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Josh Kaplowitz focuses his practice on regulatory, policy, contractual and litigation matters related to offshore wind and other forms of renewable energy. Most recently, he served as Vice President for Offshore Wind at the American Clean Power Association (ACP).
Josh led ACP’s offshore wind advocacy efforts, working to advance the organization’s policy, legislative and regulatory priorities for offshore wind, with a particular emphasis on its engagement with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), other key federal agencies and Capitol Hill. He also facilitated ACP’s collaboration with state and local governments, stakeholders and the public.
Josh Kaplowitz focuses his practice on regulatory, policy, contractual and litigation matters related to offshore wind and other forms of renewable energy. Most recently, he served as Vice President for Offshore Wind at the American Clean Power Association (ACP).
Josh led ACP’s offshore wind advocacy efforts, working to advance the organization’s policy, legislative and regulatory priorities for offshore wind, with a particular emphasis on its engagement with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), other key federal agencies and Capitol Hill. He also facilitated ACP’s collaboration with state and local governments, stakeholders and the public.
After working in private practice as an environmental, toxic tort and commercial litigator, Josh served for five years in the Office of the Solicitor at the U.S. Department of the Interior as legal counsel for BOEM’s Office of Renewable Energy Programs and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. During his tenure, he helped revise BOEM’s offshore wind regulations and defend BOEM against legal challenges to its permits and leases.
Josh is a frequent speaker and writer on offshore wind law and policy. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the George Washington University College of Law where he teaches offshore wind law to second- and third-year law students.
CREDENTIALS
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2007
Editorial Board, Journal of Law & Politics (2005-2007) - B.A., Political Science, Distinction in Major, Yale University, 2000
- District of Columbia
- Adjunct Professor, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C. (2022-Present)
- Vice President, Offshore Wind, American Clean Power Association, Washington, D.C. (2021-2023)
- Senior Counsel, US Offshore Wind, GE Renewable Energy, Washington, D.C. (2020-2021)
- Attorney-Advisor, Division of Mineral Resources, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, D.C. (2015-2020)