Robert J. Joseph

Bob’s recent transactions include:

• Represented an electric utility company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.80% Senior Notes, Series due April 1, 2055.
• Drafted and submitted a successful no-action letter to the SEC relating to the omission of a shareholder proposal for a proxy statement for an annual meeting of shareholders.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with issuance of $47 million of tax-exempt pollution control revenue refunding bonds.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.60% Senior Notes, Series due April 1, 2053.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.45% Senior Notes, Series due May 15, 2029.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with issuance of $60 million of tax-exempt environmental facilities revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with issuance of $65 million of tax-exempt environmental facilities revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.60% Senior Notes, Series due April 1, 2053.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $450 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.40% Senior Notes, Series due January 15, 2053.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $700 million of mortgage bonds – $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.10% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 38 due June 1, 2032, and $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.50% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 39 due June 1, 2052.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $700 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.60% Senior Notes, Series due June 1, 2032.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public green bond offering of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.50% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due June 1, 2052.
• Advised an energy services holding company and its wholly owned electric utility in connection with unit-for-unit merger of a midstream natural gas company in a transaction valued at $7.2 billion.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with the underwritten public offering of $325 million of common stock, including a forward component.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with the establishment of an at-the-market equity program for the sale of up to $800 million of its shares of Common Stock.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $800 million of senior notes – $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.75% Senior Notes, Series due March 15, 2027, and $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.35% Senior Notes, Series due November 15, 2031.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with reoffering of $27.5 million of tax-exempt pollution control revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with a private placement of $100 million aggregate principal amount of 2.82% First Mortgage Bonds due 2051.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 0.553% Senior Notes, Series due May 26, 2023.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 0.703% Senior Notes, Series due May 26, 2023.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.05% First Mortgage Bonds due May 1, 2051.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with the establishment of an at-the-market equity program for the sale of up to $200 million of its shares of Common Stock.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public green bond offering of $850 million of mortgage bonds – $425 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.25% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due April 1, 2031, and $425 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.20% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due April 1, 2052.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with reoffering of $128 million of tax-exempt pollution control revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with reoffering of $70 million of tax-exempt pollution control revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public green bond offering of $750 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.875% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 37 due June 15, 2031.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 0.50% Senior Notes, Series due October 15, 2023.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with reoffering of $125 million of pollution control revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with reoffering of $22.5 million of pollution control revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public green bond offering of $700 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.60% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due June 1, 2051.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $750 million of mortgage bonds – $375 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.70% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 35 due January 15, 2051 and $375 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.90% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 36 due January 15, 2031.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.250% Senior Notes, Series due April 1, 2030.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $600 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.40% Senior Notes due June 1, 2030.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $1 billion of senior notes – $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.60% Senior Notes due December 1,2029 and $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.50% Senior Notes due December 1, 2049.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with underwritten forward sale of $740 million of its common stock.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with reoffering of $40 million of tax-exempt pollution control revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public green bond offering of $600 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.90% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due March 1, 20501.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with reoffering of $12.9 million of solid waste disposal facility revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with reoffering of $50 million of environmental facilities revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with reoffering of $54 million of pollution control revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with reoffering of $96 million of environmental facilities revenue refunding bonds.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with reoffering of $77.9 million of environmental facilities revenue refunding bonds.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public green bond offering of $550 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.20% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 34 due 2050.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.30% Senior Notes, Series due March 15, 2030.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with reoffering of $35.2 million of tax-exempt pollution control revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with reoffering of $31 million of tax-exempt pollution control revenue bonds.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $130 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.00% Senior Notes due June 15, 2028.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.05% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 33 due 2049.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with underwritten forward sale of $460 million of its common stock.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with the establishment of an at-the-market equity program for the sale of up to $300 million of its shares of Common Stock.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $200 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.20% First Mortgage Bonds due September 1, 2048.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with reoffering of $17.9 million of tax-exempt pollution control revenue bonds.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 3.80% Senior Notes, Series due August 15, 2028.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.00% Senior Notes due June 15, 2028.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $700 million of mortgage bonds (Green Bonds) – $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.70% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 31 due 2028 and $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.10% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 32 due 2048.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.75% First Mortgage Bonds due December 1, 2047.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.80% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 30 due 2047.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $600 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.60% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due September 15, 2047.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with the establishment of an at-the-market equity program for the sale of up to $100 million of its shares of Common Stock.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.85% Senior Notes, Series due August 15, 2047.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with issuance of $60 million of tax-exempt environmental facilities revenue refunding bonds.
• Represented an electric utility company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 4.150% Senior Notes, Series due April 1, 2047.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $800 million of senior notes – $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.60% Senior Notes due March 15, 2022 and $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.35% Senior Notes due December 1, 2026.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $250 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.55% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 29 due 2046.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.60% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due May 15, 2046.
• Represented a utility holding company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $750 million of senior notes – $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.40% Senior Notes due March 15, 2021 and $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.30% Senior Notes due June 1, 2025.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $57 million aggregate principal amount of its shares of common stock.
• Represented an electric and gas utility company in connection with an underwritten public offering of $600 million of mortgage bonds – $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.20% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due August 15, 2020, and $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.00% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due August 15, 2045.
• Represented a natural gas midstream company in connection with $550 million initial public offering of master limited partnership interests in amount.