Areas of Practice
Doug Greene is co-chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation and Director and Officer Liability Practice Groups. Doug focuses his practice on defending public companies and their directors and officers in securities class actions, litigation concerning mergers and acquisitions, shareholder derivative actions, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and enforcement proceedings. He also advises companies during internal corporate investigations.
Professional Experience
- K&L Gates, Partner (2011-2012)
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Partner (2005-2010)
- Perkins Coie LLP, Partner (1993-2005)
Admitted to Practice
- Washington
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
Academics
- University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 1992)
- Order of the Coif
- Articles Editor, Iowa Law Review
- St. Olaf College (B.A., Economics, 1988)
Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships
- Co-chair, Director and Officer Liability Practice Group
- Co-chair, Securities Litigation Practice Group
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Bribery and International Anti-Corruption
- Mergers and Acquisitions
Representative Matters and Clients
Doug has represented the following companies in one or more securities class action and/or corporate governance litigation matters:
- Alcide Corporation
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Ambassadors Group, Inc.
- aQuantive, Inc.
- Artificial Life, Inc.
- The Boeing Company
- Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
- Corillian Corporation
- Dendreon Corporation
- Drugstore.com, Inc.
- Egghead, Inc.
- Expedia, Inc.
- Immunex
- InfoSpace, Inc.
- Jones Soda Co.
- L&L Energy, Inc.
- Liberty Mutual
- Merix Corporation
- Metawave Communications Corporation
- Micron Technology, Inc.
- OfficeMax Incorporated
- RBC Dain Rauscher Corp.
- PremierWest Bancorp
- Primo Water Corporation
- Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc.
- ProCyte Corporation
- Quantum Corporation
- Safeco Corporation
- Spacelabs Medical, Inc.
- Sterling Financial Corporation
- Subaye, Inc.
- TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
- Washington Mutual (former CEO)
- Western Wireless Corporation
- WSB Financial Group, Inc.
- Zumiez, Inc.
In addition, Doug has represented companies, boards, boards committees, and individual directors and officers in dozens of nonpublic internal investigations and shareholder litigation matters.
Publications
- Principal blog contributor since 2012, “D&O Discourse,” Lane Powell PC
- “How to Solve the Flawed Confidential Witness Issue,” Law360 (April 8, 2013)
- “Director Service — Is it Safe to Serve on a Public Company’s Board of Directors?” Seattle Business magazine (February 2013)
- “A Potential Partial Solution to the M&A Litigation Problem,” Law360 (November 1, 2012)
- “Behind the Scenes of the SEC-Citigroup Settlement Drama,” Law360 (October 19, 2012)
- “Lessons From In Re Rigel Pharmaceuticals,” Law360, Co-author (September 19, 2012)
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“The Bank is Open: SEC Investor Protection Fund Poised to Pay Whistleblower Bounties,” Seattle Business magazine, Co-author (September 2012)
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“Is it Still Safe to be a Director of a Public Company?” Puget Sound Business Journal ADR and Litigation Q&A Column Titled “Ask the Legal Professionals” (July 27, 2012)
- “Lane Powell Hires Securities Litigator From K&L Gates,” Law360, Interviewed (June 25, 2012)
- “Citigroup Shareholder Derivative Litigation: A Hard Case That Didn’t Make Bad Law,” Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter (June 2009)
- “Courts Should Increase Their Focus on Falsity Allegations (In My Opinion),” Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter (May 2009)
- “Securities Litigation Developments: More From the Ninth Circuit, and a ‘Meaningful Cautionary’ Tale,” Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter (March 2009)
- “Ninth Circuit Addresses Several Pleading Issues in Securities Class Actions,” Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter (January 2009)
- “Securities Litigation Landscape,” International Journal of Disclosure and Governance (June 2006)
- “D&O Insurance Policies After Securities Lawsuits,” Corporate Governance Advisor (March/April 2004)
- “The Public Company Handbook, A Practical Guide,” Bowne Publishing (2002; 2003)
- “Recent Trends in Private Securities Litigation Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: The Counter-Reform Act,” Glasser Legal Works Seminars (2003)
- “CEO and CFO Certifications Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and SEC Rules,” Practical Lawyer (December 2002)
Speaking Engagements
- “Failed Governance and Lessons Learned: Case Studies From the Headlines,” Northwest Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors, Co-Moderator (March 19, 2013)
- “Strategies for Evaluating and Resolving Securities Class Action and Shareholder Derivative Suits,” White and Williams LLP, Lane Powell PC and The Weinstein Team Seminar for Bermuda Insurers (2013)
- “Securities Litigation Developments,” Northwest Securities Institute (2012)
- “Strategies for Evaluating and Resolving Securities Class Action and Shareholder Derivative Suits,” White and Williams LLP, The Weinstein Team and K&L Gates Seminar for Bermuda Insurers (2012)
- “Who’s on First? Inside a Disclosure Crisis,” Northwest Securities Institute, Moderator (2010)
- “Ethical Dilemmas for Corporate Counsel: Representation and Privilege Issues,” Corporate Counsel Institute, Washington State Bar Association (October 2009)
- “Stock Options: Emerging Issues and Developments,” PricewaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum (January 2007)
- “Securities Litigation: Overview and Current Issues,” Successful Prosecution of Complex Business Disputes, Washington State Bar Association CLE (2006)
- “The New Era of Corporate Governance Litigation: Claims Against Directors and Internal Investigations,” Association of Corporate Counsel (2004)
- “The New Era of Corporate Governance Litigation: Claims Against Directors and Internal Investigations,” Perkins Coie LLP Seminar for Portland-area Corporate Counsel (2004)
- “Between the Pit and the Pendulum: Director Education and the Duties of Care and Good Faith One Year After Sarbanes-Oxley,” Annual Corporate and Securities Law Update (2003)
- “Proxy Season: The Reality of Corporate Governance Reform Sinks In,” PricewaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum (2003)
- “Securities Litigation After Enron: Analysis and Predictions,” National Investor Relations Institute (2002)
- “How the Enron Mess May Affect You,” PricewaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum (2002)
- “Sarbanes-Oxley and Other Earthquakes: The Corporate Governance Ground Has Shifted,” Perkins Coie LLP/Deloitte & Touche LLP Corporate Governance Seminar (2002)
Awards and Honors
- Avvo Rated 10/10 “Superb”
- Peer Review Rated “AV” in Martindale-Hubbell
- Named as a “Washington Super Lawyer,” Super Lawyers magazine, Securities Litigation (2004-2012)
- Named as a “Top Lawyer” in Washington CEO (2008)
- Named as a “Washington Rising Star,” Super Lawyers magazine, Securities Litigation (2003)
Professional and Community Activities
- Board of Advisors, Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter (2008-Present)
- Member, Securities Committee, Washington State Bar Association (2003-Present)
- Member, Board of Trustees, King County Bar Foundation (2001-2009)
- Co-chair, Northwest Securities Institute (2004-2007)
- Member, National Association of Corporate Directors