Public Finance
We are a nationally recognized bond counsel firm and have served as bond counsel on a wide variety of public finance matters. Our bond attorneys have over 50 years of experience in this arena. As a result, the Firm has undertaken many complex and significant financing projects, including the acquisition and improvement of water systems, wastewater facilities, parking structures, airport improvements, convention center expansions, public golf courses, low- and moderate-income housing projects, redevelopment agency financings and land based financings.
Expertise
- Formation of Community Facilities Districts, Assessment Districts, Community Services Districts, Municipal Water Districts, Nonprofit Corporations and similar legal financing vehicles
- Constitutional and Legal Constraints on Financings
- General Obligation Bonds
- Certificates of Participation
- Lease Revenue Bonds
- Special Tax Bonds
- Special Assessment Bonds
- Redevelopment Agency Financings
- Private Activity Bonds
- Nonprofit Corporation Financing
- Industrial Development Bond Financing
- Revenue Bond Financings
- Water and Wastewater Financing
- Airport Financings
Expertise in Action
We believe in providing the highest level of professional service to our clients. We keep abreast of the latest developments in federal and state bond, tax and securities laws. Our attorneys belong to professional organizations including the National Association of Bond Lawyers, participate in the California Redevelopment Association, and regularly attend seminars in our fields of practice. Additionally, our attorneys have drafted California refunding legislation and other legislation related to public finance.
Our extensive experience enables us to play an effective role in the formulation of financing plans by our clients. The bond issues undertaken on behalf of our clients have spanned from a few million dollars to upwards of sixty million dollars. Many of the transactions have been extremely complex, including significant projects such as airports and convention centers, projects located on federally protected land, and other uniquely structured transactions.
The bond practice encourages close relationships with clients, staff and officials and endeavors to create comfortable and professional relationships for information sharing and due diligence matters. To that end, we maintain constant communication with the client throughout the transaction process. We also provide follow up consultation following bond issuance. Our clients include the cities of Baldwin Park, Carson, Palm Springs, Signal Hill, Irwindale, Cypress and Perris and water districts like Golden Valley Municipal Water District. In addition, we have also provided bond counsel services to the Florin Resource Conservation District, Baldwin Park Financing Authority, Community Development Commission of the City of Baldwin Park, Carson Redevelopment Agency, the Irwindale Community Redevelopment Agency, the Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs and the Perris Public Financing Authority.
Our Firm includes public agency specialists with extensive knowledge on issues intimately connected with the bond issues, including those related to public works projects, municipal litigation, wastewater treatment plants, permitting and development, sewer and drainage issues, storm water and NPDES issues, environmental concerns, Proposition 218, LAFCO and elections.