Joseph K. Reid, III Partner

Joe’s experience has included over a decade acting as national trial counsel for one of the world’s largest automakers. For the past 12 years, he has been a leader of an outstanding and growing team of energy regulatory lawyers representing some of the country’s largest energy companies and their electric and gas utilities before state public utility commissions in Virginia and elsewhere.

In 2015, The National Law Journal named Joe one of the 50 regulatory “trailblazers” across the country. He has played a major role in the successful re-regulation of Virginia’s electric utilities and associated ratemaking proceedings; secured approvals for the development of new electric generating facilities and other electric and gas infrastructure projects; helped facilitate challenging utility mergers in several states; defended against notable gas pipeline safety enforcement claims; and otherwise assisted public service companies in achieving their strategic priorities. In 2019, Joe and a team of McGuireWoods attorneys were recognized in the Financial Times’ North America Innovative Lawyers report for providing a one-of-a-kind suite of transactional, regulatory, litigation, government relations and grassroots advocacy efforts to secure approval for a major Southeastern utility acquisition.

This leading edge experience has included multiple general utility rate cases and earnings reviews; cost of equity determinations and utility financing matters; infrastructure trackers; pursuit of new grid technologies and environmental compliance initiatives; innovative tariff designs; and, more generally, counseling and advocacy to support optimal regulatory constructs.

In the community, Joe is on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Greater Richmond and a Trustee of Historic Richmond. He also is a former president of Rebuilding Together of Richmond.