Eric Herschmann

Eric D. Herschmann served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Southern Union Co., since May 2008 until 2012. Mr. Herschmann has been a Partner in the law firm of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP since joining it in 1996 and has been its national lead litigation counsel since 1999. Mr. Herschmann served as an Interim General Counsel of Southern Union Co., from January 2005 to October 2007 and its Senior Executive Vice President from November 16, 2005 to May 2008. He was involved in Southern Union's sale of its Texas local distribution company to ONEOK in 2003 and the Panhandle Energy and CrossCountry Energy acquisitions in 2003 and 2004, respectively. He served as Vice President and Legal Counsel of the investigations department of Citibank, N.A., where he managed a team of investigators supporting CitiCorp. on a global basis. From 1987 to 1993, Mr. Herschmann was an Assistant District Attorney and Senior Investigative and Trial Counsel for the New York County District Attorney's Office. He earned a B.A. degree from Yeshiva University in 1984 and a Law Degree in 1987 from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law