Improving or Impeding? The Local & National Effects of State & Federal Regulation

Presenter Information

Thomas Rutledge, Stoll Keenon OgdenFollow
Jill Stowe, University of KentuckyFollow
Robert HeleringerFollow
Laura DeAngelo, Dinsmore & ShohlFollow
Robert Beck, Stites & HarbisonFollow

Streaming Media

Location

University of Kentucky College of Law

Event Website

http://www.kjeanrl.com

Start Date

24-2-2015 9:00 AM

End Date

24-2-2015 11:30 AM

Description

The law surrounding our three focus areas — equine, agriculture, and natural resources — uniquely impacts the Kentucky economy. And regulations, at all levels, have two often competing goals that policymakers must balance: economic growth with human and environmental protection. Please join our discussion as legal scholars, practitioners, and regulators share their thoughts on the benefits and limits of regulations.

Speaker's Bio

Prof. Thomas Rutledge (moderator)

Tom Rutledge is a Member in Stoll Keenon Ogden's Louisville office and a member of the Business Services practice with a focus on Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities & Corporate Governance. Mr. Rutledge is also a member of the Banking Litigation Practice. His practice concentrates on business organization law and disputes between business organization owners. He has served as an expert witness on matters including the operation of LLCs and fiduciary duties in corporations and LLCs.

Dr. Jill Stowe

Jill Stowe is an associate professor in the University of Kentucky's Department of Agricultural Economics and also serves as the Director of the UK Ag Equine Programs. Her areas of specialization include economics of the equine industry, decision making under risk and uncertainty, other-regarding preferences, incentives, and neuroeconomics. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from Texas A&M University.

Robert Heleringer, Esq.

Robert Heleringer is an expert in equine regulatory law having written a book on the subject. Mr. Heleringer has a deep background in the racing industry. During his career, Mr. Heleringer served for 23 years in the Kentucky General Assembly where he was an outspoken advocate for the horse racing industry and for the rights of people with developmental disabilities.

Laura DeAngelo, Esq.

Laura D'Angelo received an MBA from York University Schulich School of Business before receiving her law degree from the UK College of Law. She helps international and domestic clients navigate compliance issues, contract negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial lending. Ms. D'Angelo also effectively steers clients through the myriad of evolving state and federal regulations that govern the equine gaming industry. She is a partner at Dinsmore & Shohl in Lexington.

Robert Beck, Esq.

Robert Beck is a transactional lawyer with Stites & Harbison in Lexington representing both domestic and foreign clients in the purchase, sale or syndication of bloodstock valued at more than $700 million. Mr. Beck also regularly provides corporate and financing legal counsel to equine industry participants. And he is chair of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, having been reappointed by Governor Steve Beshear for a third term.