Joe's more than three decades of experience in private practice and as a former in-house counsel for an industry-leading independent power producer have given him a comprehensive understanding of the energy sector — inside and out. Over the course of his extensive career, Joe has counseled leading multinational energy-sector businesses on energy and infrastructure development around the globe, including in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
His practice has a particular focus on power sector and upstream energy activities. He has advised clients on transactions, financings, public-private partnerships, regulatory compliance, and other matters involving the full range of traditional and renewable energy sources —including , biofuels, offshore wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, oil and gas, and coal. Joe's clients also seek his counsel on transportation, technology, and related projects, including bridges, toll roads, water-treatment facilities, railroads, data centers, and electric-vehicle (EV) and EV-battery plants, among others.
He is highly regarded for his ability to work seamlessly and collegially with local counsel, in-house legal departments, key executives, and government agencies and regulators. Joe routinely advises clients that rely on his detailed, wide-ranging knowledge in areas such as financing and building new facilities; complex engineering, procurement, and construction contracts; power purchase agreements; sales and acquisitions of power generation facilities; cross-border and international ventures; alternative fuel vehicles; EV charging networks; and the development and operation of cogeneration and power generation plants. Retail energy suppliers value his counsel on commercial and regulatory aspects of their businesses.
