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Henry A. Bettendorf

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Henry is co-chair of the firm’s Tax Practice Area. His general tax practice work emphasizes partnerships, limited liability companies and nonprofit organizations. He also has primary responsibility within the firm for all tax matters in the area of public finance, including arbitrage rebate computation services.

He has lectured at many tax and municipal bond meetings (including the annual National Association of Bond Lawyers Arbitrage and Tax Seminars and Bond Attorney Workshops). In addition, Henry is a member of the Tax Exempt Financing Committee of the American Bar Association Tax Section and has served as its Important Developments chair and Private Activity Bond Test chair, as well as secretary. He has also served as a member of the Committee on Opinions of the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Henry maintains offices in both St. Louis and Washington D.C.

American Bar Association
National Association of Bond Lawyers
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
The Missouri Bar
Washington, D.C. Bar Association
Regional Commerce and Growth Association
Taxes and Spending Committee
Rebuild St. Louis Coalition
Board of Directors and Treasurer
East-West Gateway Coordinating Council
Transportation Advisory Committee
Focus St. Louis
Infrastructure Task Force
Infrastructure Implementation Committee
Chicago Transit Authority
City of Columbia, Missouri
City of St. Louis, Missouri
Clayco, Inc.
DuPage County, Illinois
Edward D. Jones & Company
Mills Group, Inc.
Pace Properties
Pattonville School District
St. Louis County, Missouri
St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority
Sisters of Mercy Health System
Southeast Missouri State University
State of Missouri
State of Missouri Health and Education Facilities Authority
Stern Brothers & Co.
Stifel Nicolaus & Company
University of Missouri
University City School District
U.S. Bank, N.A.
Washington University
Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, S.C.)
Henry A. Bettendorf
Harvard Law School
J.D. (1979)
Rice University
B.S., summa cum laude (1976)
Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner (1989-Present)
Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore
Greensboro, North Carolina
Partner (1986-1989)
Associate (1981-1986)
Vinson & Elkins
Houston, Texas
Associate (1979-1981)
Missouri (1990)
District of Columbia (2006)