{"id":37,"date":"2010-11-02T15:26:36","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T15:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redo-org.org\/?p=37"},"modified":"2018-10-10T00:06:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T00:06:53","slug":"maria-mercedes-seidler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redo-org.net\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"Maria Mercedes Seidler"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/redo-org.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Maria-Mercedes-Seidler.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39 colorbox-37\" title=\"Maria-Mercedes-Seidler\" src=\"http:\/\/redo-org.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Maria-Mercedes-Seidler.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Maria Mercedes Seidler <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PROFESSIONAL PROFILE<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Background<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>I have spent twenty five years building legal and business expertise with six major energy companies (The Williams Companies, Esco Energy Company, Cinergy, Ameren Energy Company, Northeast Utilities and most recently, Dominion Resources, Inc.) and a D.C. law firm, (Wright and Talisman). I gained experience in diverse geographic gas and electric markets (Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic) as well as insight into the dynamics of policy in Washington  D.C.   I supported the transformation of natural gas and electric power to competitive markets in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.  Later, I sat on trade floors as the front-line transactional lawyer in energy trading markets that had evolved from such regulatory restructuring efforts.  I gained further policy insights on state policy impacted by restructured markets while working as a private practitioner with Kansas farmers on energy issues, with Kansas legislators, with Kansas and Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners, and with various producer groups, including American Petroleum Institute, Oklahoma Independent Producer Associations, Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association, Arkansas Royalty Members. My career evidences leadership in working with a policy team to integrate economics, technology\/science and law into a policy advocacy\/decision-making strategy that support business objectives.  Affirmation of my leadership role by the energy bar and industry is indicated by numerous publications, public presentations and affiliations, a list of which is also included with this Profile and Resume, as well as currently serving as fellow and advisor to the Crisis and Energy Market, <em>a think tank<\/em> located in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Academic Summary: <\/strong>In addition to my Masters in Environmental Management from Yale University\u2019s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, I earned my J.D. from the University of Tulsa, OK, and became a member of the Oklahoma Bar in 1987.  Specifics of my law school career include:<\/p>\n<p>Class Rank: Upper 25%; Honors: John Rogers Scholarship; Articles Editor of Energy Law Journal; Judicial Internship with U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Northern District of Oklahoma; assistant to Professor John Lowe re: 2<sup>nd<\/sup> ed. of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Oil and Gas in a Nutshell<\/span>; and SBA Student Representative to Curriculum Committee.<\/p>\n<p>I have a Masters in English from Pittsburg State University, KS and completed my course requirements (36 credit hours) toward a Ph.D. in Modern Letters at the University of Tulsa, OK. I served as a teaching assistant while in both the masters and Ph.D. programs.  I earned my B.A. from Missouri Southern State University, where my honors include Phi Theta Kappa.<\/p>\n<p>I taught Regulatory Advocacy as an adjunct professor at the University of Tulsa College of Law.  Other teaching experience includes Freshman Composition, Business Communications and English as A Second Language at various colleges, including University of Tulsa, Missouri Southern State University, Tulsa Community College, Pittsburg State University, and Spartan School of Aeronautics.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Maria Mercedes Seidler<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Curriculum Vitae<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>LEGAL EXPERIENCE<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Crisis and Energy Markets<em>, a think tank<\/em>,<\/span><\/strong><strong> (2006 \u2013 2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Advisor and Fellow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CAEM is a tax-exempt think-tank under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.  CAEM is not aligned with any special interest and endeavors to be non-partisan. Its mission is to study energy markets to assess their effectiveness and to analyze government actions to evaluate whether its action would result in better or worse functioning of energy markets.  I advise the Executive Director on energy and environmental policy positions and serve as chief editor on CAEM publications and articles.  <strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dominion Resources, Inc.<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Richmond  VA (December 2007 \u2013 Present)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Counsel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supported the trading and marketing activities of both its deregulated and regulated subsidiaries, as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Oversaw and performed legal review and negotiations of power sales and purchase agreements including forms of International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. (ISDA) and Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Master Agreements, and (ii) credit support and netting agreements; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Provided legal support in the development and negotiations of purchase and sales agreements for renewable energy credits for states within both the PJM and NEPOOL regions and for greenhouse gas credits within states participating in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiatives; in obtaining certificates of projects for renewable energy credits; and other forms of services supporting Dominion\u2019s Greenhouse Gas Initiatives and its Alternative Energy Services Group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Private Practice\/Energy Consultant<\/span><\/strong><strong>, (2004 &#8211; present)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regulatory and legislative consultant to Kansas rural customers, agricultural communities and non-profit farming utilities on supply and pipeline access issues, including assisting their representation on Access Task Force established by Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) Staff; advising as to state legislative strategy and testifying before the Kansas Legislature.  Work resulted in enactment of 2007 legislation providing open access on gathering systems for farmers and a regulatory complaint procedure for denials of access.  <strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contract negotiations and review of gas purchase and sales contracts for non-profit utilities and various producers. Limited client representation while in Yale FES Masters program. <strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Northeast Utilities<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Hartford,  CT (April 2002 \u2013 May 2004)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Counsel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supported the trading and marketing activities of its deregulated subsidiary, Select Energy, Inc. and Select Energy New York, as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Drafted gas and power purchase and sales contracts and energy management service agreements, and reviewed power supply contracts for RFPs issued by various utilities and municipalities;<\/p>\n<p>Oversaw and performed legal review and negotiations of (i) power sales and purchase agreements including forms of International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. (ISDA) and Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Master Agreements, (ii) credit support and netting agreements, and (iii) gas sales and<\/p>\n<p>purchase agreements including forms of the North American Energy Standards Board, Inc.  (NAESB);<\/p>\n<p>Provided legal support to credit management in administration of credit rights under power sales contracts for financially distressed counterparties, including managing Enron\/Select litigation in the Bankruptcy Court and negotiating and monitoring bankruptcy status of a pre-petition agreement providing over-collateralization and a priority status in the Mirant Bankruptcy;<\/p>\n<p>Provided review and analysis of Standard Market Design\u2019s impact on existing power supply contracts in New England; and<\/p>\n<p>Drafted minor state regulatory filings in individual proceedings affecting suppliers\u2019 service to utilities for standard offer and provider-of-last-resort retail services.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ameren Energy, Inc.<\/span>, St. Louis, MO (September 1999 \u2013 March 2002)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Counsel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supported the trading operations of Ameren Energy, Inc. (AE) on behalf of the utility subsidiaries of Ameren Corporation and its exempt wholesale generator (EWG), Ameren Energy Generating Company, and the marketing activities of its affiliate, Ameren Energy Marketing Company (AEM) as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Drafted and reviewed power sales and purchase agreements including forms of ISDAs and EEI Master Agreements;<\/p>\n<p>Implemented federal and state codes of conduct and advised as to on-going codes of conduct issues applicable to AE and AEM;<\/p>\n<p>Reviewed FERC rulemakings and orders relative to gas and electric power matters, including Order No. 2000, RTO development, particularly the Alliance RTO; OASIS business practices; and gas policy issues under Order Nos. 637 and other PL-proceedings; and<\/p>\n<p>Assisted in filings and advised as to state registration as an alternative retail electric supplier under Illinois retail choice legislation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sole Attorney for AE; reported to the President of Ameren Energy, Inc.; sat on the trading floor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cinergy Corporation<\/span>, Cincinnati, OH, (Feb. 1999 \u2013 September 1999)<\/h2>\n<h2>Senior Regulatory Specialist<\/h2>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supported commercial operations of the Energy Commodities Business Unit (ECBU) as follows:<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reviewed rulemakings and orders relative to both gas and electric power matters; <strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assessed business impacts of FERC initiatives and utilities\u2019 tariff revisions; <strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Developed and drafted ECBU\u2019s responses to FERC initiatives and policies that are ultimately incorporated into Cinergy Corporation\u2019s FERC filings; and <strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Provided ECBU preliminary contract review and interpretation relative to the implementation and administration of general terms and conditions of ECBU\u2019s power sales agreements.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Private Practice\/Energy Consultant<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Tulsa, OK (1993 <\/strong>\u2013<strong> 1999)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitored electric restructuring initiatives and regulatory activities, and provide analysis on federal and state electric restructuring with regard to proceedings in OK, TX, KS and CA including FERC Order No. 888 that deregulated and unbundled wholesales of electric power; and state legislative and commission hearings on proposed legislation to provide retail choice for electric power sales.<\/li>\n<li>Provided antitrust opinions on natural gas gathering facilities, activities and services.<\/li>\n<li>Prepared extensive legal memoranda on statutory and administrative history of federal oil and gas royalty valuation in preparation for legislative hearings and administrative rulemaking proceedings.<\/li>\n<li>Represented independent gas producers and related associations in litigation associated with FERC Order No. 636\u2019s restructuring of the natural gas industry and the deregulation of pipeline gathering in FERC spin-down proceedings and in appeals of FERC gathering orders.<\/li>\n<li>Lead counsel and co-counsel before Court of Appeals in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Conoco, Inc. v. FERC<\/span>, 90 F.3rd 536 (D.C.   Cir. 1996); and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">First National Oil, Inc. v. FERC<\/span>, 102 F. 3rd 1094 (10th Cir. 1996).<\/li>\n<li>Provided consultative services related to jurisdictional status of storage projects and FERC Section 311 filings for market- based storage rates.<\/li>\n<li>Participated in legislative\/state commission hearings on gas gathering and transportation; advised Kansas agricultural non-profits utilities and other agricultural groups and assisted in drafting proposed open access gathering legislation.<\/li>\n<li>Testified as an expert witness on behalf of municipalities pertaining to prudency of gas contracts and provided expert testimony on jurisdictional issues.<\/li>\n<li>Reviewed and drafted contracts for gas sales, gathering, processing, transportation and storage; provided UCC analysis on oil and gas sales contracts.<\/li>\n<li>Interfaced with producer associations including<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA)<\/p>\n<p>Arkansas Royalty Membership (ARM)<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma Independent Producers Association (OIPA)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identified and advised clients as to potential business opportunities in unregulated activities arising from regulatory initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Esco Energy, Inc.<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Tulsa,  OK (1989-1993)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Associate General Counsel<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Litigated FERC cases and provided advice as to federal regulatory policies\u2019 impact on company\u2019s business, particularly during the natural gas industry\u2019s transition to competitive markets spurred by FERC\u2019s restructuring under Order No. 436, 636 and its code of conduct rulemakings; reviewed gas sales, purchase and transportation contracts for Vesta Energy Company, ESCO\u2019s marketing subsidiary; and provided regulatory and corporate services to Omega Pipeline Company, the holding company for Missouri Gas Company, a Hinshaw pipeline exempt from federal regulation, and advised Pipeline as to pipeline authority and jurisdictional  issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wright &amp; Talisman, P.C.<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Washington, D.C. (1987 &#8211; 1989)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Associate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Represented natural gas pipelines (Williams Natural Gas Co., Northwest Pipeline Co., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., et. al.) before the FERC and the U.S. Court of Appeals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Williams Natural Gas Company<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Tulsa, OK (1985 &#8211; 1986)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contract Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drafted marketing and transportation contracts and coordinated management and legal approval of contracts; and reviewed third-party documents for marketing objectives and legal compliance with UCC and other applicable federal regulations and laws, particularly regulations adopted for open access transportation under FERC Order No. 436.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">D. Gregory Bledsoe \/ Employment Law<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Tulsa, OK (Summer 1984)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Law Clerk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TEACHING EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">University of Tulsa College of Law<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Tulsa, OK (1992)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adjunct Professor <\/strong>&#8211; Regulatory Advocacy Course emphasizing advocacy skills and drafting regulatory pleadings, while reviewing basics of Administrative Law.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tulsa Community College<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Tulsa, OK (1984) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adjunct Professor <\/strong>&#8211;<strong> <\/strong>Composition<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spartan School of Aeronautics<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Tulsa, OK (1982-1983)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructor <\/strong>&#8211; Composition and English as a Second Language; tutored in Writing and Language Labs<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Missouri<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Southern State College<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Joplin, MO (1976)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adjunct Professor <\/strong>&#8211;<strong> <\/strong>Composition<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">University of Tulsa<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Tulsa,  OK  (J.D.1987; Ph.D. course work, 1978-1980)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>College<\/em><em> of Law<\/em>. Honors: John Rogers Scholarship; Articles Editor of Energy Law Journal; Judicial Internship with U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Northern District of Oklahoma; Assistant to Professor John Lowe re: 2<sup>nd<\/sup> edition of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Oil and Gas in a Nutshell<\/span>; and SBA student representative on Faculty Curriculum Committee.<\/p>\n<p><em>Moderns Letters<\/em>. ABD &#8211; 36 hours completed toward Ph.D. Honors: Teaching Assistant in Composition, Business Communications and Technical Writing and tutored in Writing Center.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pittsburg<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> State University<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Pittsburg, KS (1977)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M.A., English. Honors: Teaching Assistant in Composition and instructed in Writing Center.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Missouri<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Southern State College<\/span><\/strong><strong>, Joplin, MO (1975)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B.A., English. Honors: Phi Theta Kappa.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>American Bar Association, Section on Natural Resources and Environmental Law (SONREEL)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chair, Special Committee on Corporate Counsel<\/li>\n<li>Vice Chairperson, Natural Gas Marketing\/Transportation Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oklahoma Bar Association, Mineral Law Section<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Budget Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Federal Energy Bar Association<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma Intrastate Pipeline Lawyers Group<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PUBLICATIONS &amp; PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute<\/span>, 44<sup>th <\/sup>Edition, \u201cWhat\u2019s In A Name&#8230;Gathering or Transmission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Oil &amp; Gas Law and Taxation Review<\/span>, \u201cWhat\u2019s In A Name&#8230;Gathering or Transmission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Energy Law Journal<\/span>, \u201cRegulation of Gathering in a Federal Regime,\u201d co-authored with Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Cody Graves.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1992 Natural Gas Yearbook<\/span>, Section &#8211; Federal Regulatory Policies\u2019 Impact on Producers; Executive Enterprise Publications Co., Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFERC, the Basics: An Introductory Seminar to FERC Practice and Procedures,\u201d Course Handbook, published by Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law (SONREEL) Section of ABA.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cManaging Trading Operations When Using EEI-NEM Master Contract,\u201d Power Marketing Transactions, Using the EEI\/NEM Mast Contract from Deal to Payment, EEI Conference, New   York, NY.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNatural Gas Gathering: Life After Deregulation,\u201d Conference on Consumer Finance Law, Tulsa,  OK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElectric Power Restructuring: A Recapitulation,\u201d Energy Advocates, Tulsa, OK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElectric Deregulation and Its Impact on the Natural Gas Industry,\u201d Tulsa County Landsman Association.<\/p>\n<p>DOE\/NARUC Conference, panelist on State and Federal Gathering Policy Panel, with FERC Commissioner Don Santa and Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony, Orlando FL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNatural Gas Gathering,\u201d GASCHOOL, Houston, TX and Tulsa  OK<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOperational Impact of Order No. 636 on Producers,\u201d The Petroleum Landsman\u2019s Association of Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReview of Order No. 636 Series,\u201d Fourth Annual Oil and Gas Seminar; the Petroleum Landsman Association of New Orleans, Breckenridge, CO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReview of Order No. 636,\u201d Petroleum Accountant Societies of Oklahoma\u2019s Annual Seminar.<\/p>\n<p>Brown Bag Luncheon Presentation on Order No. 636, SONREEL Section of the ABA and the New  Orleans Chapter of the Federal Energy Bar Association, New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n<p>Guest Lecturer, Advanced Natural Gas Contracts Seminar, University of Tulsa Law School, four lectures on federal jurisdiction under the Natural Gas Act and regulatory developments at the FERC.<\/p>\n<p>Natural Gas Contract Seminar, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Gas Daily<\/span>, Tulsa, OK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOil &amp; Gas Litigation Issues in the 1990s for the Oklahoma Practitioner: The Effect of Litigation on Federal Regulatory Policy,\u201d Oklahoma Bar Association.<\/p>\n<p>Natural Gas Symposium, \u201cMarketers\u2019 Shootout: Majors, Affiliates, and Independents,\u201d Women\u2019s Technical Conference, Inc. and Energy Decisions, Inc., Houston, TX.<\/p>\n<p>The following Natural Gas Conferences sponsored by the National Energy Law and Policy Institute (NELPI) and University of Tulsa College of Law (for which I also assisted in the development of topics):<\/p>\n<p>Fifth Natural Gas Conference, \u201cHow to Survive (and Even Prosper) in the 1990s Gas Market;\u201d Sixth Natural Gas Conference, \u201cNew Natural Gas Industry;\u201d Eighth Natural Gas Conference; and Natural Gas Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Also developed \u201cFERC, the Basics: An Introductory Seminar to FERC Practice and Procedures,\u201d sponsored by SONREEL annually for three years with speakers including former FERC Commissioners Charles Stalon and Don Santa, and DOE\u2019s Linda Stuntz.  Chaired panel \u201cHot Tips from Regulators in Energy Law,\u201d featuring former Commissioner James Hoecker at SONREEL Annual Meeting, 1993, Ashville,  NC. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Mercedes Seidler PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Professional Background: I have spent twenty five years building legal and business expertise with six major energy companies (The Williams Companies, Esco Energy Company, Cinergy, Ameren Energy Company, Northeast Utilities and most recently, Dominion Resources, Inc.) and a D.C. law firm, (Wright and Talisman). 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