Herbert Short is the Practice Group Leader of Sutherland’s Energy & Environmental Group, comprised of lawyers in Washington, D.C., New York, Houston, Austin and Atlanta. He is a senior transactional and securities lawyer focusing on representing the electric utility industry in complex financings.

Herbert has represented electric utility clients in numerous financing deals, including publicly issued bond offerings, leveraged leasing transactions, tax-exempt bond offerings, revolving lines of credit, government-guaranteed financings, and commercial paper transactions.

In addition to his focus on the utilities industry, Herbert has substantial experience representing clients in corporate and securities transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, bond offerings and other financings. He also advises corporate boards and management on corporate governance issues, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and regulatory matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission.