Cynthia Bast is nationally recognized as a preeminent attorney in the area of affordable housing and community development finance. She assists clients with complex affordable housing and community development transactions using a variety of financing tools, including low-income housing tax credits, historic rehabilitation tax credits, tax-exempt bonds, HUD programs, and other federal, state, and local resources. Throughout her career, she has worked on hundreds of transactions involving housing in Texas and other states. Her clients include developers, lenders, investors, governmental agencies, and trade associations. In addition to her transactional work, Ms. Bast actively represents clients before the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and other relevant governmental authorities, and advocates for affordable housing issues with the Texas Legislature. She is a frequent speaker at conferences across the country. Education J.D., with honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 1991 Executive Editor, Texas International Law Journal M.B.A., University of Tulsa, 1988 B.A., cum laude, University of Tulsa, 1987 Bar Admissions Texas, 1991. |