The attorneys in the Public Finance Practice Area have acted as bond counsel and rendered opinions on bonds and the status of interest on bonds for federal and state income tax purposes in more than 40 states.

Members of the practice have served as underwriter counsel, purchaser counsel, issuer counsel, special tax counsel, credit enhancer counsel, trustee counsel and borrower's counsel in virtually all types of tax-exempt and taxable public finance transactions, from traditional governmental obligation and revenue bonds to derivation tax-exempt products such as synthetic variable rate demand bonds or "put option" bonds.

Our public finance experience encompasses:

• airport finance
• multifamily housing
• FHA insurance
• qualified small issue economic development bonds
• hospitals
• extended care facilities
• retirement facilities
• nursing home and other health care facilities
• solid waste disposal facilities
• university and higher education facilities
• convention centers.

The Public Finance Practice attorneys combine problem solving with a multidisciplinary approach. We draw upon the firm's experience and strengths in securities, tax, banking, bankruptcy, health care, real estate, asset securitization, and other finance-related areas of law.