Gordon F. Grimes

Gordon F. Grimes

Portland, ME recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1983
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40 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Construction Law Corporate Law Energy Law Oil and Gas Law

Biography

Gordon has counseled clients in the power generation industry for over three decades, assisting private energy generators, banks, and contractors with matters ranging from insurance and warranty claims to crisis management. As a managing director of the alternative energy consulting firm Stratex Energy, he’s well-versed in the waste-to-energy, pulp and paper, biomass, and ethanol industries, as well as more traditional energy sources like oil and natural gas. He is also a Managing Director of DriveGreen LLC, which connects biomass fuel to transportation.

Formerly practicing in corporate law and litigation, Gordon has extensive experience in dispute resolution. He has represented facility owners and contractors worldwide from Brazil to India to Indonesia, and has served lead roles in several of Maine’s landmark power industry cases, including a 1989 arbitration against General Electric that resulted in one of the then largest litigated recoveries in a construction dispute in the state’s history. With his resolute focus, broad experience, and industry acumen, it’s easy to see why energy companies around the world trust Gordon with their most challenging legal matters.

Gordon is also very experienced in:
  • Issues relating to a wide variety of equipment, including combustion and steam turbines, boilers, condensers, scrubbers, bag houses, and heat recovery steam generators
  • Mediation and administrative hearings
  • Negotiating and writing power purchase, engineering, procurement, long-term parts and service, and construction contracts
  • Insurance recoveries

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40 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Boston University School of Law, JD, graduated 1975
  • Trinity College, BA, graduated 1973
  • Bowdoin College, AB, graduated 1971

  • Maine, State of Maine

  • US District Court, Districts of Maine and New Hampshire
  • US Court of Appeals, First Circuit US Supreme Court
  • Maine, State of Maine
  • Boston University School of Law, JD, graduated 1975
  • Trinity College, BA, graduated 1973
  • Bowdoin College, AB, graduated 1971
  • US District Court, Districts of Maine and New Hampshire
  • US Court of Appeals, First Circuit US Supreme Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Construction Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Energy Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Construction Law, Portland, ME (2014)
  • Energy Law, Portland, ME (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Energy Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Aviation Law
Special Focus:
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Cogeneration
  • Construction Disputes
  • Electricity
  • Energy
  • Insurance
  • Insurance Coverage

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