Joseph B. Williams
USA Guide 2023
Band 5 : Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Band 5
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Provided by Joseph B. Williams
Practice Areas
Energy
Career
Joseph Williams focuses his practice on energy, commodities and derivatives law. He regularly represents clients on a range of regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Joseph has handled numerous investigations, enforcement and show cause proceedings, and complex energy litigation matters. Although most market manipulation cases involve claims related to marketing and trading in energy and commodity markets, Joseph has also represented clients in FERC enforcement matters involving generation dispatch and reliability issues and hydro safety regulation. Joseph has handled market manipulation cases involving both physical and financial products in organized markets nationwide and at all stages – from self-reporting potential violations to fully litigated matters and related appeals.