Elizabeth Thomas

Practice Areas

Liz Thomas is senior of counsel in the firm's Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice. Liz has a national practice, concentrating in a range of matters related to energy and water regulation, transactions and project development. This includes regulatory matters in mergers, asset acquisitions, and other transactions; licensing, re-licensing, and compliance for hydropower facilities; siting, permitting, and development of renewable and traditional energy facilities; conducting litigation involving energy facilities, water rights. and rates; and advising clients on public policy issues.

Professional Memberships

Member, Clean Energy Transition Institute Board of Directors, 2020-present

Past Member, Legal Foundation of Washington Board of Trustees (appointed by Washington State Supreme Court), 2011-2014; President, 2014

Past member Climate Solutions Board of Directors, 2005-2010

Chair, Energy Facility Siting Process Review Committee, 1993-1994

Publications

Co-author, “Living With Uncertainty: Hydroelectric Operations Now and in the Future,” AWRA Spring Specialty Conference, April 18-20, 2011

“Unlocking Regulatory Barriers to Sustainable Energy Systems,” Nat. Resources & Env’t, Fall 2004

“The Temperature’s Rising: Business Law Considerations for Greenhouse Gas Regulation,” Nat. Resources & Env’t, Fall 2004

Education