Nebraska Law Team Wins American Agricultural Law Association Quiz Bowl
28 Oct 2015
The Nebraska Law Team of Emily Sisco, 2L, Taylor Fritsch, 2L, and Alissa Doerr, 3L, won the 2015 Ag Law Quiz Bowl at the American Agricultural Law Association annual symposium in Charleston, South Carolina. The team competed against four other teams in a Jeopardy-style competition that tested knowledge of both agricultural law topics and other foundational areas such as property, torts and civil procedure. The team won the competition by defeating the team from Penn State University School of Law in the final round.
Shoemaker Part of the Rural Futures Conference
21 Oct 2015
Professor Jessica Shoemaker will be taking part in the international Rural Futures Conference at Nebraska Innovation Campus, October 21-23, 2015. Shoemaker will present a short TED-style talk (called an Envision Rural talk) on the plenary stage for the roughly 700 participants. She was chosen to given this presentation through a competitive selection process. On the final day of the conference, Shoemaker will speak at a breakout session she helped to organize on rural research agenda issues and specifically how international work is relevant. Shoemaker herself, spent time internationally as part of her grant work on land use planning participation.
Envision Rural talk, Thursday, October 22:
The Public Parts of Private Property: Community Engagement and Rural Design
Rural communities are built upon a series of discrete, individual land use decisions, and public engagement, which can be facilitated by a simulation game called “Plainsopoly,” is a key strategy to inform and connect this decision-making.
Breakout session, Friday, October 23:
Discovering the Future: Charting the Rural Research Path
One key to understanding and advancing rural issues is pursuing a robust research agenda. Panelists will discuss their experiences in working with rural issues, projects and communities in a variety of cultures and countries. An open question and answer session will follow their presentations. This session was developed based on feedback from a thought-leader survey launched by the RFI in 2015 and is designed to serve as a next step in advancing the future of rural through an informed, translational research agenda that embraces diversity and includes an international intent.
In addition to speaking, Shoemaker was also part of the Steering Committee for the conference planning.
8th Annual Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law Conference
19 Oct 2015
The 8th Annual Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law Conference, hosted by the University Of Nebraska College Of Law, will be held October 29th and 30th at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington DC.
The conference discusses U.S. space legislation and cybersecurity policy. The conference will include presentations from the top lawyers and policy-makers at government agencies, such as FAA, FCC, NASA, US State Dept., US Cyber Command, and private corporations, including SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Planetary Resources, Boeing, Microsoft, and Comcast.
This year, the space law portion of the conference beginning on Thursday October 29th at 2:00pm will include panel discussions of current space legislation. Both the House (HR 2262) and the Senate (S 1297) this Summer passed legislation that would make significant changes to US commercial space legislation but now the bills must be reconciled before becoming law. The last major revisions to US commercial space legislation occurred over a decade ago. New technology and business models for traditional activities, such as communications and earth observation satellites, new activities beginning in earnest in the next year or so, such as space tourism, and additional activities planned to be brought to market in the next decade, such as on-orbit satellite servicing and asteroid mining, all necessitate an updating of US commercial space legislation. Choices that will be made in the legislation will impact the competitiveness of and investment in the US commercial space industry, one of critical importance to the US economy. Among the issues in the bills to be discussed include treatment of liability issues (both third-party and space flight participant), in-space regulatory authority, extension of the “learning period” for human space flight, encouragement of consensus industry standards, property rights and non-interference rights for asteroid mining, and streamlining licensing procedures for space activities. The first panel will focus on various US government agency views on these topics, while the second panel will involve a cross-section of industry views.
Directly following the space law panels all guests are invited to join our faculty and speakers for a networking reception with wine and appetizers at the conference site.
The following day, Friday October 30th, the cyber law portion of the conference begins at 8:00am with a networking breakfast buffet; the panel discussions on cybersecurity begin at 8:45am.
Despite its importance across many domains, cybersecurity is not a well-defined concept. The meaning and scope of cybersecurity problems, and the viability of potential solutions to these problems, differ substantially between, e.g., civilian, criminal, and national security institutions, between large and small businesses, between commercial, infrastructure, and consumer uses. The purpose of this event is to explore what different stakeholders mean when discussing “cybersecurity,” and in particular how these understandings relate to or conflict with one another.
Participants will be asked generally to share their perspective of what “cybersecurity” means -- what problems are encompassed by the term -- and why addressing these problems is difficult. We will pay special attention to discussing what can, and cannot, be done to address these problems, encouraging panelists to explore whether some potential solutions work well across multiple domains or, conversely, whether potential solutions in one domain are problematic to other domains.
Registration is free and available at http://law.unl.edu/annual-conferences
This event will not be streamed online.
Questions and concerns should be directly to the Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law Program’s Executive Director Elsbeth Magilton: Elsbeth.magilton@unl.edu or 402-472-1662.
Beard Named Chair of ABILA Committee on the Use of Force
09 Oct 2015
Professor Beard was named the Chair for the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) Committee on the Use of Force.
The Committee’s national mandate is to advance the discussion and analysis of legal issues pertaining to the international use of force and related legal topics, to advance the discussion of scholarship in the field, and to conduct assessments of contemporary state practice.
Dannehl, '15, Named Associate at Endacott Peetz and Timmer
06 Oct 2015
Jennifer Dannehl, '15, has been named an associate at the law firm of Endacott Peetz and Timmer. Dannehl will concentrate on estate and trust planning and administration, business succession planning, real estate, and agricultural law. Dannehl grew up on a family farm near Bertrand, Nebraska and brings a passion for agriculture to the firm. She graduated with highest distinction from the University of Nebraska with a degree in agricultural economics and with high distinction from the Nebraska College of Law.
Endacott, Peetz and Timmer serves clients throughout Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa in the areas of trust and estate law, community banking and construction litigation. The firm is located in the historic Kennard Building at 10th and K Streets in Lincoln, at 410 Hale Avenue in Newman Grove and in the American National Bank Building on the corner of 90th and Dodge Streets in Omaha. The firm can be reached toll free at 844-704-5296, at eptlawfirm.com or on Facebook.
Lenich Appointed to Uniform Law Commission
06 Oct 2015
Gov. Pete Ricketts appointed Professor John Lenich to a three-year term as one of Nebraska’s members of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The Commission’s membership consists of lawyers, judges, legislators, and law professors who have been appointed by their respective state governments. The goal of the Commission is to promote uniformity among the states on various subjects by researching, drafting, and promoting the adoption of uniform statutory acts. The Commission was founded in 1892 and to date has drafted over 300 uniform acts.
Faculty Speak on a Variety of Topics
05 Oct 2015
Professor Sandra Zellmer
Professor Sandra Zellmer spoke on Involuntary Payments for Watershed Services and Habitat, with an emphasis on Fifth Amendment Takings, at the National Workshop on Water Quality Markets, sponsored by the U.S. EPA, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and the University of Nebraska's Water for Food Institute. The Workshop, which took place on September 16 at the University's Innovation Campus, highlighted recent initiatives in market-based approaches to water quality and streamflow improvements. In particular, it focused on markets that reduce costs of cleaning up waterways by allowing sources with high costs to purchase credits from sources that have lower costs of making the same water quality improvement.
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Professor Matthew Schaefer
Professor Schaefer was one of fifteen participants in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Commerce Roundtable to discuss best methods and approaches for regulating space activities, including new space activities such as space tourism, asteroid mining, on-orbit satellite servicing and similar activities. The discussion included coverage of the recent bills passed by the House (HR2262) and Senate (S1297) that will soon be discussed by a conference committee. Professor Schaefer’s recommended approach in 33 Berkeley J. Int’l L. 223-273 (2015) to third-party liability is included in both bills and his recommended approach to space flight participant liability issues is included in the House bill. Professor Schaefer has also participated in the drafting and co-signed two letters in May and September to Congressional leaders in support of the property rights provisions in the House bill.
Professor Matthew Schaefer also spoke on the legal and regulatory panel at the Space Foundation’s inaugural Space Technology and Investment Forum on Oct. 1, 2015 in San Francisco. The conference was attended by start-up space companies as well as established ones, and by the venture capital and angel investor community. The discussion included coverage of the recent bills passed by the House (HR2262) and Senate (S1297) that will soon be discussed by a conference committee. Professor Schaefer’s recommended approach in 33 Berkeley J. Int’l L. 223-273 (2015) to third-party liability is included in both bills and his recommended approach to space flight participant liability issues is included in the House bill. Professor Schaefer has also participated in the drafting and co-signed two letters in May and September to Congressional leaders in support of the property rights provisions in the House bill.
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Professor Richard Moberly
On September 17 and 18, Professor Richard Moberly participated in a conference about whistleblowing in the Czech Republic, which is considering passing new legislation to protect whistleblowers. The conference, “A Challenge for Czech Republic: Whistleblowing - the Way to Protect the Financial Interests of the EU,” was sponsored by Oziveni, a Czech anticorruption advocacy group, and OLAF, the European Union Anti-Fraud Office, and being provided support by the City of Prague and the British Embassy in Prague. Professor Moberly spoke on “External and Internal ’Safety’ Methods of Reporting,” and participated on a Grand Panel Discussion on “Implementing Whistleblowers Protection into National Laws.” More information on the conference can be found here.
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Professor Colleen Medill
Professor Colleen Medill was selected to participate in an invitation-only national workshop on the financial future of retirement systems for public employees from September 17-20, 2015, in Palo Alto, California. The workshop, sponsored by George Mason University’s Law and Economics Center, was designed to educate law professors concerning the financial and structural crises facing state retirement systems with the goal of stimulating additional research in the field. Workshop topics included the core concepts of public pension reform, including financial economics for public policy, pensions and the public employee labor market, measuring pension liabilities, the challenges and opportunities of public pension reform, retiree health benefits for public employees, and a case study on attempted reforms to the Illinois pension system.
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Professor Richard Duncan
Professor Richard Duncan traveled to Indiana University, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Michigan in September to discuss Kermit Gosnell, Planned Parenthood and the Masks of the Law (of Roe v. Wade). Professor Duncan’s visit to Indiana University was discussed in the campus newspaper. Read the story here.
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Assistant Professor Kristen Blankley
Assistant Professor Kristen Blankley gave a presentation on Ethics and Collaborative Law at the 11th Annual Civil Collaborative Law Conference in Dallas, Texas. The conference is one of the preeminent conferences in the field of collaborative law.
Schaefer Speaks at Space Foundation’s Inaugural Space Technology and Investment Forum
05 Oct 2015
Professor Matthew Schaefer spoke on the legal and regulatory panel at the Space Foundation’s inaugural Space Technology and Investment Forum on Oct. 1, 2015 in San Francisco. The conference was attended by start-up space companies as well as established ones, and by the venture capital and angel investor community. The discussion included coverage of the recent bills passed by the House (HR2262) and Senate (S1297) that will soon be discussed by a conference committee. Professor Schaefer’s recommended approach in 33 Berkeley J. Int’l L. 223-273 (2015) to third-party liability is included in both bills and his recommended approach to space flight participant liability issues is included in the House bill. Professor Schaefer has also participated in the drafting and co-signed two letters in May and September to Congressional leaders in support of the property rights provisions in the House bill.
Yale Professor, John H. Langbein, to Present Lane Lecture
04 Oct 2015
John Langbein, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law and Legal History and Professorial Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, will deliver the University of Nebraska College of Law's Winthrop and Frances Lane Foundation Lecture at noon Friday, Nov. 6, at the college's Hamann Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Probate, the state-operated system of family wealth transmission, has been marginalized in contemporary American practice by the rise of free-market competitors in the financial services industry. Today, it is banks, mutual fund companies, brokerage houses, insurance companies and retirement plan operators who handle most intergenerational wealth transfer. Langbein's lecture, "The Nonprobate Revolution: Privatizing Family Wealth Transfer in the United States," will address the causes and extent of the nonprobate revolution, and about some worrisome drawbacks that are emerging as this new system of wealth transfer takes hold.
"We are delighted to host Professor Langbein as this year's Lane lecturer," Dean Susan Poser said. "He is very respected and we are fortunate to have the support of the Lane Foundation so that speakers of his caliber can be brought to our academic community."
Langbein is an eminent legal historian and a leading American authority on trust, probate, pension and investment law. He teaches and writes in the fields of Anglo-American and European legal history, modern comparative law, trust and estate law, and pension and employee benefit law, or ERISA. He has long been active in law reform work, serving under gubernatorial appointment as a uniform law commissioner since 1984. He was the reporter and principal drafter of the Uniform Prudent Investor Act (1994), which governs fiduciary investing in most American states, and he was associate reporter of the American Law Institute's Restatement (Third) of Property: Wills and Other Donative Transfers (3 vols. 1999-2011).
Langbein has written extensively about the history of civil and criminal procedure, and about the contrasts between modern American and continental procedure. His book "The Origins of Adversary Criminal Trial" (2003) received the Coif Biennial Book Award (2006) as the outstanding American book on law. In 2009 he co-published "History of the Common Law: The Development of Anglo-American Legal Institutions," a textbook on the history of the legal system. He also co-authors a course book on pension and benefit law.
The Winthrop and Frances Lane Foundation provides scholarships to students at the College of Law and Creighton Law School. The foundation also provides grants to support law faculty research and to underwrite the Lane Foundation Lecture. Winthrop Lane was born in Omaha in 1889 and attended Harvard Law School. He was a partner in the firm of Rose, Wells, Martin and Lane, a predecessor to the present Baird Holm law firm in Omaha.
Attorneys will received 1 CLE credit for attending. RSVP by Thursday, November 5, 2015: http://law.unl.edu/alumni-cle/.
Shavers Appointed to American Bar Association Task Force on International Trade in Legal Services
24 Sep 2015
Professor Anna Shavers has been appointed to the American Bar Association Task Force on International Trade in Legal Services. The primary purpose of the Task Force is to: monitor onging tade negotiations and other initiatives that impact trade in legal services; inform and educate ABA members and state regulators about legal services trade issues and their implications for the regulation and practice of law in the U.S. and abroad; and regularly communicate with Office of U.S. Trades representatives and the Department of Commerce regarding legal services. Shavers appointment will conclude at the 2016 ABA annual meeting in August.
Wilson to Join the Federal Reserve Board Community Advisory Council
22 Sep 2015
The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the members of its newly created Community Advisory Council (CAC).
The CAC is composed of individuals with consumer- and community development-related expertise who will provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Board on a wide range of relevant policy matters and emerging issues of interest. The fifteen members of the CAC were selected from a pool of individuals who responded to the Board's public request for candidates (PDF). CAC members will initially serve one-, two-, or three-year staggered terms to provide the CAC with continuity. Going forward, new members will be appointed to three-year terms.
The first meeting of the CAC will be held in Washington, D.C. on November 20, 2015.
The members of the CAC are:
Roberto Barragan
Angela Glover Blackwell
Patrick Dujakovich
Benjamin Dulchin
Brian Fogle
Ben Mangan
Rodrick Miller
Noel Poyo
Michael Rubinger
Arden Shank
Adrienne Smith
Sue Taoka
Mary Tingerthal
Raul Vazquez
Catherine Wilson
Nebraska Law Named #1 Best Value Law School in the U.S.
15 Sep 2015
The University of Nebraska College of Law has been ranked the No. 1 best value law school in the country by The National Jurist magazine. While the college has consistently been ranked as one of the country’s top 10 best value schools, this is the first time it has received the publication's top ranking.
“Each year we are thrilled to be recognized as a top value law school,” Dean Susan Poser said. “The National Jurist ranking acknowledges that our graduates receive an incredible education that sets them up for success and because of their low debt upon graduation, they have great freedom to choose whatever career path they want.”
The methodology behind the ranking takes into account bar passage rate, tuition costs, post-graduation employment rate, cost of living and average indebtedness. The employment rate is weighted heaviest in the calculation.
Poser said since the recent economic downturn, the College of Law has maintained its academic standards while building the curriculum to make certain that graduates can compete in an increasingly competitive job market.
“Our faculty has taken a hard look at the curriculum in the last five years and we have made some changes that have benefited our students,” she said.
Examples of these curriculum changes include the addition of an international law course to the first year curriculum, the creation of an entrepreneurship legal clinic and the development of a solo/small firm practice area of concentrated study.
“Employers know what we have always known. Our students graduate with an impressive knowledge base and with the skills needed to put that knowledge into practice effectively,” she said. “This is why Nebraska Law graduates have jobs around the country, from top New York law firms to the most rural parts of our state.”
In March, the college was ranked No. 56 of 198 law schools by U.S. News and World Report. In three years, it has climbed more than 30 spots in the annual rankings.
Schaefer Participates in Space Commerce Roundtable at AIAA SPACE 2015 in Pasadena
15 Sep 2015
Professor Schaefer was one of fifteen participants in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Commerce Roundtable to discuss best methods and approaches for regulating space activities, including new space activities such as space tourism, asteroid mining, on-orbit satellite servicing and similar activities. The discussion included coverage of the recent bills passed by the House (HR2262) and Senate (S1297) that will soon be discussed by a conference committee. Professor Schaefer’s recommended approach in 33 Berkeley J. Int’l L. 223-273 (2015) to third-party liability is included in both bills and his recommended approach to space flight participant liability issues is included in the House bill. Professor Schaefer has also participated in the drafting and co-signed two letters in May and September to Congressional leaders in support of the property rights provisions in the House bill.
Taylor, '02, Joins Stites & Harbison Entertainment Law Group
08 Sep 2015
Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced today the launch of a new Entertainment Law practice with the addition of Member (Partner) Stephanie R. Taylor to the Nashville, Tennessee, office. Taylor will lead the team with help from current Stites & Harbison attorney, Jeremy Brook.
As an entertainment and music industry attorney, Taylor provides a broad range of legal services to clients involved in the creation, production and management of creative works. She understands the special needs of the entertainment industry and represents clients in all areas of the industry including music and television.
Besides being an accomplished attorney, Taylor is a classically trained violinist and has toured as a professional country/bluegrass fiddle player. She received her J.D. and B.A. in Music Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her M.B.A. from Belmont University. Prior to joining Stites & Harbison, Taylor was a Partner and Chair of the Entertainment Law Division at Bone McAllester Norton PLLC in Nashville. Prior to that, she was a tenured professor of music business at Middle Tennessee State University where she directed the school’s Recording Industry Exchange program with Russia.
“As the needs of the entertainment industry become more diverse, I am thrilled to have talented attorneys on my team with expertise in areas such as business transactions, litigation, real estate, estate planning and family law,” said Taylor. “I am confident the team approach at Stites will benefit my clients in all facets of their life and career.”
“We are thrilled to have Stephanie join us,” stated Gregory D. Smith, Nashville Office Executive Member. “She is a wonderful individual, a very fine lawyer, and a world-class fiddle player. She has built an impressive entertainment law practice, and we look forward to working with Stephanie and her clients.”
Outside of the firm, Taylor is active in community and professional organizations. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Bluegrass Music and the International Bluegrass Music Museum. Taylor also donates her time to Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts. She is a member of the American Bar Association (Entertainment and Sports Law Forum), Americana Music Association, Country Music Association, International Bluegrass Music Association, The Recording Academy (GRAMMYs) and the Tennessee Bar Association (Entertainment and Sports Law Forum).
Brian Lepard Publishes Book Review on Islamic Law and Human Rights in the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion
31 Aug 2015
McCalla, '61, Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016
21 Aug 2015
Fisher & Phillips LLP announced today that seven attorneys in the New Orleans office have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016®, including Robert McCalla, '61.
The attorneys, who specialize in labor and employment law, labor and employment litigation, employee benefits law, or immigration law were honored for their labor and/or employment work unless otherwise noted. Recognitions include:
- Sandra Mills Feingerts, Employee Benefits Law (20 years listed)
- Edward F. Harold
- Robert K. McCalla (30 years listed)
- Michael S. Mitchell
- Keith M. Pyburn, Jr., Labor Law - Management “Lawyer of the Year” (15 years listed)
- Scott D. Schneider
- Timothy H. Scott
The New Orleans based lawyers are among the 84 Fisher & Phillips attorneys in this year’s publication, representing 25 regional offices nationwide
Walters, '70, Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016
21 Aug 2015
James Walters, '70, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016®. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Their lists are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
Walters is a senior partner in the Atlanta office. His practice has a strong emphasis on the representation of employers under the two principal federal labor laws, the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act. In addition to representing employers in various industries in both collective bargaining and arbitration matters, he devotes a substantial amount of his time to defending companies charged with unfair labor practices or similar claims in cases before the NLRB, the NMB and numerous federal courts.
Fahey, '15, Wins National Employee Benefits Writing Competition
20 Aug 2015
Brian Fahey, ’15, won the 2015 Sidney M. Perlstadt Memorial Award in the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel’s Eleventh Annual Employee Benefits Writing Competition. Fahey’s winning submission was entitled “Make-Whole Relief: Non-Economic Loss, Punitive Damages & Back-Pay Availability Under ERISA §502(a)3) in the Wake of Cigna Corp. v. Amara.” Fahey received the award at the Counsel’s annual black tie induction dinner on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at The Chicago Club in Chicago, Ill.
Lepard Participates in Gathering in Montreal to Draft a “Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World’s Religions"
19 Aug 2015
On the weekend of August 1-2, 2015 Professor Brian Lepard participated in a roundtable of academic experts on world religions in Montreal, Canada. He and the other participants discussed the draft text of a “Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World’s Religions,” designed to complement the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948. The objective of the new document is to articulate a common religious perspective on human rights that emphasizes the positive contribution that religions and their followers can make to the full realization of human rights.
An earlier version of the text was published in The New York Times in 2005. The draft was then released for discussion in the academic and faith communities by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Madame Shirin Ebadi, at the first global conference on World’s Religions After September 11, when it met in Montreal from September 11-15, 2006. It was attended by 2025 delegates from 84 countries and a number of suggestions were received in its wake. A revised version was prepared in light of these and other suggestions, which was then released for further discussion at the second global conference on World’s Religions After September 11, when it met on September 7, 2011 in Montreal.
This conference was inaugurated by the Dalai Lama, who is a Patron of the project, along with four other Nobel Peace laureates: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Madame Shirin Ebadi, Bishop Belo of Timor Leste, and Professor Elie Wiesel. An overwhelming majority of the 3007 participants present at this conference voted in favor of bringing the project to a conclusion.
Professor Lepard participated in a conference from June 1 to 2, 2013 to discuss the text, and at this latest gathering in August 2015 the text was virtually finalized. The supporters of the project plan to release the final document at a third global conference on World’s Religions After September 11, which will meet in Montreal on September 11, 2016.
Professor Lepard is the author of numerous books and articles on international law, human rights, world religions, and ethics, including Hope for a Global Ethic: Shared Principles in Religious Scriptures (Bahá’í Pubishing, 2005) and Customary International Law: A New Theory with Practical Applications (Cambridge University Press, 2010).
Participants at the roundtable in Montreal from July 31 to August 2, 2015. From left to right: Praveen Vijayakumar, Daniel Cere, Vivian-Lee Nyitray, Amir Hussain, Arvind Sharma, Faye Sutherland, Brian Lepard and Douglas Oliver.
Doerr's Research Published in Energy News Publications
18 Aug 2015
As part of Alissa Doerr's (3L) externship with the Center for Rural Affairs, she analyzed zoning issues as they relate to wind turbine siting in Nebraska and other wind-rich states. The Center released her research as a white paper this summer, and it has been published in numerous energy-related publications including Midwest Energy News, Governors' Wind Energy Coalition and North American Windpower.