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Partner

Squire Sanders & Dempsey

I focus my practice on tax-advantaged state and local debt of all types, including governmental financings, financings for 501(c)(3) organizations, and other private activity bond financings, such as solid waste disposal facility and sewage facility financings for large utilities and industrial operations. I am recognized as a “go-to” lawyer in the area of tax-advantaged airport bond financings. For example, I served as lead tax counsel for the tax-exempt bond issue and public-private partnership (P3) and subsequent additional bond issues, totaling over $5 billion, to transform LaGuardia International Airport. I spend significant time helping clients who have already issued their bonds with “post-issuance” tax concerns. For example, I frequently defend issuers and borrowers of tax-advantaged debt from Internal Revenue Service audits, and I have significant experience with the IRS Voluntary Closing Agreement Program and other post-issuance resolution tools. Finally, I help investment bankers as they structure and present tax-exempt transactions to potential issuer and borrower clients to ensure that the proposed project fits within federal guidelines.