2025 AIChE Spring Meeting

ChE&L Forum sessions and activities at the 2025 AIChE Spring Meeting.

Monday, April 7, 2025

18:30 to 21:00 – Management (MGMT) and Environmental (ENV) divisions, and Chem Eng & the Law (ChE&L) Forum joint Dinner (El Fenix Restaurant, 1601 McKinney Ave, Dallas, Texas 75202).

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

13:30 to 15:00 – Navigating the interface of engineering and the law: Artificial Intelligence (AI), sustainability and compliance (Emerald, Tower, Hilton Anatole)

• Artificial Intelligence and intellectual property law: A potentially explosive mixture (Gerard Reinhardt, Reinhardt IP)
• Counting your C's: Opportunities and risks associated with carbon credits (Amanda Filie, Exponent, Inc.)
• When the government comes knowcking - Working with counsel in the process industry (David Hietala, Exponent, Inc. and Paige Laborde, Hogan Lovells US LLP)

15:00 to 15:30 – ChE&L Social Break: Beverages and snacks (Emerald, Tower, Hilton Anatole)

15:30 to 17:00 – The legal engineer: Contract disputes and incident investigations (Emerald, Tower, Hilton Anatole)

• Oh no! The worst has happened - Leveraging privilege in incident investigations (Emily Mott, Baker Hostetler)
• Contract disputes: Engineering pitfalls buried within contract language (Sean Dee, Exponent, Inc.)
• Commentary on framework for renewed environmental laws for management of extreme weather conditions (Santosh Mishra, S.N.D.T. Women's University, Mumbai)