Jackson Walker partner Michael J. Nasi will serve as the opening speaker on the second day of the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law (TJOGEL) Symposium, which will be held at the Austin Public Library on February 5-6, 2026.
Mike will speak from 8:30-9:30 on Friday, February 6th  about the “Federal Energy Reboot to Stabilize the Grid & Meet the Challenges of the Digital Age.” He will provide updates on important federal environmental and utility executive and legislative branch actions impacting the electric power sector.
The TJOGEL is a student-led publication from the University of Texas School of Law that offers practical energy law analysis and builds a community of legal students and professionals through year-round events and programs. The symposium has been approved for CLE credit through the State Bar of Texas Committee.
For more information and to register, visit the TJOGEL symposium website.
Meet Michael
Michael J. Nasi is the founder and Chair of Jackson Walker’s Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) group and Co-chair of the Digital Infrastructure & Data Centers practice. His practice encompasses numerous federal and state environmental and utility regulatory programs, with a focus on environmental and utility regulatory counseling and litigation for the power sector. He has also been active in power-related legislative reforms, power market reforms, and energy and environmental education initiatives, including curriculum development.
Mike has been an expert witness and speaker at hearings, energy policy events, and classrooms across the country, including the White House and the United Nations, and is published in several trade, law, and business journals on environmental and energy law. He participates on advisory boards or as counsel for several state and regional energy research initiatives, including North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) Foundation Board, the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB), the Wyoming Energy Authority/Energy Policy Network (EPN), the Energy Council Public Advisory Board (PAB), and the University of Houston Center for Carbon Management in Energy (CCME).
