Derek Brice

Derek specializes in the nuclear power industry, providing advice on regulatory, litigation and transactional matters through the entire plant lifecycle, from new build to operations to decommissioning. He is currently seconded into the decommissioning organization at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) as Decommissioning Counsel, one of the Decommissioning Key Executives. In that role, he provides legal advice and counsel regarding the administration and implementation of the decommissioning general contract, as well as on matters including Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing and compliance issues, waste management, transportation, and disposal, spent fuel management, vendor contracts and resolution of disputes.

 

Derek has provided advice on regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters on the following representative projects:

• Representation of an owner of a new build nuclear power plant in the United States
• Representation of an operator of nuclear power plants in the United States
• Representation of an owner and its operator of a new build nuclear power project in the Middle East
• Representation of owners of a nuclear power plant undergoing decommissioning in the United States

Derek has also been involved in several large patent-litigation lawsuits.