Stephanie Fishman

About Stephanie Fishman

Texas born-DC based attorney with a background in nuclear engineering and international project management. Navigating the intersection of corporate dealmaking and regulatory strategy in the dynamic energy sector.Leveraging government experience and technical legal skills to handle complex and first-of-a-kind matters, I bring extensive expertise in energy regulatory law—advising clients across the nuclear (including advanced and fusion) and gas sectors on complex licensing, export control, compliance, enforcement, rate cases, project financing, and safety culture matters. Alongside my regulatory practice, I counsel clients on a wide range of corporate transactions—including M&A, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, governance, and financings—particularly involving energy companies and nuclear assets.Previous experience handling high-threat, radioactive materials. Certified in Acquisition, Project Management, inactive TS Security Clearance and proficient in Spanish.PS: NUCLEAR ENERGY IS CLEAN ENERGY

Experience

1. Senior Associate - Nuclear

   Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

   Feb 2026 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• Charles University

  Comparative Economics

  2011 — 2011

• The University of Georgia

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.) & Arabic Minor, Nuclear Engineering

  2009 — 2012

• University of Oxford

  Strategic Intelligence and Arabic, British Intelligence and Parliament

  2012 — 2012

• American University Washington College of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.), American University Law Review

  2016 — 2019

Skills

• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Communications
• Political Science
• Research
• International Relations
• Spanish
• Missile Defense
• Palantir
• Public Speaking
• Stata
• Business Acquisition
• Politics
• Arabic
• Nuclear Nonproliferation
• Analysis
• Defense Sector