Atty. Doreen U. Saia
Doreen U. Saia, Chair of the Albany office Energy & Natural Resources Practice, has a wide-ranging energy law practice focused on the representation of national and international corporations that own and operate electric generating facilities and engage in financial transactions trading electricity products.
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Doreen U. Saia is a Shareholder based in Albany, New York, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 32+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1994. Their practice focuses on litigation, environmental, government, and energy. Admitted to practice in New York (1994). Educated at Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1993) and Williams College (B.A., 1988). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •Member, American Bar Association •Member, Federal Energy Bar Association •Member, New York State Bar Association •Past President, Northeast Chapter of the Federal Energy Bar Association. Serands clients in Albany, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Doreen U. Saia, Chair of the Albany office Energy & Natural Resources Practice, has a wide-ranging energy law practice focused on the representation of national and international corporations that own and operate electric generating facilities and engage in financial transactions trading electricity products
- She has been actively involved in state and federal regulatory proceedings concerning the deregulation of electricity markets throughout the Northeast, the siting of new generating facilities and cost-of-service ratemaking
- Doreen was instrumental in developing the structure of the New York Independent System Operator, the independent administrator of the New York wholesale electric markets, and continues to play a pivotal role in the ongoing development of the competitive wholesale market in New York
- She has also been engaged in the development of the competitive markets in New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, including efforts to design pay for performance mechanisms to address market power mitigation considerations and to address the accommodation of State public policy issues
- Concentrations •Energy law •Governmental affairs •Environmental law •Commercial law Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, City & State, 'Upstate Power 100,' 2025 •Selected, City & State, 'Trailblazers in Law,' 2024 •Selected, City & State, 'Energy & Environment Power 100,' 2022-2023 •Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2023-2025 •Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), 2023-2025 •Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market, 2023-2025 •Listed, Chambers Global, Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), 2022-2026 •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2010-2026 •Energy Law, 2010-2026 •Energy Regulatory Law, 2022-2026 •Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), 2026 •'Lawyer of the Year,' Energy Law, Albany, 2014,2018, 2020, and 2023 •Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2020-2023 and 2025 •Energy Regulation: Electric Power, 2023 and 2025 •Energy Regulation: Conventional Power, 2020-2022 •Listed, Chambers USA Guide •Nationwide - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), 2021-2022 •New York - Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market, 2008-2022 •Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2008-2021 •Listed, Capital Region Living, 'Best Lawyers in the Capital Region,' 2018 •Team Member, Best Lawyers in America 'Top Listed - Government Relations,' 2018 •Team Member, a U.S
- News - Best Lawyers 'Government Relations Law Firm of the Year,' 2014
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
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Attorneys for administrative law, agency hearings, government contracts, licensing, and public benefits.
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Energy attorneys for oil & gas, renewables, utility regulation, and energy sector transactions.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Albany are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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