Jerry R. Fish
Experience
Jerry Fish is Senior Counsel to the firm concentrating his practice in natural resources
law, with an emphasis on matters relating to oil and gas exploration and storage,
hydroelectric project relicensing and compliance, and mining for gold, silver, copper,
coal and industrial minerals.
Representative Work
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Negotiation of a major investment in drilling natural gas reserves on behalf of a
gas utility.
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Four transactions to buy or sell major underground natural gas storage facilities
in Alberta and Texas.
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Negotiation of joint venture to construct an underground natural gas storage
Senior Counsel
facility in California.
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Leasing, permitting and development of underground natural gas storage
facilities in Oregon.
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(503) 294-9620 direct
(503) 220-2480 fax
Acquisition and disposition of oil and gas fields in Alberta, Oregon, Colorado,
California, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, and negotiation of gas sales
agreements and gas gathering agreements relating to those fields.
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Portland, OR
Negotiation and drafting of multiparty relicensing agreements for major
jerry.fish@stoel.com
Education
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hydroelectric projects in each of Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
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and Clark College, J.D., 1982, magna
cum laude, first in class
Negotiation of numerous long term coal contracts from coal mines in Montana
Certificate in environmental and
and Wyoming, and other states, many for delivery of more than one million tons
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Northwestern School of Law of Lewis
of coal per year.
natural resources law
Associate editor, Environmental Law,
Negotiation of joint ventures, exploration agreements, acquisitions and
1981-1982
Bernard F. O'Rourke Award for best
dispositions of major gold and silver mines, and settling royalty disputes with
student paper on a natural resource
respect to those mines.
topic
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Title opinions for oil and gas, gold and silver and industrial minerals properties.
Cornelius Honor Society
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Obtaining permits for various oil and gas and mining projects.
Distinguished Environmental Law
Graduate Award
Professional Honors and Activities
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University of Chicago, MAT, 1974
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A.B., geology, Princeton University,
Selected by Best Lawyers® as Natural Resources Law Lawyer of the Year,
1971
Portland, 2012
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America© (currently: Mining Law, Natural Resources
Law, Oil & Gas Law), 1993-2016
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Member, Alaska Bar Association
Admissions
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Alaska
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Oregon
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Washington
Jerry R. Fish
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Member, Oregon State Bar Association
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Member, Washington Bar Association
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Member, American Exploration and Mining Association, Northwest Energy Association, and Rocky Mountain Mineral Law
Foundation
Publications & Presentations
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"Long Term Physical Hedges: The Development of New Forms in Response to New Market Dynamics," American Gas Association
Legal Forum, Deer Valley, Utah, July 14, 2014
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J. Fish and T. Wood., "Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Property Rights," 54 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. Ch 3, 2008
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J. Fish and R. Nelson, Jr., "Building Your Own Underground Gas Storage Project: From Leasing to Open Season Under FERC Order
No. 636," 39 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. Ch 19, 1993
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"Legal Aspects of Underground Storage Operations in the State of Washington, NW Petroleum Assoc. 1991 Annual Symposium,
Bellingham, Wash.
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"Recent Developments in State and Local Regulation of Mineral Development," NW Mining Assoc. Convention, Spokane, Wash.,
Dec. 1986
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"Oregon's New Dormant-Mineral Statute," 47 Oregon Geology 78, 1985
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“Mining” (coauthor), Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Oregon CLE, 2002 & Supp. 2006
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"Rights in Minerals and Gravel," (coauthor), 2 Real Property § 40, Oregon CLE Supp., 1985
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"Regulation of Hardrock and Other Mineral Activity on National Forest Land," Public Land Management: The Forest Service, U.
Wash. CLE, 1984
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"Local Government Restrictions and Controls on Rights-of-Way," Rights of Access and Surface Use, Paper No. 5, Rocky Mt Min L
Fdn, 1984
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"Access Across Private Lands," American Law of Mining § 100, 2d ed, 1984
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"Commonwealth Edison v. Montana: Leading the Severance Tax Stampede," 12 Envtl L 1031, 1982
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"Preservation and Strategic Mineral Development in Alaska: Congress Writes a New Equation," 12 Envtl L 137, 1981