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Joe
Tirone

Position
Partner
Office
Washington, DC

Joe Tirone is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group where he advises clients on a broad spectrum of traditional and renewable energy infrastructure and development projects with an emphasis on power generation. Joe is a member of the Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Industry Team and a co-chair of the power generation team.


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.

As an active member of numerous legal and industry associations, Joe has chaired committees and held other leadership positions focused on the transition from traditional to new energy sources.

Noteworthy

  • Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll (2021)

Publications

  • "EPA Environmental Appeals Board Halts Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project," Jones Walker LLP Offshore Wind Client Alert, April 7, 2025
  • "November Offshore Winds of Change," Jones Walker LLP Environmental Issues at the 2024 Ballot Box — Environmental Client Alert, October 22, 2024
  • "Offshore Wind Opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico," Wind Systems magazine, September 2022
  • "Vents de Carême – Offshore Wind Opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico", July 2022

Presentations

  • "High Risk, High Reward – Energy Contracting in Turbulent Times," Institute for Energy Law Lower Carbon Conference, Houston, Texas, May 8, 2025
  • "The IRA in 2025: Updates for the Offshore Wind Industry," 2025 Oceantic International Partnering Forum, Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 29, 2025
  • "The US Hydrogen Market," British-American Business Association, Washington, DC, June 2024
  • "Closing The Loop: Bringing the Net-Zero Supply Chain to Ports and Vessels", September 2022
  • "Introduction to Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Mexico," New Orleans Bar Association, September 2022
  • "Blockchain Event: Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets for the Climate Markets", August 2022
  • CEO Leadership Speaker Series, January 2022
  • "Decommissioning Renewable Energy Installations," Business Network for Offshore Wind, Gulf of Mexico Working Group, January 2022
  • "Contract Provisions and Regulatory Issues for Offshore Wind Sector During COVID-19", April 2020
  • "Offshore Wind Energy," 2018 Maryland State of the Ports Event, September 2018

Memberships

  • Oceantic Network (formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind), Board Member and Secretary (2019–present)
  • British-American Business Association, Board Member and Chair, Energy & Environment Committee (2019–present)
  • Association of International Energy Negotiators (formerly the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators) (AIEN)
  • Energy Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
Washington, DC
Suite 600
1 M Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
D: 202.203.1044
F: 202.203.1135
Emailjtirone@joneswalker.com

Education

  • University of Notre Dame Law School
    JD, magna cum laude, 1992
    Senior Editor, Notre Dame Law Review
  • Loyola College in Maryland
    BBA, Accounting, summa cum laude, 1989

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland

Related Practices

  • Commercial Transactions
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Energy Transactional Support
  • Energy Regulatory
  • Renewable Energy
  • Aerospace & Aviation

Related Industries

  • Aerospace & Aviation
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Tirone Reelected to British-American Business Association Board of Directors
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