Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Since its founding in the early 1900s in Seattle, Washington, Davis Wright Tremaine has continued to grow and change in response to the needs of its clients. Today the firm is organized by practice industry groups, and offers a wide range of legal services to regional, national and international clients through offices in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California, Washington D.C., New York and Shanghai, China. A state-of-the-art communications network provides our clients the benefit of immediate access to shared knowledge, experience and resources of attorneys firm-wide. Dedicated to a tradition of public and professional service, the people of Davis Wright Tremaine are active in professional groups at the national, state and local levels.

2nd Circuit Opens Door to Climate Change Lawsuits
Craig Gannett, Lauren Wishnie, October 15, 2009
In a landmark decision, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday denied a motion to dismiss Connecticut v. American Electric Power ("AEP"), a lawsuit brought by a collection of states, the City of New York, and several nonprofit organizations against six of the largest U.S. electric...

Copyright Royalty Board Requires Census Reporting for All Webcasters Except for Small Broadcasters
David D. Oxenford, October 15, 2009
The Copyright Royalty Board has ordered that most digital music services provide "census reporting" of all songs played by their service, along with other information including the number of listeners who heard each song each time it was played. The decision, published in the Federal...

DOE Issues New Loan Guarantee Solicitation for Renewable Energy Projects
John W. Hanley, Lauren Wishnie, October 15, 2009
On Oct. 7, 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a new solicitation for applications for loan guarantees to be issued under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "Recovery Act"). This solicitation makes up to $750 million in funding available for DOE...