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John Shepherd, Jr.

Partner · Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

United StatesEnergy Law, Infrastructure Law

About

John Shepherd, Jr. is a Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP with over 25 years of experience in energy and infrastructure regulatory matters. He served as Director of Legal Policy at FERC from 2018-2021 and is an Adjunct Professor of Energy Law at George Washington University Law School.

Practice areas

Energy LawInfrastructure LawRegulatory Litigation

Office

Expertise

Energy and Capacity Market DesignTransmission Incentives and Cost AllocationPipeline Certification and AbandonmentHydroelectric LicensingMobile-Sierra IssuesCivil Enforcement Matters

Education

  • JD and LLM, International Trade and Comparative Law, Duke University School of Law, summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1999
  • MA and BA, Soviet and East European Studies, Yale University, summa cum laude, 1991

Admissions

  • District of Columbia Bar