commonly used in the oil and gas industry, such as: Concession agreements Production sharing agreements Joint operating agreements Joint venture agreements EPC contracts EPCM contracts Last but not least, you will also become familiar with key contract terms encountered in most international oil and gas industry contracts, Warranties and guarantees Risk identification and allocation Indemnity and hold harmless clauses Contractual liabilities and indemnities Stabilisation and renegotiation clauses Force majeure considerations

DIVERSE LEGAL TRADITIONS Common law (based on English legal system) Civil law (based on French or German Codes) Differences between American/Anglo Saxon legal traditions Islamic law Asian traditions African traditions Combinations of laws and legal systems COMMON LAW VERSUS CIVIL LAW Common Law Jurisdictions Civil Law Jurisdictions Key Differences Between Common and Civil Law International Disputes (Use of the Word Shall in Contract Interpretation) AMERICAN/ANGLO SAXON LEGAL TRADITIONS American/Anglo Saxon Traditions Islamic Law Asian Traditions and Trends African Traditions COMBINATIONS OF LAWS AND LEGAL SYSTEMS Key Stakeholders Host State Case Studies to Emphasise the Differences for Contracts Under Common Law or Civil Law and Local Law Considerations STATE RESOURCE COMPANY FOREIGN RESOURCE COMPANY Foreign Resource Company Contract Renegotiation?

Day 1 | 3rd May 2010

OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY OVERVIEW (HEADING) Exploration Pricing Contract Considerations Key Points Dispute Management Host State Considerations In-House Counsel Host Government Contracts When Host States Have the Leverage THE LEGAL CONTEXT FOR INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS CONTRACTS Disputes Turn on the Nature of the Business and Contract Terms Contracts Change only with AmendmentsBut Business Needs Change Daily Oil and Gas Resources ANTICIPATING INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES OVER OIL AND GAS CONTRACTS Anticipating International Disputes

EMPLOYER OPERATOR Indemnities Insurance Specifications NEGOTIATION OF INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS CONTRACTS Keys to Negotiation Contract Negotiation Steps Contract Risk Management Managing Business Expectations SPECIAL CLAUSES TO CONSIDER IN INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS CONTRACTS STABILISATION AND RENEGOTIATION CLAUSES? ARE THEY JUST FOR FOREIGN RESOURCE COMPANIES WHEN CONTRACTING WITH HOST STATES? Stabilisation and Renegotiation of International Energy Agreements Stabilisation Clauses Can a State Resource Company Invoke an Equilibrium Clause? What is Economic Equilibrium? Stabilisation Clauses in Oil and Gas Arbitrations Renegotiation and Adaptation Clauses Hardship and Changed Circumstances Clauses

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Exclusionary Clauses Force Majeure Case Studies to Emphasise the Differences for Contracts with Stabilisation Clauses and Renegotiation Clauses in Contract Negotiation WHY CONSIDER INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN OIL AND GAS CONTRACTS Arbitration in the International Oil and Gas Industry Considerations to Uphold the Contract When Considering Arbitration International Arbitration of Oil and Gas Contracts WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION International Arbitration Process Advantages of Arbitration Over Litigation AD HOC ARBITRATION Advantages Disadvantages UNCITRAL ARBITRATION RULES (UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW) UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985 with 2006 Amendments) UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules INSTITUTIONAL ARBITRATION Institutional Arbitration Process Which Seat? Enforcement of Arbitration Awards (NY Convention) Arbitration Process A LOOK AT SELECTED ARBITRATION INSTITUTIONS AND RULES International Arbitration Institutions London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) American Arbitration Associations International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR) Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Centre (CIETAC) Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation Dispute Resolution in Africa and Asia AALCO Regional Centers AALCO ICSID Cooperation Agreements AAA CRCICAAgreements Organisation of the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) Asian Arbitration Centers ISSUES WITH INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATION INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION ENFORCEMENT CONSIDERATIONS Enforcement of Arbitration Awards Enforcement Considerations Selected Interim Measures by Country ARBITRATION CLAUSE KEY ELEMENTS Key Elements of Arbitration Clauses International Arbitration Clauses DEFECTIVE ARBITRATION CLAUSES: REAL EXAMPLES Ambiguous Is Arbitration Required? Incorrect Designation Specification Ambiguous Naming a Specific Person Designation of Seat for Arbitration Naming a Person By Title to Appoint the Arbitrators Unreasonable Deadlines for Action By the Arbitrators Too Much Specificity on Arbitrators Qualifications Conflicting or Confusing Procedures Good Faith Negotiation Before Arbitration Incorrect Umpire Arbitration Multiple Contract Provisions PRC Standard-Form Government Contracts Arbitration Clause in PRC Clauses That Have Been Enforced CONTRACT PROVISIONS TO PREVENT DEFECTIVE ARBITRATION CLAUSES Analytical Framework To Evaluate Arbitration Clauses International Arbitration Clause Strategic Considerations Arbitration Clauses Case Studies: Contract Negotiations Over Selection of Arbitration Institution and Strategic Considerations SELECTED BASIC CLAUSES Selected Basic Clauses Scope of Dispute to Be Arbitrated Scope of Arbitration (United States) Construction of Arbitration Clause Exclusivity Final and Binding Award Award Incorporate Applicable Institutional Arbitration Rules Which International Organisation to Choose? Institutional Model Clause of ICC Institutional Model Clause of LCIA Institutional Model Clause of AAA Differences in Institutional Rules Institutional Rules (Different Versions) Number of Arbitrators and Procedures for Selecting Them Place of Arbitration Language of the Arbitration Notice of Arbitration Governing Law SELECTED GENERAL CLAUSES Selected General Clauses Requiring negotiation or mediation prior to arbitration Qualifications of the arbitrators Nationality of arbitrators Provisional Conservatory/Injunctive Relief Costs and attorneys fees Interest Currency of the award Time limits and fast-tracking Any limitations on types of damages A waiver of sovereign immunity Entry of judgment Negotiation or Mediation as Arbitration Precondition

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Qualifications of the Arbitrators Nationality of the Arbitrators Provisional/Conservatory/Injunctive Relief International Arbitration Clauses Costs and Attorneys Fees Interest Currency of Award Time Limits and Fast-Tracking Limitations on Types of Damages Arbitrations with Host States Waiver of Foreign Sovereign Immunity Entry of Judgment SELECTED SPECIALISED CLAUSES Confidentiality Discovery Multi-party arbitration Consolidation Litigation for some issues and arbitration for other issues Summary disposition Experts Arbitrability Provision of security Waiver of (or consent to) appeals Any requirement that arbitrators submit draft before finalised Authorisation to adapt the contract or to fill in gaps CASE STUDY: NEGOTIATION OF VARIOUS ARBITRATION CLAUSES DISPUTE RESOLUTION OTHER THAN ARBITRATION TO FLAG FOR NOW BUT TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL LATER Alternatives to International Arbitration AIPN MODEL DISPUTE RESOLUTION AGREEMENT (2004) AIPN Model Dispute Resolution Agreement (2004) Model Contracts (International Oil and Gas) Common Classifications of Oil and Gas Industry Agreements Common Upstream Agreements Common Midstream Agreements SERVICE AGREEMENTS AND RISK SERVICE AGREEMENTS Service Agreements Master Service Agreements Service Contracts (Exclusions and Indemnities) Risk Service Agreements INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CONTRACTS Drilling Contracts (Popular Types) Turnkey Drilling Contract Contractor Obligations Risks Operators Drilling Contracts (Damages for Breach of Contract) International Drilling Contracts Risk Allocation Drilling Site Access War Risks IADC International Daywork Drilling Contract Offshore WELL SERVICE AGREEMENTS AIPN Well Service Contract (2002) Oilfield Service Contracts AIPN and PESA International Model Well Services Contract (2002) Case Study: Negotiating a Drilling Contract with Considerations for Differences Between Day Work Contracts and Turnkey Contracts PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENTS (PSAS) Production Sharing Agreements Timor-Leste PSC Case Study: Using Production Sharing Agreements COMPARISON OF CONCESSION AGREEMENTS AND PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENTS HOST STATE FISCAL REGIMES AND VARIOUS TYPES OF TAXES Fiscal Regimes and Types of Taxes Direct Tax Instruments Indirect Tax Instruments Non-Tax Instruments JOINT OPERATING AGREEMENTS (JOAS) FARM OUT AND FARM IN AGREEMENTS Farmout Agreement AIPN International Model Farmout Agreement (2004) UNITIZATION AGREEMENTS Models Reasons to Unitise Unitisation Area Tract Interests (Methods to Determine) Unit Interests (Methods to Determine) AIPN Model Form International Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement SHAREHOLDER AND JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENTS

Day 2 | 4th May 2010

DETAILED REVIEW OF COMMON INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCE AGREEMENTS (OIL AND GAS CONTRACTS) Concession Agreements PSAs (Production Sharing Agreements) JOAs (Joint Operating Agreements) Farm Out and Farm In Agreements Unitization Agreements Shareholder and Joint Venture Agreements Risk and Service Agreements Well Service Agreements Concession Agreements Concession, Tax, or Royalty Agreement Typical Concession, Tax, or Royalty Agreement (Excluding Indirect Taxes) Concession Agreement (Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation) Egyptian Concession Agreement Case Study: Using the Concession Agreements

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Day 3 | 5th May 2010
TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS Traditional Construction Contracts Selected Construction Contracts Engineering Advancement Association of Japan (ENAA) Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) American Institute of Architects (AIA) European International Contractors (EIC) Fdration Internationale des Ingnieurs Conseils (FIDIC) Common International Oil and Gas Industry Agreements Design and Build Contracts Engineering Procurement and Construction Contract (EPC Contract) Turnkey EPC Contract Typical EPC Arrangement EPC Contract ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (EPCM CONTRACT) Typical EPCM Arrangement Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management (EPCM) Contracts Financed Project Construction Contracts Cost Plus Construction Contract FIDIC Old Red Book (1987) and Old Yellow Book (3rd 1987) FIDIC Model Contracts Indirect or Consequential Loss Case Study: Addressing the FIDIC Silver Book POPULAR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PRICING METHODS POPULAR INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PRICING METHODS NEGOTIATING AN EPC CONTRACT Employer What is the current market? Employer Priorities Assumption of Risk Cost Control Lump Sum Pricing Unit Price Target Price Reimbursable Cost-Plus Lump Sum Audit Provisions Progress Payments Quality Control Analysis of Liquidated Damage Documenting the Contract Acknowledgement of Work Carried Out and Relied On Change Orders Employer Approval of Notice Breach of Contract Owner Remedies for Breach Limitations on Liability Indemnity Agreement Knock-for-Knock Approach INTERNATIONAL TURNKEY CONTRACT HOT SPOTS: AN ILLUSTRATION OF POSSIBLE DISPUTES AND NEGOTIATION CONSIDERATIONS Turnkey Contracts Turnkey Contract Issues Contractor Duties to Employer Warranties and Representation Holding Harmless Waiver of Recourse Exclusionary Clauses Default Clauses Remedy Clauses Insurance Insurance Coverage Requirements When Dealing With Service Contractors Case Study: International Turnkey Contract DISPUTE RESOLUTION OTHER THAN ARBITRATION Alternatives to International Arbitration Advantages to Non-binding ADR Partnering Negotiation Mini-Trials Mediation Asia Pacific Arbitration Rules Mediation Disadvantages Mediation Clause Role of a Mediator AAAs Rules of a Mediator Conciliation Expert Findings Dispute Resolution Board Stepped or Tiered Resolution CPR International Model Multi-step Dispute Resolution Center Four-tiered ADR Procedure (Hong Kong Airport Core Program) State Court Litigation State Court Litigation Expert Determination Dispute Adjudication Board (DABs) CONVERGENCE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION BOARDS (DRBS) AND DISPUTE ADJUDICATION BOARDS (DABS) Composition, Operation and Character (DAB/DRB) Trends Effectiveness Issues WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INVESTMENT TREATY ARBITRATION What is International Investment Treaty Arbitration? Investment Treaty Dispute Typical Investment Treaty Arbitration Issues Investment Treaty Arbitrations The Fading Role of Diplomatic Protection Known Defendants in Investment Treaty Claims Litigate to Uphold the Contract? Treaty-Based Arbitration: Irrespective of Contractual System for Dispute Resolution Chosen Specific Treaty Claims & Tax Internationalisation of Relevant Rules & Principles Mediation & Conciliation Structuring Investment for Effective Treaty Protection Key Practical Issues Current Energy Treaty & Contract Disputes

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MULTI-LATERAL AND BI-LATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES Bi-Lateral Investment Treaties (BITs) Multi-Lateral Investment Treaties (MITs) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Convention (Purpose) ICSID\Washington Convention ICSID Arbitrations ICSID Jurisdiction Bi-Lateral Investment Treaties Growing Universe of BITs ICSID Subsequent Developments ICSID Convention (African States) Bilateral Investment Treaties (African States) ICSID Awards (By and Against African States) ICSID Proceedings Involving African States BIT Between the U.S. and Egypt (1982) The Boom in Investment Treaty Arbitration ICSID Predominance Types of ICSID Disputes ICSID (Binding Nature and Enforcement) Post-Award Remedies ICSID ICSID Summary Foreign Investor Considerations ENERGY CHARTER TREATY (ECT) Arbitration Meaning of Energy Remedies Key Issues ECT History and Politics Energy Charter Treaty (Treaty Key Dates) ECTs Geographical Scope Purpose of ECT Pillars of ECT Investment (ECT) (Article 1(6)) Investor (ECT) (Article 1(7)) Contracting Party (ECT) (Article 1(2)) Nationality Under ECT Investment Disputes (ECT) Investor-to-State Disputes (ECT) Unconditional Consent (ECT) (Article 26(3)) Fork in the Road (ECT) (Article 26(3)(b)) Umbrella Clause (ECT) (Article 26(3)(c)) State-to-State Disputes (ECT) Trade Disputes (ECT) Transit Disputes (ECT) Competition and Environmental Disputes (ECT) Access to the Dispute Resolution Mechanism Venues for Dispute Resolution (ECT) (Article 26(2)) Key Points to Consider when Choosing (ECT Arbitration Options) Jurisdictional Hurdles Enforcement (ECT) Involvement of an Arbitral Institution (ECT) Local Court Involvement (ECT) Confidentiality (ECT) Amicus Briefs/Non-Disputing Parties (ECT) Options Taken (ECT) DENIAL OF TREATY BENEFITS What is a Denial of Benets Provision? Where? Examples (US BITs) NAFTA (Article 1113) Denial of Benefits (Case Law) Denial of Benefits (Article 17(1) (ECT)) Ownership or Control by Nationals of a Third State No Substantial Business Activities Exercise of the Right to Deny Retrospective or Prospective Effect? Conclusion: After Plama CONTROL OVER THE ARBITRATION PROCESS (SAMPLE CLAUSES) Full deference to administrator and arbitrators Full deference to administrator and arbitrators, but specifying number of arbitrators Deference to administrator and arbitrators, but restricting arbitrator qualifications Deference to administrator and arbitrators, but restricting arbitrator qualifications for appointment, and specifying other procedural conditions Deference to administrator but restricting arbitrator qualifications for appointment, specifying other procedural conditions, and specifying court jurisdiction Restriction on arbitration duration Restriction on arbitration duration and discovery Restriction on arbitration duration and prohibition on ban on certain kinds of discovery Restriction on arbitration duration and discovery ban Restriction on arbitration procedures and arbitrator compensation In-House Counsel (Managing Complex Arbitrations) CASE STUDIES American/Egyptian/Russian Joint Venture Negotiating a Dispute Resolution Clause Major Oil Company and Purchaser Negotiate Breach of a Supply Agreement Allegations of Negligence by an Operator Under a Joint Operating Agreement

Program Schedule
(Daily)
08:30 09:00 10:40 - 11:00 12:45 14:00 15:30 - 15:50 17:00 Registration Morning Session Begins Refreshments & Networking Break Luncheon Afternoon Session begins Refreshments & Networking Break Course Ends

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Who should attend the Masterclass

This workshop is a MUST for all oil and gas professionals negotiating or managing international contracts in oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical, and the power industry. It is especially targeted at: Contract Managers and specialists Contract analysts Contractors and sub-contractors to the petroleum companies Contract engineers representing international petroleum companies Vendors and Service Providers Legal Advisors Risk managers In-house lawyers Procurement managers Host Government Representatives Officials in State petroleum companies Ministries of Energy International Oil Company Executives E&Pmanagers Gas pipeline vendors Equipment suppliers Natural Gas and LNG professionals Arbitrators Mediators

Why You Cannot Miss This Event

UNI Strategic ensures that its learning tools and resources ground the trainees in the areas covered in the workshop to enable them to start to think outside the box and build on the knowledge and expertise gained from this workshop. Workshop facilitators make no assumptions about the trainees prior knowledge and they work to ensure that the trainee need not participate in the same workshop again. The facilitator encourages a comprehensive and fully explorative questions and answers. This workshop will include a discussion of all types of oil and gas contracts, practical methods to prepare these agreements typically used in upstream oil and gas transactions. It will also discuss dispute management, investment treaty disputes, and tax disputes. This workshop will have an interactive focus to assess recent developments in the law, practical examples of contract types and key provisions.

PRE-COURSE QUESTIONNAIRE
To ensure that you gain maximum value from this course, a detailed questionnaire will be forwarded to you upon registration to establish your exact training needs and issues of concern. Your completed questionnaire will be analysed by the course trainer prior to the event and those issues that receive the most requests will be discussed in greater detail during the event. You will receive a comprehensive set of course documentation to enable you to digest the subject matter in your own time.

About Your Course Facilitator

Andrea S. Kramer is a partner in the international law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP. Ms. Kramer is co-chair of its Energy Services Group, and head of McDermotts Financial Products, Trading and Derivatives Group. Ms. Kramer is also an adjunct professor of law at Northwestern University School of Law. She is a member of the International Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Group. Ms. Kramer is a popular international workshop leader, receiving excellent reviews from attendees worldwide. In 2007, Ms. Kramer was named one of the 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America by the National Law Journal. She was selected because of her national impact in her field of practice and her demonstrated power to change the legal landscape, shape public affairs, launch industries, and do big things. Since 2008, Ms. Kramer was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice. In June 2007, Lawdragon featured Ms. Kramer as one of the Top 500 Leading Dealmakers, and in September 2007 Lawdragon featured her as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America. Ms. Kramer was rated by her peers as one of the Top 50 Female Lawyers (2005, 2009) and a Super Lawyer in Tax (2005 - 2010). She was recognised as a Leading Corporate Lawyer in Crains Chicago Business (2005, 2006) and as one of the Top 100 Leading Women Lawyers in Illinois by the Leading Lawyers Network Magazine (2007, 2008). Ms. Kramer advises energy companies, public utilities, power marketers, and hedge funds. She assists their businesses in preparing tax hedge and trading policies, risk management procedures, contract negotiation, and guidance for senior management and directors as to their obligations with respect to energy trading and derivatives activities. She provides advice to her clients as to appropriate legal, regulatory, and tax compliance policies and procedures, and frequently negotiates complicated structured transactions on their behalf. Ms. Kramer has worked to shape legislative and regulatory policy with respect to the taxation and regulation of energy products. She represented a coalition of energy trading companies in their efforts to shape the tax hedging rules as applied to commodity trading. She represented the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America in its efforts to conceive and draft legislative language to protect dealers in commodity derivatives from adverse tax consequences. And she represented the Weather Risk Management Association in drafting comment letters to the CFTC and Treasury Department that addressed the appropriate treatment of weather derivatives activities. Ms. Kramer has taken a leadership role in many professional organisations. She is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA) Arbitration Committee and Section on Business Law; the Association of Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN); the Energy Bar Association (EBA); the Womens Council on Energy and the Environment (WCEE); the International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE); and a member of ISDAs Committee on North American Tax. Ms. Kramers Publications Ms. Kramer co-edited and contributed three chapters to the book Energy and Environmental Trading: US Law and Taxation (Cameron May, July 2008). Weather Derivatives and Insurance: Critical Legal Distinctions, Chapter 5. Building a Compliance Infrastructure for Energy Trading Employees, Chapter 13. Federal and State Tax Issues for Energy Trading Companies, with John A. Biek and David S. Lee, Chapter 17. She is the co-editor of and contributing author to the forthcoming book from Oxford University Press entitled Energy and Environmental Project Finance Law and Taxation: New Investment Techniques. Items to Consider for Energy Trading and Derivatives Policies, guest essay in Managing Energy Risk: A Nontechnical Guide to Markets and Trading, John Wengler, Penn Well Publishing Company, April, 2001. Exposure Management: Key Issues Affecting Energy Exchange Credit Risk Policy and Procedures, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, July/August 2007. Credit Risk Management in the European Day-Ahead Power Markets, Futures Industry, May/June 2007. Energy Derivatives Through Federal and State Tax Glasses, Journal of Taxation of Financial Products, Spring 2007 Edition. Developing Weather, Weather Risk Management Question/Answer Forum, Energy Risk Magazine Special Weather Risk Report, August, 2004. Regulation of Electricity Trading After Enron, Chapter 5 in Corporate Aftershock: The Public Policy Lessons from the Collapse of Enron and other Major Corporations, Christopher L. Culp and William A. Niskanen, Editors, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., June, 2003.

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