Perkins Coie's Public Finance practice has served as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, tax counsel, issuer's counsel and conduit borrower's counsel on large, complex public finance transactions throughout the country, with a special emphasis in Illinois, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Washington.

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Experience

$200M Taxable Hospital Bonds

Borrower's counsel in connection with $200M Taxable Bond issue in New Jersey.

$1B Commercial Paper

$1B Commercial Paper program (Borrower’s counsel).

$435M Simultaneous Bond Offerings

$435M Simultaneous bond offerings with four state issuers for projects in five states (Borrower’s counsel).

Remediation of Financed Assets

Remediation of financed assets (hospitals, land, equipment) in multiple locations to permit future private use of the assets and/or to reduce the required remediation amount (Borrower’s counsel).

$400M Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreements

$400M Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreements (Borrower’s counsel).

$125M Tax Exempt Working Capital Financing

$125M Tax Exempt Working Capital Financing (Borrower's counsel).

Underwriter’s Counsel

$71,205,000 South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2012A (Avera Health Issue)

Underwriter’s Counsel

131,265,000 South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2012B (Avera Health Issue)

Underwriter’s Counsel

$251,020,000 South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority Avera Health Issues, Series 2008A, 2008B and 2008C

Credit Enhancement Counsel to Large National Bank

$512,035,000 Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Series 2008 A-D) and Oregon Facilities Authority (Series 2008 A-D) for PeaceHealth System.

Credit Enhancement Counsel to a Large National Bank (LOC Issuer)

$47.6 million Oregon Facilities Authority (Reed College Projects), Series 2008

Credit Enhancement Counsel to a Large National Bank (LOC Issuer)

$216,470,000 Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds for PacificCorp (Bonds issued by six separate Counties located in Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Utah)

Credit Enhancement Counsel to a Large National Bank (LOC Issuer)

$106.4 million Oregon Facilities Authority (Lewis & Clark Projects), Series 2008

Bond Counsel to Educational Enhancement Funding Corporation

$123,010,000 Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, Series 2013A (Taxable)

Bond Counsel to Educational Enhancement Funding Corporation

$46,635,000 Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, Series 2013B (Tax Exempt)

Bond Counsel to South Dakota Building Authority

$6,925,000 Revenue Bonds, Series 2011

Bond Counsel to South Dakota Building Authority

$9,740,000 Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2012A

Bond Counsel to South Dakota Building Authority

$12,880,000 Revenue Bonds, Series 2011

Bond Counsel to South Dakota Building Authority

$13,585,000 Build America Bonds (Board of Regents), Series 2009

Bond Counsel to South Dakota Building Authority

$30,235,000 Revenue Bonds, Series 2010

Bond Counsel to South Dakota Building Authority

$75,685,000 Revenue Bonds for Board of Regents and Dept. of Game Fish and Wildlife, Series 2008A and B

Bond Counsel to South Dakota Conservancy District

$40 million Series 2008 State Revolving Fund Program Bonds

Bond Counsel to South Dakota Conservancy District

$53,530,000 State Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds, Series 2012B

Bond Counsel to South Dakota Conservancy District

$54,330,000 State Revolving Fund Program Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2010

Bond Counsel to South Dakota Conservancy District

$55 million Series 2009 State Revolving Fund Program Bond Anticipation Notes

Bond Counsel to South Dakota Conservancy District

$69,775,000 Taxable State Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds, Series 2012A

Bond Counsel to South Dakota Conservancy District

$92,380,000 State Revolving Fund Program Bonds, Series 2010

  • Numerous metropolitan Chicago governmental entities and/or State agencies issuers for the financing of the expansion of McCormick Place Convention Center (South Hall) and McCormick Place Hyatt Hotel and the complete renovation of Soldier Field, as well as other major public projects.
  • Two asset-backed tobacco master settlement bonds.
  • Illinois Tollway.

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