Public & Corporate Finance
Edwards Cohen lawyers assist public and private entities of all types in the structuring and execution of complex financial transactions. Our areas of expertise range from public bond financing to private placements, syndicated credit facilities and structured bank loans.
Public Finance
We have a broad government finance practice, with a related tax and securities law practice. Our extensive experience includes serving as bond counsel and counsel to issuers, trustees, credit enhancers, bond purchasers, borrowers, underwriters and other parties. We provide services in connection with governmental purpose financings, including general obligation, revenue and special assessment bonds, and private activity financings, such as housing, industrial development and 501(c)(3) bonds.
Associated Practice Subareas
- Revenue bond and general obligation financings
- Utility
- Capital improvement
- Transportation
- Affordable housing financings
- Multifamily housing
- Single family housing
- Farm worker housing
- Community redevelopment/tax increment financings
- 501(c)(3) financings
- Industrial development financings
- USDA Rural Development financings
- Corporate trustee and escrow agent representation
- Utility acquisitions
- Tax-exempt leasing
- Preservation of tax-exempt status of financings post closing
- General governmental finance matters
- Bond validation proceedings
- Letters of credit
- Interest rate hedging
Clients Served
- Counties, Cities and Towns
- Community redevelopment agencies
- Housing authorities and housing finance authorities
- Industrial development authorities
- Transportation agencies
- Corporate trustees
- Escrow agents
- 501(c)(3) organizations
- Financial institutions
- Housing developers
- Bond purchasers
- Underwriters
Project Experience
- Water and sewer, electric utilities
- Capital improvements
- Capital equipment
- Transportation
- Convention centers
- Affordable and workforce housing
- Industrial development
- Community redevelopment
- 501(c)(3) projects