Taft Denver Partner Tiffany Lu Leichman was recently recognized as a 2026 Rising Star in The Bond Buyer. The Rising Stars program recognizes municipal finance professionals under the age of 40 who have made positive contributions to their community while demonstrating exceptional leadership, excellent collaboration skills, innovation, and creativity in their roles.

See the full list of Rising Stars here.

Leichman focuses her practice in the area of public finance and has served as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, special disclosure counsel, or bank counsel to hundreds of municipal financings relating to the issuance of tax-exempt debt by state and local governments. She advises on the issuance of general obligation bonds, direct loans, lease purchase transactions, special revenue bonds, and other debt obligations on behalf of governmental entities and conduit issuers including special taxing districts and authorities, school districts, urban renewal authorities, cities, towns, and counties.