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Tuesday January 06, 2009
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Joshua FersheeAssistant Professor of Law  Professor Joshua Fershee received his J.D. magna cum laude from Tulane Law School, where he was elected Order of the Coif and editor in chief of the Tulane Law Review. He is also a graduate of Michigan State University, where he received a B.A. in Social Science, with a focus on economics, psychology, and sociology. Before joining the UND School of Law faculty, he served as a visiting professor of law at Penn State University’s Dickinson School of Law in State College, PA. Professor Fershee began his legal career with Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY, where he represented clients in corporate and litigation matters including mergers and acquisitions, derivatives transactions, and securities regulation. He then joined the energy practice group at Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Washington, D.C., where he represented energy clients in matters before state and federal regulators, analyzed state and federal legislation, and advised clients on mergers and acquisitions, climate change issues, and renewable portfolio standards. Before his legal career, Professor Fershee worked for a Washington, D.C.-based trade association comprised of video and computer game companies where he coordinated the media relations program and conducted intellectual property and anti-piracy training sessions for law enforcement officials (e.g., U.S. Customs and FBI), media, and other key audiences. He then served as a public relations professional in the entertainment technology industry specializing in strategic planning, brand management, and crisis communications with two Los Angeles public relations agencies. Professor Fershee writes and lectures on business associations, corporate law and governance, energy law and policy, climate change and environmental policy, agricultural law, labor and employment law, law and economics, Native American law, and sports and entertainment law.
OpEd in Lansing State Journal, September 7, 2008
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCEUniversity of North Dakota School of Law Courses Taught:
Penn State Dickinson School of Law (State College, PA)
Courses Taught:
New York University School of Law Tulane Law School PUBLICATIONSArticlesChanging Resources, Changing Market: The Impact of a National Renewable Portfolio Standard on the U.S. Energy Industry, 29 Energy Law Journal 29 (2008) (peer reviewed) SSRN Misguided Energy: Why Recent Legislative, Regulatory, and Market Initiatives Are Insufficient to Improve the Failing U.S. Energy Infrastructure Levels of Green: Balancing State and Regional Efforts, in Wyoming and Beyond, to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 7 Wyoming Law Review 269 (2007) (symposium, by invitation) - referenced at Wyofile.com Tax Magic: Did Billy Donovan Pull Income Out of a Hat? From Self-Determination to Self-Domination: Native Americans, Western Culture, and the Promise of Constitutional-Based Reform 39 Valparaiso Law Review 1 (2004) (lead article) Aviall Services v. Cooper Industries: The Fifth Circuit Makes Securing CERCLA Contribution for Environmental Cleanup a Messy Proposition Books and Book ChaptersABA Section of Antitrust Law, State Antitrust Practice and Statutes, Third Edition PeriodicalsBailout has to have strings: GM as deserving as Bear Stearns, however taxpayers need protection States Get Together on Greenhouse Gases PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS• North Dakota Publicly Traded Corporations Act Symposium • JFK: History, Memory, and Legacy: An Interdisciplinary Conference and Community Event “Atomic Power, Fossil Fuels, and the Environment: Reconciling the Energy Policies of the Kennedy Years” (abstract accepted, panel speaker: Domestic Economic and Energy Policy) • CSLSA Annual Conference, Southern IlliNois University Carbondale, IL • Invited presenter, Energy Bar Association, Mid-Year Meeting, Washington, D.C., Nov. 29, 2007. • Invited Presenter, Wyoming Law Review Symposium, February 23, 2007. Blogs• Agricultural Law, A Member of the Jurisdynamics Network • Energy Bar Association Renewable Energy Committee Blog EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONSTulane Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2003
Michigan State University, - B.A./Social Science, 1995
Admitted to Practice: New York and District of Columbia Professional Association Membership & ServiceAmerican Bar Association Member, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (2005–present)
* Member, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (2007–present) Energy Bar Association Vice Chair, Professional Development Committee (2008–present) Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Trustee, representing the University of North Dakota School of Law (2007 – present) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEHogan & Hartson, LLP Davis Polk & Wardwell Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, LLP Douglas, Cohn & Wolfe Golin / Harris International Interactive Digital Software Association |
