Fact Sheet
Overview
Established in 1946 as the Federal Power Bar
Association, it was focused on those lawyers practicing energy regulatory
law at the federal level. As government regulations became more critical
to the utility companies, the number and scope of work of those who
practiced energy law expanded. In 1977, the organization was renamed as
the Federal Energy Bar Association to reflect the changed name of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Today, the Energy Bar
Association is an international, nonprofit association of attorneys, non-attorney
professionals, and students active
in all areas of energy law, which include, antitrust, international energy
transactions, legislation and regulatory reform, electric utility
regulation, alternative dispute resolution, finance and transactions, and
environment and public lands, to name just a few, at federal, state, and international levels.
It has over 2400 members, six formal chapters and an increasing number of members across
the United States and Canada.
Programs and
Activities
- Publishes the
Energy Law Journal, a preeminent law review, with both practitioner
and student editorial boards, supported by a Foundation with a Board
of Directors of 19 EBA members. The ELJ is focused on current energy
concerns, and includes annual committee reports surveying all developments
in numerous areas of energy law;
- Publishes the
Association Directory which includes names, phone numbers, and e-mail
addresses of members;
- Prepares and provides
summaries of recent court opinions of interest to members;
- Promotes excellence
in the administration of laws relating to the production, development,
conservation, delivery, consumption and economic regulation of energy;
- Provides an ongoing
forum and network for the discussion of energy issues;
- Supports the
continuing education and accreditation needs of current and prospective
members through organizing and sponsoring educational seminars in
conjunction with its Mid-Year and Annual Meetings, and as sponsored
by the six formal EBA geographic chapters and committees; and
- Has 18 active
committees.
Chapters
EBA has chapters in Houston, New Orleans, Southern, Midwest, Western, and the Northeast regions of the U.S.
The chapters sponsor programs during the year that supplement
Association activities. Membership in these chapters is open to EBA
members at no charge.
www.eba-net.org
The EBA Web site includes:
- A complete and
updated list of the membership directory;
- Information on
meetings and special events, and the ability to sign up for and, where required,
pay registration fees on-line;
- Information on
the latest continuing legal education programs and seminars of the
EBA and its chapters, and electronic registration and payment;
- The
Association's strategic plan, diversity policy, and the EBA President's Annual Report;
- Copies of pertinent
energy-related court opinions;
- Information on how
to become an EBA member;
- Job Bank Directory;
- Information on
EBA committee Activities;
- The EBA Newsletter,
EBA Update, including all past issues;
- Information on the
Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association and its activities
and events, including numerous committee actiivities;
- Information on the
Energy Law Journal, including current electronically searchable tables
of contents, back to Volume No. 1, Issue No. 1, and information on
advertising in the Journal, and the ability to obtain and pay for
a hard copy subscription on-line;
- On-line membership
initiation and renewal;
- Important reminders
as to requirements of certain government agencies; and
- "Links of Interest"
to other energy-related websites.
