Speaking Engagement

Energy Equipment/Climate Finance

Blank Rome senior counsel Stephen T. Whelan will serve as a panelist at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (“ELFA”) 2024 Legal Forum, being held May 5 through 7, 2024, in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a virtual option available.

Steve’s session, “Clean Energy and ESG,” will take place on Monday, May 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ABOUT THE SESSION

Panelists will discuss eVehicles and charging stations, energy as a service, and the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Energy Transition / Climate Finance study.

Panelists:

• Stephen Whelan, Senior Counsel, Blank Rome LLP
• Scott Adams, VP Legal & Compliance, North America Volvo Financial Services
• Rafael Castillo-Triana, CEO, Latin American Region, The Alta Group LLC

Other sessions include:

• Leasing 101—Can you Sell Your Paper? How Front-End Negotiations Can Impact the Syndication of Your Transaction
• Canadian Cross Border Roundtable
• Air, Rail, Marine Roundtable
• Everything But the Lease
• Motor Vehicles Roundtable
• Won’t Get Fooled Again: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions in an Ever-Evolving Fraud Landscape
• State of the Industry Report & Legal Update
• Codebreakers: Decoding the Matrix of UCC Article 2A and Article 9
• AI-EF 101: All of the Tech-Savvy Lawyering Stuff that EF Lawyers Should Know (or at least be considering) Right NOW
• Navigating the Nuances: Considerations for Using Commercial Agreements with Municipal Customers
• Dodd-Frank Section 1071—Discussing Latest Updates, Timing, and Compliance Strategies
• Bankruptcy 101
• Hot Topics & Trends in Leasing Transactions
• Advanced Bankruptcy Topics
• State Disclosure Laws—What Have We Learned After More Than a Year of Compliance? (And What’s Next?)
• Mindfulness in the Law
• What Is Up with California Anyway? A Discussion of California Laws Plaguing the Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry
• Inhouse/Outside Counsel Best Practices Roundtable
• Captive/Vendor Roundtable
• Capital Markets & Syndications Hot Topics
• DE&I
• What’s Insurance? Insurance for Non-Insurance Lawyers
• Ethics Issues for Equipment Finance Lawyers

For more information and to register, please visit the event webpage.