Steven M. Sherman

Partner

Steven Sherman has over 25 years of experience in the natural gas, oil, electric, telecommunications, water and sewer industries. He represents companies in all areas of energy and public utilities, including utilities, power producers, natural gas and electric marketers and energy associations. His practice has included regulatory and trial work before state and federal regulatory bodies and federal and state courts; asset transactions; joint venture agreements; negotiation of natural gas, oil, and power sales agreements and renewable energy agreements; international energy agreements; and general corporate matters.

Representative Experience

Represented prevailing parties in landmark interstate transportation proceeding at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Responsible for assisting numerous communities in creation of water and sewer ordinances and preparation of rates
Responsible for advising energy companies on the sale of electric and natural gas generation facilities
Responsible for negotiations for United States energy companies on numerous matters with energy interests in Europe
Helped create the first independent gas marketing company as an affiliate of a public utility
Represents and advises a national energy association on various energy related matters
Represented utilities in settlement of a twenty million dollar advalorem tax refund from Kansas producers
Represents buyers and sellers of natural gas and electricity in contract negotiations

Education

University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (J.D., 1974)
University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio (B.A., 1971)

Bar Admissions

Indiana
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations

The American Liver Foundation, Heartland Division (Co-Chair)
National Energy Marketers Association (Founding Board Member)
Midwest Energy Association, Legal Section (Past Chairman)
Indiana State Bar Association - Utility Law Section (Past Chairman)
Federal Energy Bar Association (Member)
Indianapolis Speech and Hearing Center (Past Board Member)
Indianapolis Bar Association (Member)
The District of Columbia Bar Association (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
Founding Member of Latvian Chamber of Commerce in the Americas

Awards and Recognitions

Indiana Super Lawyers

Seminars and Presentations

Energy Regulation Seminar, Indiana State Bar Association
Energy Regulation Seminar, Midwest Energy Association
Energy Regulation Seminar, National Consumer Law Center
Guest lecturer on Energy matters at Indiana University Graduate School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Visiting Professor of Energy and Environmental Law, Lublin University, Lublin, Poland

Publications

"Energy Law Client Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Litigation, Negotiations and Industry Regulations (co-author)", Aspatore Books, 2007