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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Offices
1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON DC 20036-5306
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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William Scherman
Work Department
Energy, Regulation and Litigation
Position
Bill Scherman advises companies on litigation, commercial, regulatory and legislative matters relating to the U.S. and international energy markets. He has litigated high-profile energy investigation and enforcement matters before the FERC and in the federal courts and represents large electric utilities before the FERC and state regulators. During the last several years, he has been heavily involved in very high-profile trials before the FERC involving rate, market power and market manipulation issues. He also utilizes his experience in market power issues in advising companies on mergers and acquisitions.
Career
General Counsel, FERC; Chief of Staff and Senior Legal and Policy Advisor, FERC. During his tenure at the FERC, he played a key role in major policy initiatives, including the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and Order No. 636, which reformed the natural gas pipeline industry. As FERC’s chief legal officer, he was responsible for the agency’s litigation strategy before federal appellate courts.
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Education
JD, University of Louisville School of Law, 1984 (Articles Editor, Law Review); BA, George Washington University, 1980.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Government > Government relations
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense