Ethical Considerations in Due Diligence

This course covers attorney-client privilege and the nuances of representing different parties in transactions, such as the seller, buyer, or targeted entity. It addresses confidentiality issues and the use of consultants, landmen, and other professionals in the process. Additionally, the course explores multi-jurisdictional practice issues and how these intersect with legal and ethical standards. It specifically connects these practices to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the AAPL Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, providing a comprehensive guide to maintaining ethical and legal standards in complex legal environments.

Credit(s)

1.2 Ethics

CO Approval ID

842676

Original Program Date

May 17, 2024

Duration

62 minutes

Speakers

Credits

Materials

1 CLE Credit – Approval ID: CO ID - 842676

This course has been accredited for CLE credit in Colorado. CLE credit hours shown are for Colorado only. A CLE course number for Colorado will be provided to attendees on their certificates of attendance once a course has been completed. New Mexico attorneys who complete a course must notify us (cle@rmmlf.org) because we are required to report credits for you. If this course has been approved for RPL/CPL credit with the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), the credits will be listed below in a separate section for AAPL. If applicable, Component Codes for AAPL recertification will also be provided. Please contact RMMLF if you need independent verification by the provider of your attendance or participation for CLE purposes. Except as provided above, RMMLF generally does not apply for accreditation from any other MCLE/CPD organizations for its online legal education program. Upon completion of a program a certificate of attendance will be issued to all attendees. Except as provided above, attendees must verify with their respective state bars and CPD organizations and their specific rules as to whether or not the certificate of attendance will be recognized by that body for MCLE/CPD purposes, and the number of CLE/CPD credits that may be available. The live presentation of the on-demand program has been accredited in most mandatory states as part of a larger course, but such accreditation does not assure recognition of the on-demand program.

JOSEPH A. SCHREMMER is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law and directs the Oil, Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Center (ONE C). He teaches courses in oil and gas, energy, and natural resources law, as well as first-year property. He is the update author of Kuntz on Oil and Gas Law, a co-author of Oil and Gas Law: Cases and Materials (11th ed. Foundation Press), and has published extensively in the law journals on topics such as correlative rights, waste, property in pore space, subsurface trespass, and split estates. Before joining OU Law, Schremmer was the Judge Leon Karelitz Oil & Gas Law Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law. Before that, he practiced law in Wichita, Kansas for six years and was a partner with Depew Gillen Rathbun & McInteer, LC. His practice covered most aspects of upstream oil and gas production, including title examination, transactional work, practice before the Kansas Corporation Commission, and civil litigation. He was the president of the Oil, Gas, and Minerals Section of the Kansas Bar Association and was recognized multiple times as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers.