Partner
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Thomas P. Poindexter has joined the law firm of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP as a partner in the Energy Practice Group, where he will represent nuclear energy clients in licensing, regulatory, and adjudicatory matters before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Department of Energy (DOE).
Poindexter has assisted nuclear power plants with regulatory, investigation, and enforcement problems, both in the United States and Canada. He also provides legal advice on a number of substantive regulatory matters, such as environmental qualification of electrical equipment, quality assurance programs, NRC policies, and technical specification interpretations. Additionally, he has been active in assisting DOE contractors conform to DOE criteria.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Poindexter was a partner at Winston & Strawn LLP, where he served as chair of the firm’s diversity committee. Before law school, Poindexter worked for the NRC for seven years in various technical positions, including inspecting and overseeing the clean-up activities at Three Mile Island.
Poindexter earned his B.S. from Purdue University and his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law.