Welcome to the Lawyers in Energy International Conference (L.E.I.C.A 2026)

LEICA 2026 convenes leading lawyers, regulators, policymakers, investors, and energy professionals to examine how net zero commitments are reshaping energy law, regulation, and reform in a carbon-constrained global market.

Background

The global commitment to net zero emissions has fundamentally altered the legal, regulatory, and commercial architecture of the energy sector. Energy systems are now shaped not only by geology and infrastructure, but by carbon constraints, climate accountability, investor pressure, and regulatory reform.

For energy-producing jurisdictions like Nigeria, the challenge is twofold:

1. Deliver energy security, access, and economic growth
2. Align legal and regulatory frameworks with net zero commitments

Energy law has therefore emerged as the central tool for managing transition risk, protecting investment, and enabling sustainable energy development.

Rationale for LEICA 2026

LEICA 2026 provides a critical platform to interrogate:

• How net zero reshapes energy licensing, regulation, and reform
• The evolving role of regulators in carbon-constrained markets
• Legal risks arising from transition, divestment, and climate litigation
• Opportunities for legal innovation in carbon markets, gas transition, and clean energy finance
• Bridges law, policy, regulation, and commercial reality.

Featuring regulators, legal practitioners, energy executives, academics, development institutions, and civil society leaders, the conference offers high-level debates, capacity-building sessions, and cross-border networking opportunities.

Conference Objectives

• Examine the legal implications of net zero for the energy sector
• Evaluate regulatory readiness for energy transition
• Identify reform priorities to manage climate and investment risk
• Promote law as an enabler of orderly, just, and bankable transition
• Position LEICA as a thought leader on energy transition law in Africa

Why Attend

• Understand net zero as a legal and regulatory obligation
• Gain insight into reform-driven investment risks
• Engage directly with regulators and policymakers
• Stay ahead of climate litigation and transition trends

Target Audience

• Energy lawyers and in-house counsel
• Regulators and policymakers
• Oil, gas, power, and renewable energy executives
• Investors and financiers
• Academics and energy transition professionals

Expected Outcomes

• Practical policy and regulatory insights
• Enhanced legal capacity for energy transition
• Stronger dialogue between regulators, industry, and legal professionals
• Clear roadmap for aligning energy law with net zero goals