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Derek D. Green

Partner

T 503.778.5264 Portland
As our climate changes, so does the policy and legal landscape. I help clients prepare and adapt.
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Derek Green is an energy attorney who represents and counsels clients on regulatory transactions and compliance as well as commercial disputes. Routinely working with clients in the renewable energy, manufacturing, and financial sectors, his goal is to help clients put their best foot forward–whether that is before an appellate court, a government agency, or across the table of a boardroom.

His practice encompasses regulatory and transactional matters related to utility-scale and portfolio energy projects and operations. He advises independent power producers, utilities, investors and industrial consumers in project development, operations and acquisitions. Derek commonly manages local aspects of project finance and tax equity deals in the renewables sector where he is able to draw on the vast experience of his specialized colleagues to provide clients with both the "big picture" and technical requirements for their projects. His clients further include companies in the solar, wind, storage, and biofuel sectors engaged in contested and regulatory proceedings.

Derek frequently writes and advises on the changing legal landscape surrounding local energy policy and climate change. He also has extensive experience in media and appellate litigation.

Energy

Renewable energy project finance

Managing local counsel representation for client's financing of large-scale solar project. (Ongoing)

Renewable energy project finance

Managing local counsel engagement for client's financing of wind project. (Ongoing)

Renewable energy tax equity

Managing local counsel engagement for tax equity client's investment in wind project. (Ongoing)

Renewable energy tax equity

Managing local counsel engagement for tax equity client’s investment in wind repower project. (Ongoing)

Renewable energy regulatory counsel

Serving as local counsel for various renewable energy clients on regulatory matters before the Oregon Public Utility Commission and other state agencies. (Ongoing)
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Commercial Litigation & Representation

Appeal of trespass action

Represented non-electric utility defendant in appeal of trespass action concerning access to power run. (Or. App. 2018-2020)

Private arbitration

Represented plaintiff in commercial dispute regarding breach of contract. (2017-2019)

GAO Bid Protests - Department of Agriculture

Represented multiple forestry industry clients in protests of U.S. Forest Service firefighting contract awards, resulting in agency corrective action. (2016-2017)

Cappello Capital Corp. v. AmericanWest Bank, et al.

Represented through dismissal appellee bank in appeal brought by an investment banking firm concerning professional services provided in connection with a structured sale through bankruptcy. (9th Cir. 2014)

Canterbury Park Capital LP et al. v. Micallef et al.

Represented investment firms in litigation and resolution of shareholder and management disputes in both state and federal courts. (2012-2013)
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Media Litigation & Representation

ACLU of Oregon v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Prosecuting FOIA action to obtain access to records concerning the federal government's immigration enforcement activities near local courthouses and other sensitive locations. (2018-2020)

ACLU of Oregon et al v. Customs and Border Patrol

Litigated FOIA action to obtain records related to the implementation at local ports of entry of the 2017 Presidential Executive Order travel bans. (2017-2019)

Oregon Health & Science University v. Oregonian Publishing Co. LLC

Represented news media organization before the Oregon Supreme Court in a public records dispute concerning the scope of Oregon’s public records law exemptions. (2016-2017)

Neumann v. Liles

Represented a coalition of media organizations as amici curiae in the first Oregon Supreme Court case to consider the state’s anti-SLAPP statute, resulting in an opinion that substantively addressed the role of context in the analysis of opinion in a defamation action. (2015-2016)

Mullen v. Meredith Corp.

Defended tort and contract claims against reporter and news organization related to news broadcast, resulting in published Oregon Court of Appeals decision instructing the trial court to grant defendants’ anti-SLAPP motion striking plaintiff’s tort claims. (2013-2015)
*Denotes an attorney's experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine
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Admitted to Practice

  • Oregon, 2004
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2004
  • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 2005
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2010

Education

  • B.A., Philosophy, Politics, Economics, Pomona College, 1998, cum laude
    • Politica Award thesis honors
    • Pomona Scholar
  • J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2004, with high honors
    • Order of the Coif
    • Executive Notes & Comments Editor, Washington Law Review
    • Eugene Wright Scholar

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Program Manager, Oregon Appellate Pro Bono Program, 2010-present
    • Executive Committee, Oregon State Bar Appellate Section, 2014-2020
    • Member, Mercy Corps Northwest Loan Committee, 2014-present
    • Special Deputy District Attorney, Multnomah County, 2013
    • Classroom Law Project, 2009-2010
    • St. Andrew Legal Clinic's Race for Justice Committee

Professional Recognition

    • Named "One to Watch" by Best Lawyers in Energy Law, 2025
    • American Bar Fellow
    • ACLU of Southern California Freedom of Information Award, 2019

Background

    • McCormick Legal Fellow, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
    • Law Clerk, Hon. Robert Beezer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
    • Law Intern, Hon. Ancer Haggerty, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
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Publications
01.02.25
News
Davis Wright Tremaine Promotes New Class to Partnership Read More
11.14.24
Presentations
Speaker, "Cloud Infrastructure and Natural Resources," AI, Big Data, and Cloud Conference 2024, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle
Publications
08.15.24
News
2025 Edition of Best Lawyers Recognizes More Than 180 Davis Wright Tremaine Attorneys for Excellence Read More
State of Oregon flag
01.26.24
Insights
Environmental Quality
The Oregon Climate Protection Program Is Dead. Long Live the Climate Protection Program? Read More
ocean wind turbines
08.16.23
Insights
Renewables
A Key Step in Promoting Offshore Wind Projects Off the Oregon Coast Read More
05.18.23
Presentations
Environmental & Natural Resources
Panelist, "Statutory Frameworks for Climate Action in the West Coast States," Decarbonizing the West Coast, Law Seminars International, Seattle
Presentation
10.14.22
Presentations
Panelist, "The (Blue) Sky's The Limit: Update on DOE's Recent State Energy Program Regulations," Webinar, Lawyers for Good Government Read More
Presentation
09.08.22
Presentations
Energy
Moderator, "Luncheon Presentation: Local Communities," Oregon’s Energy Future Offshore Wind Symposium Read More
bridge and smokestacks
03.17.22
Insights
Cap and Trade
Oregon Joins California and Washington in Adopting Its Own Program Capping and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Read More
solar panels
11.09.21
Insights
Climate Change
Oregon PUC Outlines Game Plans for Implementing New Energy and Climate Legislation Read More
Publications
08.06.21
News
Energy
Quoted in "4 Issues to Watch as Heat Disrupts the Grid," Energywire Read More External Link
bridge surrounded by smoke
08.03.21
Insights
Climate Change
Comprehensive Oregon Wildfire Legislation Reaffirms and Expands Utility Obligations Read More
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