
As a law professor, I research regulation of North American energy companies. I focus on energy transport, such as pipelines, power-lines, and LNG, and how countries, states, and provinces account for and influence energy markets in their trading partners. I study how domestic energy regulations interact with international energy markets and limits on state authority set by constitutional law and trade law. I have written on regulation of imported fuel and electricity that is based on how those energy commodities were produced elsewhere, a mode of regulation that is becoming increasingly common in many forms including low carbon fuel standards, renewable power standards, and environmental impact assessments of energy transport projects such as pipelines. A related strand of my research examines how countries may encourage climate action in other countries without provoking trade wars; I explore innovative options such as environmental matching commitments. Finally, I am studying how global energy companies respond to competing pressures from investors and regulators in multiple jurisdictions employing different corporate law standards. I teach courses in energy, business, and administrative law. In recent years, I have taught Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law, Business Associations, International Energy Development, Energy Transport & Trade, International Petroleum Transactions, Canadian Energy Management and Regulation, and Regulatory Theory and the Law.
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Dallas, Texas, United States
Professor of Law
University of Minnesota Law School
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• Full-time
Jun 2024 - Present
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Professor of Law
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
• Full-time
Sep 2021 - Aug 2024
Dallas, Texas, United States
Associate Professor
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
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Aug 2018 - Sep 2021
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Assistant Professor
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
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Jun 2016 - Aug 2018
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Assistant Professor
University of Calgary
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Jul 2013 - Jun 2016
Chayes International Public Service Fellow
Democratic Dialogue
Jun 2005 - Aug 2005