GordonDerr is excited to announce that the firm is combining with Van Ness Feldman, a nationally and regionally recognized energy, environment, transportation, and natural resources law and public policy firm with offices in Seattle and Washington, DC.  The combined firm will help a broad, national range of clients successfully navigate the next generation of real estate, land use, natural resource, energy, infrastructure, and sustainable development projects.   

Jay Derr, GordonDerr’s Managing Partner, will lead the combined firm’s Seattle office, which will operate under the name Van Ness Feldman GordonDerr for a transitional period.   

Van Ness Feldman is the ideal partner for growth, as well as increased service and value to GordonDerr clients.  The cultures mesh well, and we anticipate a seamless transition for our clients.  More information about the combination and its many benefits to our clients may be found at www.GordonDerr.com.

More and more, the development and regulatory needs of our clients are triggering federal agency involvement.  This can be through federal laws and regulations such as the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act and the like, or through the need to shape policy or secure appropriations from Washington, D.C.  Energy policy, the increased emphasis on renewable energy, climate change and sustainable design and construction issues arise with increasing frequency in the work we do with clients in the Pacific Northwest.  Our clients and prospective clients – be they developers, investors, municipalities, port authorities, special use districts, or other entities – will benefit from Van Ness Feldman’s substantive expertise and its prominent position with policymakers and regulators in Washington, D.C.

Jay Derr, Managing Partner