Experience

Dina Dubson is an associate in the Energy and Telecommunications group, where she concentrates her practice on wind, biomass, solar, tidal and ocean power, together with other forms of renewable energy.

Dina has experience in drafting and reviewing power purchase agreements ("PPAs") for renewable energy developers, assisting buyers and sellers of environmental attributes, including renewable energy certificates ("RECs"), verified emission reductions ("VERs"), and carbon offsets, drafting and reviewing leases for the development of energy projects; assisting renewable energy developers with transmission and interconnection issues, and assisting with the financing and permitting of renewable energy projects.

Prior to joining Stoel Rives, Dina was a research assistant, University of Oregon, 2006-2008; summer associate, Stoel Rives LLP, 2006, 2007; community relations, PR Racing, Inc., 2004-2005; research assistant, Global Development and Environment Institute, 2003-2004; publicist, Tufts Institute of the Environment, 2001-2003; and intern, Intradeco, Inc., 2002.

To connect with Dina via LinkedIn, visit www.linkedin.com/in/dinadubson.

Representative Work

• Regularly assists in review and negotiation of retail energy contracts for a client with facilities nationwide.
• Represented a coalition of wind energy developers on wind integration issues in the FY 2010-2011 Bonneville Administration Power and Transmission Rate Cases.
• Assisted wind energy developer with drafting and negotiation of Facilities Use Agreement involving use of an existing generation intertie line to connect to grid.
• Represented the borrower in connection with the financing of a 5 MW hydroelectric project using public bonds issued pursuant to the Oregon Department of Energy's Energy Loan Program and federal stimulus funds available through the Oregon Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan program.
• Assisted with due diligence review for the acquisition of a biomass facility, including review of limited partnership agreement, interconnection agreement, and PPA.
• Assisted wind energy developer with drafting and negotiation of Joint Ownership Agreement for the construction and shared use of a 230-kV transmission line.
• Represented solar energy developer in PPA negotiation.
• Represented Fortune 500 company with respect to purchase of VERs from renewable energy project in Southeast Asia.

Professional Honors & Activities

• Co-Leader, Portland Chapter, Women of Wind Energy
• Hispanic National Bar Association
• Oregon Hispanic Bar Association
• Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation Alumni Advisory Board
• Oregon State Bar Public Utility Law Section
• Multnomah County Bar Association

Presentations

• "Renewable Portfolio Standards in Oregon and Washington," Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, Jul. 2007
• "The 'Law' of Wave Energy–Who's in Charge?", Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Eugene, Oregon, Mar. 2007

Civic Activities

• Board Member, Oregon Area Jewish Committee

Publications

• Regular contributor to the Stoel Rives Renewable Energy & Climate Policy Law Blog and Energy Law Alerts
• "Regulatory and Transmission-Related Issues" in Chapter 6 of The Law Of Ocean and Tidal Energy, co-author, Stoel Rives LLP, 2010
• "'Integration' of Renewable Energy: What it Means and Why Some Transmission Providers Are Beginning to Charge for This Service", co-author, Power & Energy Solutions, Oct. 2009
• "Change in the Wind's Direction: BPA's 2010 Rate Case," co-author, Energy Law360, Aug. 7, 2009
• "Show Me the Money – The Law of the Stimulus Package," co-author, Stoel Rives LLP, 2009
• "Carbon Offsets Fast Becoming an Essential Tool for Business," co-author, Portland Business Journal, Jul. 2007
• "Ocean Renewable Energy Conference," co-author, Oregon Insider, Sep. 1, 2006

Education

• University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 2008
  Certificate in Ocean and Coastal Law
  Distinguished Service Award, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, 2008
  Chapin Clark Award for Editorial Excellence, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, 2007
  Ann Louise Litin Memorial Award, 2007
  Wayne Morse Fellow, 2005-2008
• Tufts University, B.A., 2004, cum laude
  Dean's list, Pi Sigma Alpha

Admissions

• Oregon

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