CHAPTER 10 THE DEEPWATER HORIZON CRISIS: LIVING THROUGH IT AND THE REGULATORY AFTERMATH

• Jurisdiction: United States

Federal Offshore Regulatory Enforcement
(Jan 2016)
CHAPTER 10
THE DEEPWATER HORIZON CRISIS: LIVING THROUGH IT AND THE REGULATORY AFTERMATH

Ken Salazar
Partner
Wilmer Hale LLP
former U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Interior, and Colorado Attorney General
Denver, CO and Washington, DC

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KEN SALAZAR is a partner at the global law firm of WilmerHale. He is the former United States Secretary of the interior, United States Senator, and Colorado Attorney General. As a Partner at WilmerHale, he provides legal and strategic advice to national and international clients on complex energy and natural resources matters concerning regulatory, civil, and criminal matters. As United States Senator, Mr. Salazar led successful bipartisan efforts on many matters, including comprehensive immigration reform, the enactment of the 2005 Energy Policy Act, the 2006 Gulf of Mexico Security Act, the 2007 Farm Bill, and the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. With the help of his leadership in these bipartisan energy efforts, the most significant energy legal framework in U.S. history was created. As Secretary of Interior from 2009 to 2013, he helped create the nation's "all of the above" energy framework. He...