Overview
Joan counsels energy and utility clients on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, transactional, contractual, and litigation matters. She represents clients in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as well as in matters before state and local administrative agencies across New England. Joan is also a member of the team of lawyers serving as general counsel to the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL).
Joan advises clients regarding the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as well as related federal and state statutes. In addition, she prepares FERC applications and compliance filings and conducts regulatory due diligence for developers and investors.
Joan’s practice also includes advising cable, telecommunications, and water companies on state regulatory issues, and representing renewable energy developers in state siting and permitting proceedings.
Prior to joining Day Pitney, Joan was an associate at an international law firm, where she represented banks and other institutional lenders in debt financing transactions in the technology and life sciences sectors.
Education and Credentials
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., with Honors, Energy and Environmental Law Certificate; Connecticut Law Review, Symposium Editor; Moot Court Board
- University of Connecticut, B.S.
Admissions
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- State of New York
News & Insights
Thought Leadership
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Addresses Requests for Rehearing of Major Transmission Planning Rule, November 26, 2024 -
Supreme Court Overturning Chevron Leaves a Wake of Regulatory Uncertainty for Employment and Energy Agency Actions, July 18, 2024 -
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Two Major Final Rules on Transmission Planning and Siting, July 2, 2024