Elizabeth Thomas

Practice Areas

Liz Thomas is senior of counsel in the firm's Seattle office and member of 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

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