Public Finance


Our public finance team serves as bond counsel, note counsel, underwriter’s counsel, purchaser’s counsel, credit facility counsel, or company/borrower counsel for many state and local municipal bond transactions.

In the last 20 years, our team has worked on bond transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $57 billion. We advise our state and municipal clients for all types of bond and note transactions.

Our experience encompasses all types of state and local public finance transactions including:

  • Capital improvement and infrastructure, including state environmental, transportation, and building projects
  • Public-private partnerships
  • Private activity transactions
  • Cash flow, working capital, and revenue transactions (including for distressed credits)
  • Housing
  • Hospitals, healthcare, and other nonprofits
  • Higher education
  • Economic development, including tax increment financings
  • Related governmental policy projects
  • Credit facilities of all types

We can advise you on all aspects of these transactions, with a detailed understanding of the issues you might experience. We are frequently requested to work on the most innovative and complex transactions.

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