The Taft (formerly Sherman & Howard) Mountain West Public Finance group earned top honors in the Bond Buyer rankings for 2024 published by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (fka Refinitiv).

The firm was ranked first in Nevada for bond and disclosure counsel, first in New Mexico for disclosure counsel, among the top five in Colorado and New Mexico for bond counsel and other varying aspects of municipal publicly offered bond sales, first in Wisconsin and sixth in Utah for underwriter counsel, and 19^th nationally as disclosure counsel.

“These impressive rankings reflect the diverse experience and talent of our public finance attorneys,” said Cory Kalanick, partner and leader of Taft’s Public Finance group. “Following Sherman & Howard’s recent merger with Taft, which expanded our resources, support, and geographic footprint, our team remains committed to assisting clients in all aspects of public finance transactions.”

Regarded among the best in the field of public finance, Taft/Sherman & Howard has a long history of providing innovative financing solutions in the Mountain West and around the country. The firm has been behind the bonding of billions of dollars in municipal and public financing projects, such as airports, medical facilities, affordable housing, cultural centers, utilities, schools, educational institutions, professional sports facilities, convention centers, streets, highways, and transit stations.

The firm (as Sherman & Howard) has been listed in the “Municipal Bond Attorneys” section of The Bond Buyer’s Municipal Marketplace since the publication began listing municipal bond attorneys in 1939. The firm is regularly recognized among the leading public finance firms in the “Municipal Market Analysis” published by LSEG.

In the 2024 Far West Midyear Bond Buyer rankings, the Taft/Sherman & Howard Mountain West Public Finance group ranked first in Nevada and ninth in the entire Far West region. The firm was also ranked eighth nationally for bond counsel in competitive issues in the LSEG Bond Buyer 2024 In Statistics Annual Review, ranked nationally by Best Lawyers/Best Law Firms, and received metropolitan rankings for Public Finance Law in Colorado and New Mexico.

Effective Jan. 1, 2025, Sherman & Howard combined with Taft, creating a firm powered by more than 1,000 attorneys from Washington, D.C. to the Mountain West. The combination enables both firms to deepen their benches of attorneys and strengthen their service offerings.

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Taft/Sherman & Howard state rankings are as follows.

Bond Counsel

• 1 in Nevada with $3.06 billion in bonds, or 82.82% of the market
• 4 in New Mexico with $135.51 million in bonds, or 10.47% of the market
• 5 in Colorado with $774.05 million in bonds, or 6.53% of the market

Disclosure Counsel

• 1 in Nevada with $1.51 billion in bonds, or 40.95% of the market
• 1 in New Mexico with $248.6 million in bonds, or 19.20% of the market
• 3 in Colorado with $615.78 million in bonds, or 5.28% of the market

Underwriter’s Counsel

• 1 in Wisconsin with $827.27 million in bonds, or 7.5% of the market
• 4 in Colorado with $968.04 million in bonds, or 8.3% of the market
• 6 in Utah with $79.72 million in bonds, or 1.8% of the market

Sherman & Howard’s national rankings are as follows.

Bond Counsel – Competitive Issues

• 8 in the U.S. with $2.15 billion in bonds, or 2.5% of the market

Disclosure Counsel

• 19 in the U.S. with $2.37 billion in bonds

LSEG bases the Bond Buyer rankings on a firm’s total dollar volume of bond issues completed in the previous year as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, and underwriter’s counsel for publicly offered bonds.

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About Taft

Founded in 1885 with a 140-year legacy rooted in the historic Taft family that gave the country a U.S. President, Senator, and Supreme Court Chief Justice, today Taft is one of the nation’s fastest growing law firms. As a modern law firm with a non-headquarter operating model and more than 1,050 attorneys, Taft is fully committed to delivering the highest level of service to today’s organizations and individuals. The legal performance of Taft attorneys is recognized nationally, with inclusion in the Am Law 100, Chambers USA, Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers, and more.