Counsel

Public Finance Counsel

  • LocationTysons, Virginia
  • Work typeOn-site
  • Compensation$350k–$450k
  • PracticeFinance & Banking, Tax

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A nationally recognized Public Finance practice group is seeking a Counsel to join its team. The group sits within a broader public and private infrastructure and real estate department and guides clients through the full range of tax-exempt and taxable financings.

The practice serves non-profit, higher education, for-profit, energy infrastructure, healthcare, and similar clients across the healthcare, energy, higher education, waste-to-energy, recycling, governmental, and industrial sectors.

The Counsel will take a leading role on transactions, handling matters from structuring through closing with a high degree of independence. Responsibilities include reviewing, drafting, and analyzing credit support, tax, construction, and management agreements; drafting and negotiating financing and offering documents, certificates, and opinions; and analyzing complex federal tax issues.

The role also involves serving as a primary point of contact for clients, issuers, underwriters, lenders, and other working group members, supervising and mentoring associates and paralegals, and supporting client relationship development and business development efforts.

  • Demonstrated experience in public finance, tax-exempt and taxable financings, or closely related finance work
  • Ability to lead transactions independently from structuring through closing
  • Strong drafting and negotiation skills for financing and offering documents, certificates, and opinions
  • Facility with complex federal tax issues
  • Experience supervising and mentoring junior team members
  • Strong client-facing and business development skills

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