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The firms public finance group, headed by eric lafleur, works as bond counsel, issuers counsel, underwriters counsel or in other necessary legal roles to advise and develop the appropriate legal structure needed to address funding capital outlay projects or other budgetary needs. This webinar explores some of the issues associated with financing charter schools, including. She is a member of the national association of bond lawyers, board member of the louisiana chapter of women in public finance and is listed in the red book of bond professionals. Contextually, however, it makes more sense if you are referring to the lawyers diary and manual that is bound in red and is generally referred to as the red book. The bond buyers municipal marketplace the red book includes a listing of firms that hold themselves out to be bond counsel firms and list the attorneys in. Its a directory of attorney listings for florida, massachusetts, new hampshire, new jersey and new york. Gigi benjamin has made countless contributions to nabl during her career. New webinar added to the 201 series nabl just released its latest webinar financings of charter schools in the 201 series on nabl u now. James bond, often referred to by his code name, 007, is a british secret service agent. Bankruptcy we wrote the book on it written by ronald c. List of james bond novels and short stories wikipedia. These references include gao decisions and opinions.
In addition, the red book the bond buyers municipal marketplace more commonly known as the red book lists nationally recognized bond counsels by location. Bamba has extensive experience with general obligation bonds and revenue based obligations that cities, counties and political subdivisions frequently issue. Maruccia is a member of the national association of bond lawyers, the state bar of. I had heard of no book of any color except redbook a socalled womens magazine, for those not in the know and i had certainly never stepped foot in a law firm that remains true today. Benjamin is experienced with general obligation bonds and. He is recognized by the bond buyers municipal marketplace the red book as qualified bond counsel and. For more than 100 years, attorneys, paralegals and law office staffs have trust the red book as an indispensable resource for the critical information needed in their daily practice. In addition, charlie is in the red book of qualified bond lawyers and has served as bond counsel and underwriters counsel in various municipal bond issues as well as general counsel for two state agencies that routinely issue taxexempt financing. We have served as bond counsel in over a dozen pennsylvania counties and. Garner, with contributions from all six lawyers at lawprose inc. Louisiana public finance attorney baton rouge municipal bonds. Cozen oconnor welcomes real estate member to pittsburgh. Angie also has extensive experience in bond transactions and in the development of publicprivate partnerships and cooperative endeavor agreements.
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