We have provided strategic, high-level counseling to clients in many notable transactions, including:
- Counsel to Not-for-Profits: We represent some of the nation’s leading not-for-profit institutions regarding their financing needs, including The University of Chicago, Northwestern University and the Museum of Science and Industry.
- Governmental Financings: We routinely act as bond counsel for the City of Chicago, the City of San Francisco, the State of California and the State of Illinois, as well as their respective agencies and departments. Additionally, we represent a number of units in local government in California, Illinois, Georgia and New York.
- Governmental Operations, Transactional and Development Activities: We have represented governments at all levels, acting as outside general and special counsel in a variety of matters, including:
- Freedom of Information
- Open Meetings
- Election Law
- Procurement Issues
- Construction Law
- Conflicts
- Budgeting and Appropriation
- Intergovernmental Cooperation
- Formation of Special Taxing Districts and Special Purpose Entities
- Development Agreements and Public-Private Partnerships
- Internal and Government Investigations