Don Clarke is a partner at GKRSE, with over 30 years of legal experience. Don’s practice has included 15 years in staff positions at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where he ultimately served as Senior Legal Advisor to the FERC Chairman. Prior to joining GKRSE, Don was a partner in the law firm of Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer, and Quinn. Don’s legal practice encompasses all aspects of hydropower regulation with clients throughout the country, including investor-owned utilities, irrigation districts, municipalities, and developers. Don has been involved in many of the industry’s major licensing and relicensing proceedings, and has played a key role in developing cooperative environmental review processes with state and federal agencies and applicant-prepared NEPA documents. Don is currently active in (and has recently completed) several relicensing proceedings including comprehensive settlements and the integrated licensing process, as well as representing clients developing new capacity projects. Don serves as General Counsel for the National Hydropower Association and is a frequent spokesman for the hydropower industry.

EDUCATION

J.D. Cornell Law School, 1974

A.B., Stanford University, 1971

University of Hamburg, Germany, 1971

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

New York Supreme Court