Joel L. Greene

Joel L. Greene

Of Counsel
Washington, D.C. 20006
Tel: 202-791-3722
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Experience
Presentations & Publications
Credentials

Experience

Mr. Greene having joined DWGP in 2023 has been in private practice in the Washington, D.C. area since 1974, assisting clients in energy regulatory matters, legal strategic planning, contract negotiations and advocacy before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Department of Transportation, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), state commissions, and the courts. His engagements on behalf of natural gas industrial end-users and LDCs span approximately 25 interstate pipelines and cover a diverse mix of regulatory issues.

Mr. Greene is very active in the energy industry, having served on the North American Energy Standards Board, Edison Electric Institute Order 636 Task Force, and as an officer of the Energy Bar Association. From 2003 – 2004, he served as chair of the International District Energy Association (IDEA), a 2,000-member international trade association formed in 1909. Mr. Greene remains the only attorney to hold that position in the over 110-year history of the association. In June 2005, Mr. Greene was awarded the organization’s highest honor. In June 2023, Mr. Greene was awarded the organization’s President’s Award honoring his over 30 years of service to IDEA.

Presentations & Publications

Presentations

  • Panelist, 11th Annual College/University Conference, International District Energy Association “Case Study of Trigen St. Louis’ Natural Gas Bypass,” (February 1998)
  • International District Energy Association, Annual Meeting “Sovereignty, The Only Natural Gas Supply Strategy That Makes Sense,” (June 1995)

Publications

  • Co-Author, “FERC Issues Order to Improve Gas-Electric Coordination,” District Energy Magazine (August 2015)
  • Co-Author, “Conversion to Natural Gas: Navigating the legal hurdles,” District Energy Magazine (January 30, 2013)
  • Co-Author, “Collection of Attorneys’ Fees Under Energy Statutes,” Energy Law and Transactions, Chapter 142 (2001)
  • Editor “Public Law 95-621, Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 Legislative History,” (1979)

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., National Law Center of the George Washington University (1974)
  • B.A., Franklin & Marshall College, Russian Studies (1969)

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia 
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit 
  • U.S. Supreme Court 
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

Organizations

  • North American Energy Standards Board (Former Member, Intraday Nominations Task Force)
  • International District Energy Association (IDEA) (Member, Board of Directors 1999 – 2000, Executive Committee, Board of Directors 2001 – 2002, First Vice Chair, Board of Directors 2002 – 2003, Chair, Board of Directors 2003 – 2004)
  • Energy Bar Association
  • Jennings Strouss Diversity & Inclusion Committee (Former Chair)

Honors