Public & Government Relations —Energy

7th Annual Maine Natural Gas Conference

October 8, 2019 Seminar Materials

On Thursday, October 3, 2019, Verrill and Pierce Atwood hosted our 7th Annual Maine Natural Gas Conference. Verrill attorney William Harwood and Pierce Atwood attorney John Gulliver led the day as our industry professionals dove into topics that discussed the natural gas industry and where it is going.

See below for materials from the conference:

Click here for the day's agenda.

Click here for speaker bios.

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