Public Finance

Overview

Maynard Nexsen’s Public Finance Group operates at the crossroads of government, business and finance. With one of the largest public finance practice groups in the U.S., the firm offers the full complement of public finance services, including planning prior to a debt issue, guidance during financing, and ongoing post-issuance tax and securities compliance.

Clients seek our guidance and expertise to develop and secure innovative financing structures for all types of projects, and we tailor our services to efficiently meet their needs. Our clients include various governmental issuers, authorities and agencies, underwriters, conduit borrowers, developers, lenders, credit and/or liquidity facility providers and trustees.

We have experience in a wide variety of governmental and conduit bond transactions including general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, conduit bonds and installment contract/appropriation financings. We also have extensive experience in the tax aspects of public finance and post-issuance compliance matters, including, without limitation, arbitrage and rebate, private use, continuing disclosure, federal tax audits and remedial action.

The roles in which our Public Finance team members serve include:

Bank Counsel
Bond Counsel
Disclosure Counsel
Private Placement Counsel
Special Tax Counsel
Swaps/Derivatives Counsel
Underwriter's Counsel

Maynard Nexsen consistently earns the top tier "Leading Firm" distinction in the area of Public Finance by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, and multiple attorneys in the group are recognized as Leading Individuals in this field. We also have numerous attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers in the areas of Public Finance, Project Finance, and Government Finance, and the Firm is positioned in the top tier of “Best Law Firms” at the National and Metropolitan levels.