A partner in the Corporate Department, Joe Donovan provides state and federal regulatory and transactional advice to a wide range of energy clients, including renewable, natural gas and other power generation developers, as well as electric transmission owners, interstate oil and natural gas pipeline owners and shippers, local gas utilities, landfill renewable gas and LNG project developers, and project financing entities.
Joe has also advised clients on numerous matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) including issues arising under the Federal Power Act, Energy Policy Act, the Natural Gas Act, and the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act. He has appeared before more than 35 state regulatory commissions and supported clients in interactions with numerous federal agencies including FERC and the Departments of Energy, Commerce, Homeland Security, Agriculture, and Small Business Administration.
Credentials
Education
- Washburn University School of Law, J.D., 1996
- Washburn University, B.A., 1991
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Illinois
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois