about Douglas V. Fant

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

 

Douglas V. Fant is a native Phoenician and graduated with a B.A. in History and German from Stanford University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.  He is one of the most prominent and high-profile corporate attorneys in the United States States. He has served as lead counsel for some of the largest companies in the world including completing some of the largest North American and International transactions in corporate history. His work helped shape government law and global policies over the past four and a half decades, which are still in place in the United States and globally. Douglas has an unparalleled and distinguished reputation in both the legal community and the corporate world. He holds licenses in the States of California, Nevada, Texas and Washington, D.C.  


Having graduated with honors from Stanford University with a B. A and then Stanford Law School, by earning a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degree. He went on to graduate and receive a Diploma from the prestigious, ​Wirtschaftsdeutsch International-Goethe Institut, in Germany. He is certified as a Litigation Specialist and has tried cases in various State Justice & Superior Courts, Federal District Court and Administration Agency Litigation. His representation set new case law that paved the way for changes in both law and policies in corporate & government environmental and energy sectors. He has authored countless publications in leading academic journals. 


Douglas started his career as a legal clerk in the U.S. Senate Committee on Interior & Insular Affairs and subsequently served as an Honors Program Attorney in energy and environmental issues for the United States Department of Interior. Having previously served as lead attorney for Mobil Oil Corporation, he led the way as a pioneer to implement and change policies and manage global risk in the oil & energy sectors. He also has led as General Counsel for the State of Arizona managing the Hoover Dam Power Generation System. 

Douglas is a lead attorney for many U.S and international conglomerates representing disruptive technologies and next-generation renewable energy, clean nuclear electricity and hydrogen-based technologies. 

EDUCATION

  • Diplom ​Wirtschaftsdeutsch International-Goethe Institut 1990

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  • J.D.​Stanford Law School 1978


  • ​B.A.​Stanford University 1975

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

​Honors Program Attorney, Solicitor’s Office, United States Department of the Interior

​Member Arizona, California, District of Columbia, and Texas Bar Associations

​Member Federal District Court Bar, Arizona and Southern Texas

​Lead EHS/Transportation Counsel and EHS Business Manager, Mobil Oil Corporation

Westconnect Transmission Legal Subcommittee ​

​Languages- German, plus some Spanish and Dutch

​ISNetworld, SAP Ariba Sourcing, and DISA competent

​IEC 61724 Working Group


LANGUAGE :  German, plus some Spanish and Dutch


EXPERIENCE/CLIENTS


  • Performance Globale Inc- Handle advanced energy technology, defense and logistics issues.
  • VNCan Group Ltd/Tenamyd SG PTE Ltd- Represent developer of multiple water processing technologies.
  • Mayer/Crown King/Williamson Valley Fire Districts; emergency response and wildland structural fires issues- governmental, contract, regulatory, labor, administrative, and employment compliance.
  • Southwestern Power Group- Provide contract counsel services on business issues to the El Rio Sol Transmission Project.
  • 7Peaks Energy- Developer of microgrid, distributed energy, DERMS, and virtual PPA’s for businesses based in southern California and Arizona.
  • Kaizen Fluid Systems LLC; Gas Plasma EfW technology + water pollution control issues- support finance, contracts, licenses, EHS, and deployment of produced water and frac returns, agricultural and industrial processing systems, and management of resultant product and waste streams.
  • Agvanta Technologies; advanced agricultural and biomolecular technologies- bio-agricultural and nutritional product enhancement via lesser-known natural substances.
  • Litigation: Various State Justice & Superior Court, Federal District Court, and administrative agency litigation.
  • 2017-2023- Retail Energy Supply Association- Represented national organization RESA on southwestern retail energy-and power marketing-related competition issues in the southwest.
  • 2015-2022- SunZia Transmisison Project- Counsel for power market, development, and land use issues.
  • 2015-2020- Diversified Farms/Triple F Farms Agribusiness- support grower/supplier growing and distributing agricultural products into North American and Asian markets.
  • 2000-2015- Arizona Power Authority/Hoover Dam: General Counsel for State of Arizona’s portion of Hoover Dam, handling governmental, contract, administrative, and finance issues, as well as open meeting and public record law issues, litigation, and administrative appeals. Remained 20-25% under budget for legal costs in each calendar year.
  • 2004-2015- EnviroMission Inc.- General Counsel: legal issues related to land, contracts, power marketing, regulatory, transport, and construction for renewable energy solar tower developer.
  • 1998-2000- Mobil Oil Corporation: EHS Manager for Midland/Rocky Mountain Business Unit who managed EHS regulatory and compliance programs for Mobil Oil’s Permian Basin and Rocky & production operations- improved division’s EHS results while running the EHS program 20% under budget.
  • 1994-1998- Mobil Oil Corporation: Lead EHS & Compliance Counsel Americas- helped develop and oversaw EHS, PSM, corporate audit & compliance and risk management programs for Mobil- Americas facilities, including refineries, chemical and plastics plants, terminals, pipelines, and exploration & production operations. Helped develop global risk management program.  


PUBLICATIONS


LinkedIn.com- All Star Poster: Discuss current high tech-related power, energy, agricultural and commodity issues.

AFCOM, “Green Data Centers”, June 2020.

EUCI, Solar Operations and Maintenance-Best Practices, “Data Convergence and Management Techniques”, March 2016.

State Bar of Texas, 24th Annual Advanced Oil Gas & Energy Resources Law Course,

“ABC’s of Electricity”, October 2006.

American Association of Mineral Owners Conference, "Interplay of Fossil Fuels and Renewables in Western Energy Markets", September 2004.

Fourth Annual Southwest Renewable Energy Conference, "Interconnection Standards for Distributed Generation", August 2004.

Law Seminars International, Southwest Power Conference, ​“The El Paso Settlement”, August 2003.

State Bar of Texas/UT Law School, First Annual Gas and Power Institute, ​"Electric Transmission Update", November 2002.

Contact

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