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ISSUER'S/BORROWER'S COUNSEL

The firm represents one of the nation’s busiest issuers of revenue bonds for health care and educational facilities, Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority. The firm also serves as counsel to other issuers of bonds, both for their own purposes and as conduits for underlying borrowers. In addition, the firm represents nonprofit and for-profit borrowers in a wide variety of tax-exempt financings.

 

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Senior Counsel
Washington, D.C.

Henry's tax practice work emphasizes partnerships, limited liability companies and nonprofit organizations.

Henry's tax practice work emphasizes partnerships, limited liability c...

Henry Bettendorf
Partner
St. Louis

Nick advises businesses, tax-exempt organizations, and governmental entities on federal and state tax matters, including tax credit finance, tax-exempt bonds, and transac...

Nick advises businesses, tax-exempt organizations, and governmental entitie...

Nick Kappas
Senior Counsel
St. Louis

Sara is a trusted legal advisor to public entities, nonprofit borrowers, investment bankers and bankers in a wide variety of public financing and lending transactions.

Sara is a trusted legal advisor to public entities, nonprofit borrowers, in...

Sara Kotthoff
Partner
St. Louis

Mike focuses his legal practice on public finance, corporate law, business transactions, governmental and nonprofit law.

Mike focuses his legal practice on public finance, corporate law, business ...

Michael Lause
Partner
St. Louis

Rick advises companies and individuals on a variety of federal (domestic and international), state and local tax matters.

Rick advises companies and individuals on a variety of federal (domestic an...

Rick Lawton
Partner
St. Louis

Janette has over 30 years of experience practicing in all areas of state and local taxation, including representing clients before state and local taxing authorities in c...

Janette has over 30 years of experience practicing in all areas of state an...

Janette Lohman
Senior Counsel
St. Louis

A member of the Firm's public finance practice, Jim previously served as General Counsel of the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) for fifteen years.

A member of the Firm's public finance practice, Jim previously served as Ge...

Jim Matchefts
Partner
St. Louis

Steve serves as a trusted advisor to financial institutions engaged in all types of public finance and lending transactions.

Steve serves as a trusted advisor to financial institutions engaged in all ...

Steve Mitchell
Partner
St. Louis

Ali is experienced in various types of tax-exempt and taxable financings as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, issuer's counsel, disclosure counsel and bank counsel.

Ali is experienced in various types of tax-exempt and taxable financings as...

Ali Rafferty
Partner
St. Louis

Debbie represents public entities, investment bankers, banks and developers in all types of public finance and development incentive transactions.

Debbie represents public entities, investment bankers, banks and developers...

Debbie Rush
Associate
Dallas

Jerica is an associate in the Firm's Corporate & Securities and Public Finance practices, assisting clients across a range of corporate transaction and public finance...

Jerica is an associate in the Firm's Corporate & Securities and Public ...

Jerica Steward
Associate
St. Louis

Evan represents clients across a range of public law, public finance and development matters.

Evan represents clients across a range of public law, public finance and de...

Evan Stewart
Partner
Chicago

Rhonda is a public finance attorney who leads complex, large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients across the country.

Rhonda is a public finance attorney who leads complex, large-scale projects...

Rhonda Thomas
Associate
St. Louis

Clayton is an associate in the Firm's tax and public finance practice groups.

Clayton is an associate in the Firm's tax and public finance practice group...

Clayton Voss