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Monica W. Sargent

Counsel
  • (205) 226-8759
Download Resume msargent@balch.com
Education
  • Cumberland School of Law
    J.D., 1997, summa cum laude; Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review
  • University of Tennessee
    B.S., Accounting, 1993, magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
  • Alabama, 1997
About Monica
Q&A
  • What types of clients do you represent?

    I primarily represent public and private companies in the energy industry.

Select Matters

  • Representation of issuers in numerous public offerings and private placements of debt securities, including fixed, floating and extendible rate senior debt securities, and preferred and preference stock.
  • Representation of businesses in syndicated and bi-lateral credit facilities and commercial paper programs, including unsecured 364-day and long-term revolving and term loan credit facilities.
  • Representation of businesses in numerous tax-exempt bond issuances relating to pollution control and solid waste disposal projects, variable rate demand bonds, and 13-month bonds.             
  • Representation of borrowers in project related financings, including an 80 MW combined cycle generating facility in New York, six coked-fired generating facilities totally 120 MW in California, and a 40 MW simple cycle generating facility in New York.

Publications

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      Credentials

      Education
      • Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1997, summa cum laude; Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review
      • University of Tennessee, B.S., Accounting, 1993, magna cum laude
      Bar Admissions
      • Alabama, 1997
      Professional Affiliations
      • Birmingham Bar Association, Member of the Business Law Section and Women's Section
      • Alabama State Bar
      • American Bar Association, Counsel Member and Membership Chairman, Infrastructure and Regulated Industries
      Awards & Accolades
      • The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law
      Community Involvement
      • Junior League of Birmingham
      • Greater Birmingham Humane Society, Board of Directors
      • Children's Hospital of Alabama, Committee for the Future, 2013
      • Glen Iris Elementary Room Parent Coordinator
      • U.S. Women's Open, Committee Chair, 2018
      Clerkships
      • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, The Honorable Arthur Alarcon