Taft partner Kostas Poulakidas presented at the Municipal Finance Officers Association’s 2019 Meeting on July 16. He presented on Opportunity Zones and the program included additional speakers covering topics including economic development, financing programs and public-private partnerships.

Poulakidas provides economic development and public finance representation to government entities, real estate development firms, commercial banks, manufacturers and nonprofit organizations. He focuses on public/municipal finance, economic development incentives and strategies, tax increment financing (TIF), venture capital, EB5 financing, tax benefits related to Qualified Opportunity Zones, forming Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds for private equity investment, private-public partnerships (P3s) and project finance.