Frank Ruttenberg Speaks at Water Rights Sales and Transfers Seminar

August 21, 2006

CORPUS CHRISTI (August 21, 2006)—Bracewell & Giuliani attorney Frank Z. Ruttenberg spoke at a seminar designed to assist the practitioner in all aspects of the emerging area of water issues, and water rights sales and transfers on August 11 in Corpus Christi. Click here to view his presentation.

All aspects of surface and groundwater sales and transfers, including engineering, regulatory and legal framework were explored.  Topics discussed during the seminar included legal and regulatory framework for water and water rights sales and transfers; real examples of water transactions: surface and groundwater; engineering issues affecting transactions; water rights conveyance and transfer documents and ethical issues in the water practice.

Ruttenberg has been practicing law as a commercial and real estate lawyer in San Antonio since 1979. In recent years, he has been involved in assisting clients in connection with the purchase of groundwater and surface water rights throughout the state of Texas. His experience in dealing with water rights includes negotiating and drafting documents for the purchase and sale of groundwater rights, the lease of groundwater rights, the development of diversion facilities for surface water rights, and other water development and water supply agreements.

Ruttenberg is listed among the Best Lawyers in America for real estate law. Scene in San Antonio Monthly named him among the Most Influential San Antonians of 2005, stating that he has been "widely regarded as the 'best of the best' in real estate and water law."