Profile
Joel advocates on behalf of corporate and individual clients in a broad spectrum of matters, including complex commercial disputes, regulatory issues, statutory interpretation controversies, and constitutional cases. He has experience in all phases of litigation, from pre-suit counseling through appeal. He has written briefs in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court; the First, Second, Ninth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits; and federal district courts.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented a coalition of firearms-industry members in a Supreme Court amicus brief opposing Mexico’s lawsuit against gun manufacturers, resulting in a unanimous decision that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act barred the foreign government’s suit.
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Represented a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of Members of Congress in a D.C. Circuit amicus brief supporting the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, resulting in a decision upholding the law under the First Amendment and other constitutional provisions. Subsequently represented the Select Committee on the CCP’s Chair and Ranking Member in a Supreme Court amicus brief supporting the D.C. Circuit’s decision, which the Court unanimously affirmed.
- Defended a data broker in successive privacy and unfair-trade-practices lawsuits, resulting in favorable dismissals of the cases.
- Defended a tribal corporation in breach-of-contract litigation based on a contract subject to arbitration, resulting in a favorable voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit.
- Defended a beverage manufacturer against commercial tort claims in arbitration, resulting in a favorable settlement of the dispute.
- Represented an energy company in a product liability dispute, resulting in a favorable settlement of the claims.
- Represented telecommunications trade associations in an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in a constitutional challenge to SEC administrative proceedings, resulting in a favorable decision on the scope of the Seventh Amendment right to jury trial in such proceedings.
- Represented a religious organization in an amicus brief before the First Circuit in support of the Boston City Council’s custom of opening its legislative sessions with an invocation, resulting in a favorable decision affirming the constitutionality of that custom.
- Counseled corporate clients on potential challenges to federal regulations across a range of subjects.
- Counseled immigration clients and represented them in federal, state, and immigration courts.
Professional Experience
- Litigation Associate, Private Law Practice (2017-2019)
- Law Clerk, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Office of Senator Mike Lee (2015-2017)
- Judicial Intern, The Honorable Edward J. McDonough Jr., Massachusetts Superior Court (2015)
Affiliations
- The Federalist Society
- The Catholic Bar Association
- Society for the Rule of Law
Practice Areas
Credentials
Education
J.D., cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center
B.A., summa cum laude, Gordon College
Law Journals
Editor-in-Chief, vol. 15, Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy
Clerkships
- Law Clerk for the Honorable Timothy J. Kelly, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2021-2022)
- Law Clerk for the Honorable Raymond W. Gruender, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (2019-2021)
Bar and Court Memberships
- Massachusetts Bar
- District of Columbia Bar
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, District of Columbia, and Federal Circuits
- U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Massachusetts
Related News & Insights
- AlertSupreme Court Blocks Mexico’s Gun Lawsuit: PLCAA Shields U.S. Firearm Makers from LitigationStephen J. Obermeier, Michael D. Faucette, William K. Lane III, Joel S. NoletteJune 6, 2025
- Press ReleaseWiley Files Comments for Competitive Energy Associations Regarding DOJ’s Anticompetitive Regulations Task ForceJune 3, 2025
- ArticleWhy Trade Cases May Put Maple Leaf Deference On ReviewLaw360Joel S. Nolette, Kahlil H. EppsApril 29, 2025
- ArticleTrump Administration Requests Pauses in Several Supreme Court Cases to Reconsider Biden Administration PoliciesEnergy Law ReportJeremy J. Broggi, Tatiana Sainati, Joel S. Nolette, Stephanie RigizadehApril 2025