Part of one of the largest and broadest commercial and financial transactions practices in Iowa, our public finance attorneys apply A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE to assist clients.

DIVERSE CLIENT BASE

Skilled in an array of public finance and municipal law services, our specialized attorneys apply their experience for clients such as:

• Municipalities
• State agencies
• Special districts
• Development authorities
• Investment banks
• Bond trustees
• Banks and other financial institutions
• Nonprofit organizations

IN-DEPTH SERVICES

Our public finance attorneys apply long-term experience in a broad range of tax-exempt and taxable finance transactions involving:

• Revenue obligations
• Real estate improvement and other special purpose districts
• 501(c)(3) bonds
• Lease financing
• Public and private education
• Anticipatory warrants
• Industrial development revenue bonds
• Health care facilities.

Our attorneys serve in various roles including:

• Bond counsel
• Issuer counsel
• Disclosure counsel
• Underwriter/private placement agent counsel
• Credit enhancement issuer counsel
• Bond trustee counsel

MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

Our public finance attorneys draw on the experience of attorneys across the firm to work through complex and novel transactions. We collaborate with our attorneys in:

• Banking & Secured Transactions
• Business Planning & Taxation
• Commercial Real Estate Finance
• Corporate Finance, Venture Capital & Securities
• Real Estate Taxation

Working closely with our Government Affairs attorneys, our public finance attorneys provide lobbying and other legislative and state governmental relations services to our municipal clients, including:

• Drafting administrative rules
• Drafting proposed legislation
• Working with staff at state agencies