Douglas G. Green

Partner

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• Washington Office

Doug Green is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. He handles major matters in the fields of electric power, antitrust and commercial litigation.

Mr. Green’s electric power practice covers a broad spectrum of matters affecting the industry, including mergers, joint venture transactions, restructuring, market power issues, and antitrust litigation. Mr. Green has played a leading role in a number of the most important cases in the industry before the FERC, the federal antitrust enforcement agencies, state regulatory commissions, federal and state courts, and other forums. 

Mr. Green’s litigation practice involves a wide range of complex civil matters, including breach of contract and fraud; power plant construction, sale and operation; toxic torts; RICO; and antitrust. For example, he represents Edison Mission Marketing & Trading in class action litigation in federal district court involving allegations that the September 2006 Illinois electricity auction was affected  by collusion among the bidders. Mr. Green also is representing E.I. du Pont de Nemours in class action litigation involving medical monitoring and personal injury claims stemming from the use of ammonium perfluorooctanoate in the manufacture of Teflon® at DuPont’s Washington Works plant in West Virginia. Mr. Green has substantial experience in alternative dispute resolution, including serving as lead trial counsel for plaintiffs in the litigation over the shutdown of the Peach Bottom Nuclear plant, one of the largest awards ever obtained via an ADR mini-trial.

Noteworthy

• Listed in Best Lawyers of America 2008 for Energy and Natural Resources Law
• Received a #1 Ranking in Chambers Global 2008, The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, US Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
• Received a #1 Ranking in Chambers USA 2007, America’s Leading Business Lawyers; Energy: Electricity (District of Columbia)
• Listed in Who’s Who in America

Success Stories

• Steptoe Team Handles Motorola Case Against Uzan Family Worldwide

News

• Court Upholds $1 Billion Award to Steptoe Client Motorola
• Best Lawyers in America Honors 43 Steptoe Attorneys
• Chambers and Partners Names Steptoe A Leading Firm in 22 Practice Areas
• Best Lawyers in America 2007 Lists Steptoe Attorneys
• Over 20 Make 2007 Best Lawyers in America: DC List
• Chambers Global 2006 Rankings

Speaking Engagements

• Doug Green Discusses Merger Policy at FERC Technical Conference, March 8, 2007

Professional Affiliations

• Chair, Fuel and Energy Committee, ABA Antitrust Section, 2002-2004
• Co-Chair, Energy Litigation Committee, ABA Litigation Section, 1997-1999
• Federal Energy Bar Association