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Energy, Natural Resources & Environmental

 

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We bring a wealth of experience to make our clients' lives easier by resolving complexities, anticipating the possibilities of the future, and creating opportunities to meet your business needs in the energy, environmental, and natural resources fields.

Overview

At the intersection of the energy, environmental, and natural resources sectors lie the crucial concerns of climate change, conservation, sustainability, resilience, and biodiversity. Our lawyers are forward-thinking and leverage our varied backgrounds to meet client business goals and help our clients navigate through a rapidly changing regulatory world. The transformation in industry is what drives us; we are scholars, innovators, and advisors to our clients. We are recognized as national experts with wide-ranging experience. Our team includes former regulators, engineers, geologists, and environmental consultants.

Integrated Expertise

We understand the synergies in these sectors and help clients assess risks to achieve compliance and regulatory benchmarks while achieving their goals. Our lawyers seamlessly integrate energy-related transactions, environmental issues, and natural resources projects across traditional boundaries. Our strengths stem from understanding law, business, and science. We provide comprehensive solutions, foresee industry trends, and deliver on the needs of our clients. We are actively tailoring solutions, continually adapting to industrial shifts, and delivering strategies that drive success. We are trusted advisors in these arenas, and we are the experts who drive the mechanics of sustainability to help navigate growth.

Why Choose Us?

As advocates in the energy, environmental, and natural resource fields, we are fully immersed in the rapid changes providing opportunities to our clients. The combination of our knowledge, understanding of our clients' ambitious goals, and real-world challenges, makes DWT well-equipped to serve you. Our lawyers are innovative, entrepreneurial, and adept at offering practical solutions. It is our goal to achieve favorable outcomes and advance the developments in the integrated disciplines. Our clients tell us we are geeks, and we love that! Davis Wright Tremaine understands the ever-changing landscape of the energy, environmental, and natural resources disciplines; our lawyers are here to provide you with results that matter.

Charting the Future

Our clients rely on us to navigate the highly regulated environmental sector, but also look to us for advice on how to help lead the change. We want to help you chart your future and lead the change. (View DWT's climate and sustainability commitment.)

Industry Sectors

Our attorneys not only understand the transformation of this sector but are immersed in leading the change.
With an environmental practice established by trusted industry leaders and developed over decades, we are the enthusiastic advocates and experienced field leaders our clients expect of their representation.
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Energy and Environmental Insights

From the evolution of energy sources, to the practical implications of new environmental regulations, every development is critical. We are passionate about the big and the small: sector-wide trends to client-specific innovation.
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Our Services

Energy

  • Energy Transition
  • Infrastructure Development
  • Data Centers and Digital Infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy, including Solar, Wind, Offshore Wind, and Hydroelectric
  • Energy Storage
  • Natural Gas and Renewable Natural Gas
  • Electric Transmission
  • Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs)
  • Climate Change and Carbon Markets
  • Power Purchase Agreements
  • Energy Finance and Transactions
  • Federal and State Utility Regulation (including FERC and CPUC)
     

Environmental

  • Contaminated Properties and Remediation
  • Environmental and Insurance Litigation
  • Permitting
  • Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement 
  • Project Development, Redevelopment and Risk Analysis
  • Climate Disclosures and ESG Reporting
  • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
  • Waste Management and Recycling
     

Natural Resources

  • Water Rights and Conservation
  • Land Use and Development
  • Wildlife Protection
  • Mining and Critical Minerals
  • Tribal Consultation and Rights
     
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Practice Contacts

Elaine Albrich
Elaine R. Albrich
Partner
Co-chair, Energy, Natural Resources & Environmental Practice
Portland
503.778.5423
Atkins, Sean
Sean A. Atkins
Partner
Co-chair, Energy, Natural Resources & Environmental Practice
Washington, D.C.
202.973.4294
Jorrie, Katie E.
Katie E. Jorrie
Partner
Leader, Energy Industry Group
San Francisco
415.276.6554

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