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Public Finance and Economic Development


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Members of the Firm’s Public Finance and Economic Development Practice Group assist state and local governments with financing projects and other funding needs through the issuance of municipal bonds. The Group also advises state and local governments with respect to the structure of transactions in order to fund new economic development projects.

Group members assist developers, manufacturers, 501(c)(3) organizations and other private clients in obtaining funds for projects through tax-exempt and taxable financings and in taking advantage of other economic incentives such as state and local tax credits or tax abatements.

Members of the Group have served in all of the traditional roles associated with public and private securities including bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, disclosure counsel, issuers counsel, borrower’s counsel, 501(c)(3) counsel and bank counsel. A listing of many of the transactions that the Group members have participated in recently is shown below.

For more information regarding the Public Finance and Economic Development Practice Group, contact Practice Group Chairman Preston Bolt or any other lawyers in the Practice Group.





Firm News


Thursday, May 30th, 2013
Lisa Darnley Cooper Presented William Kaufman Award


Lisa Darnley Cooper was recognized as the outstanding individual with the William Kaufman award, named for the founder of the Community Foundation of South Alabama.

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Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Hand Arendall Attorneys Named 2013 Alabama Super Lawyers and Rising Stars


Recently, Super Lawyers, a Thompson Reuters business, announced the top lawyers in Alabama as selected through peer nominations, evaluations and third-party research. In addition, several Hand Arendall attorneys were named as Alabama Rising Stars, those who are 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.

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Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Neil C. Johnston elected a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers


The American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) has elected Neil C. Johnston as a Fellow. Neil's practice focuses on complex issues of real estate law including land use, environmental, natural resources, water and timber.

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