YP Special Event - BOEMRE Director Michael Bromwich
Speech will regard: BOEMRE reforms, regulations, and the ongoing reorg as well as how things have changed since April 20th 2010.
Background
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) has undertaken an aggressive overhaul of the offshore oil and natural gas regulatory process, increasing safety and ensuring oil and gas development is conducted responsibly. They have implemented enhanced safety standards through new regulations and guidance, and they are working with companies to ensure compliance.
Biography
Michael R. Bromwich is the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement and has served in that position since June 21, 2010. He was asked by President Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to lead reforms that will strengthen oversight and regulation of offshore oil and gas development and oversee the fundamental restructuring of the former Minerals Management Service, which was responsible for overseeing oil and gas development on the Outer Continental Shelf.
From 1999-2010, Mr. Bromwich was a litigation partner in the Washington, DC and New York offices of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, where he headed the firm's Internal Investigations, Compliance and Monitoring practice group. Mr. Bromwich concentrated his practice on conducting internal investigations for private companies and other organizations; providing monitoring and oversight services in connection with public and private litigation and government enforcement actions; and representing institutions and individuals in white-collar criminal and regulatory matters. He also provided crisis management assistance and counseling.
From 1994 to1999, Mr. Bromwich served as Inspector General for the Department of Justice. As Inspector General, he headed the law enforcement agency principally responsible for conducting criminal and administrative investigations into allegations of corruption and misconduct involving the 120,000 employees of the Department of Justice. He was also responsible for conducting independent audits of the Department's programs and operations.
Mr. Bromwich has published articles in law reviews and other publications on conducting and managing complex investigations. He is also a frequent speaker and panelist on law enforcement, oversight and criminal law issues. Since leaving government in 1999, he has published articles on law enforcement, criminal justice and oversight issues in The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, and Legal Times. During his career, he has also participated in nationally televised symposia on the Independent Counsel Act, the operation of the jury system in high-profile cases and the changing role of federal prosecutors. He has also been the subject of profiles published by The American Lawyer, and the Associated Press and since leaving government has made appearances on a wide variety of nationally televised news and public affairs programs.
Mr. Bromwich received his law degree from the Harvard Law School in 1980 and a master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government the same year. He received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Harvard College in 1976. Mr. Bromwich is admitted to the District of Columbia Bar.
Location:
Houston Hyatt, Downtown
1200 Louisiana Street
Houston
,
TX 77002