Nora Sheriff

Energy Law

3.0 (1 reviews)

San Francisco, California

25+ years experience

Buchalter A Professional Corporation

Updated: Jan 03, 2026

Contact Information

415-227-0900

https://www.buchalter.com/attorneys/nora-sheriff/

425 Market Street Suite 2900, San Francisco, CA 94105-3493

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Bio

Nora Sheriff is a Shareholder in Buchalter’s San Francisco office and a member of the Firm’s Energy & Natural Resources Practice Group. With decades of experience in the energy industry, Ms. Sheriff focuses her practice on electric and natural gas regulatory and administrative litigation, legislative efforts, and end-use contractual transactions; she works to ensure clean energy tools are available for large end-use customer use to help mitigate the impacts of the high cost of California power on California manufacturing and avoid carbon emissions leakage by keeping manufacturing in California. Her clients include cement, steel, industrial gas, pipeline, mining, beverage, food packaging and cold storage industry corporations, oil and gas energy companies working to advance a lower carbon future, as well as wholesale demand response providers, scheduling coordinator/distributed energy resource aggregators, integration technology solutions providers and renewable energy systems developers. Ms. Sheriff represents large power customers and clean power stakeholders, informs, and helps shape California’s energy policy debates, and advocates for clean energy and large end-user ratepayer interests.

Local Legal Snapshot

Jurisdiction

California

State Capital

Sacramento

Highest Court

California Supreme Court

Bar Association

State Bar of California

Typical Consultation

$150-$300

Typical Hourly Range

$250-$450/hr

Fee Model Notes

Hourly or flat-fee billing is common.

Estimates vary by market, complexity, urgency, and attorney experience.

Practice Areas

Energy Law

Awards & Recognition

Recognized: Energy Law
Recognized: Natural Resources Law
Practice Area: Corporate Law

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023

Education

University of California Hastings College of the Law, J.D., graduated 2000

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Reviews

Samantha Rogers

3 months ago

Competent on energy contract but communication could improve

Nora Sheriff handled a complex energy procurement contract for our small business. Her deep industry knowledge, built over 25 years, was evident, and her recognition in Energy Law is well-deserved. The final work product was solid. However, response times were sometimes slower than expected, and we occasionally felt out of the loop on minor updates. For straightforward corporate matters within her natural resources expertise, she is a capable choice, but be prepared to follow up proactively.