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Bob has over twenty-four years experience in the public finance area with special emphasis on federal income tax matters. He also has transactional experience involving financial institutions, non-profit organizations, corporate debt, and tax-exempt bonds.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Bond counsel, special tax counsel, underwriters' counsel, issuer's counsel, user's counsel and trustee's counsel on a variety of public finance matters
Represented state agencies, cities, counties, school districts, airports, utility districts, port authorities, housing authorities, housing finance corporations, higher education authorities, health facility development corporations, hospital authorities, transit authorities, and special purpose districts
Experience in obtaining legislative provisions, regulation provisions, and private letter rulings for public finance clients
Representation of clients in tax-exempt bond audits
Experience with all types of financing structures including derivatives and synthetic refundings
Served as counsel with respect to bonds issued in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia
ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS
"PSF Bond Guarantee Program Capacity Increased by at Least $8 Billion by an IRS Private Letter Ruling", MAC Insights (July 2005)
PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Member
State Bar of Texas
Council Member, Tax Section
Former Chair, Tax Exempt Finance Committee, Tax Section
American Bar Association
Committee on Tax-Exempt Financing, Section of Taxation
National Association of Bond Lawyers
Section 6700 Project
Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies | 