
Of Counsel
Tel:
202.393.6222
Fax:
202.393.5959
Joseph T. Findaro represents clients in the areas of natural resources, water, agriculture, energy, environmental, international, and Native American matters at the federal and state levels. Joe has over 30 years of experience working with the U.S. Congress, the Executive Branch, and the private sector.
Prior to entering private practice, Joe served in the Reagan Administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the U.S. Department of the Interior and as Counsel in the California Governor's Washington, D.C. Office. He was also the Director of Federal Affairs at the Entergy Corporation, a major investor-owned electric utility company. Joe works regularly with many top ranking officials and staff in the Executive Branch and he has also developed positive working relationships with Members and key staff in the U.S. Congress.
Prior to entering private practice, Joe served in the Reagan Administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the U.S. Department of the Interior and as Counsel in the California Governor's Washington, D.C. Office. He was also the Director of Federal Affairs at the Entergy Corporation, a major investor-owned electric utility company. Joe works regularly with many top ranking officials and staff in the Executive Branch and he has also developed positive working relationships with Members and key staff in the U.S. Congress.

Energy Project Development & Finance

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District of Columbia Bar, Environmental & Natural Resources Section, Member
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Lanjaron Arabia Distribution, United Arab Emirates, Board Member
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West African Commodities SARL, Conakry, Guinea, Board Member
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Argentine-American Dialogue, Advisor
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Our Horn is NOT Medicine, South Africa, Advisor
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Obrana Annecto Financial Services Pvt Ltd., India, Board Member
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Catholic University School of Civil Engineering, Washington, D.C., Environmental Law & Policy Instructor, 1992 - Present
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McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California, American Law Seminar Instructor, Foreign Law Program, University of Salzburg, Austria, 1994-1996
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George Mason University Law School, Arlington, VA, Visiting Instructor, 2012
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Lead the Way Fund, Inc., Washington, D.C. Committee
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Tufts University President's Challenge, Boston Marathon, Participant
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Entergy Corporation, Director Federal Affairs
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U.S. Department of the Interior-Water and Science, Deputy Assistant Secretary
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Washington, DC Office of Governor Deukmejian (California), Counsel
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U.S. Department of the Interior - Water, Power & Native Americans, Legislative Counsel
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New York State Senate Environment Committee, Counsel
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United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations, Intern
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Tufts University Senior Honors Thesis: "The Evolving Relationship Between Transnational Corporations and Developing Countries, The Quest For More Equitable Natural Resources Agreements"
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J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1981
B.A., Tufts University, 1978; Political Science and Psychology, summa cum laude

New York
District of Columbia
 








