Joseph Waala
Business & Startup Lawyer
Pennsylvania
DC, NY, PA, OH
"5 Stars !!"
About
* Experience and knowledge necessary to handle a broad array of legal and business matters when needed, without the expense of having a full-time attorney on staff
* High-quality, timely and effective service
* Practice areas include business formation, commercial contracts, licensing, financing, corporate governance, credit, intellectual property, real estate, energy marketing and trading, and renewable energy
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Client Reviews
"Excellent....very responsive....works on the weekend if required."
"Joe....did an outstanding job helping me set up the LLC I required....great advice and very efficient!"
"Joe was great to work with. He is very knowledgeable, responded promptly, and worked nights and weekends to get us what we needed in time for our launch. I highly recommend working with Joe."
"Great experience, answered all questions, knowledgeable, would hire again."
"Joe's great to work with. Very fast turn around!"
"Great experience with Joe - notably helpful in bringing up other issues and ideas that were necessary to accomplishing our goal that we hadn't thought of. Clear communication a plus too."
Work History
Talen Energy Corp.
Assistant General Counsel
Jun 2015 - May 2017
-Responsible for all commercial and IP matters: commodity trading and energy marketing, credit and finance, multi-state retail business, procurement and transportation, copyright, trademark, software licensing, corp. governance
-Managed team of commercial lawyers and other professionals
-Organized, staffed and managed new legal department
-Created and conducted compliance and training programs
PPL Corporation
Senior Counsel
May 2011 - Jun 2015
-Lead attorney for commodity, energy marketing and trading operations and related credit issues, including structured power transactions, energy management and asset management agreements, master trading agreements, multi-state gas and electric retail business, environmental products, fuel procurement, transportation, and commodity trading compliance
-Also supported supply-chain and IP matters
Phillips Lytle
Associate
Jan 2008 - Aug 2010
-Concentrated practice in commercial litigation and business disputes, with a focus on contract and warranty claims, employment matters and fraudulent trade practices.
-Also performed significant commercial transactional work on intellectual property matters and real estate.
King & Spalding
Associate
May 2000 - Feb 2007
-Broad-based transactional and tax practice with a focus on M&A, sale/leasebacks, joint ventures, private equity investments, licensing agreements, financing documents, corporate, partnership and LLC formation, and general corporate counseling
-Also supported litigation matters involving securities litigation, commercial and tax disputes
Baker Hostetler LLP
Associate
Sep 1999 - May 2000
Practiced transactional tax and corporate planning
-Assisted clients with structuring, negotiating and documenting corporate, partnership and LLC formation, M&A and other strategic transactions