Steven’s practice focuses on issuers and underwriters in a range of equity and debt offerings.

Steven represents issuers and underwriters in a range of equity and debt offerings, with a significant portion of this work concentrated in the energy and utility industries. He has substantial experience with common stock offerings, hybrid securities, tax-exempt offerings of multi-modal debt, 4(2) private placements and liability management. Steven also regularly advises on matters relating to general securities law compliance and disclosure, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Dodd-Frank and corporate governance.

Relevant Experience

Equity:

• Acted as underwriters’ counsel for common stock offering by Ohio-based utility holding company
• Acted as company counsel to Farm Credit financial institution in offerings of perpetual preferred stock
• Acted as underwriters’ counsel for Minnesota-based electric utility holding company in forward-equity issuance
• Acted as agents’ counsel in establishment of periodic equity programs for utility holding company