Andrews Kurth Names Partner, Associate

DALLAS — Thomas A. Sage has been named partner in the public law practice group of Andrews Kurth in Houston, the firm said.

Nathelie Ashby has also came aboard as an associate in the group, the firm said. She will represent cities, school districts, charter schools, and water districts in municipal finance transactions.

Sage will work with issuers and underwriters in tax-exempt financing and infrastructure development. His specialty includes traditional bond issues, charter school finance, municipal utility district representation, and general infrastructure finance. Sage has served as bond counsel for Texas cities, counties, and school districts as well as special utility districts.

Sage has helped develop financing structures that avoid negative effects on clients’ tax bases, the firm said. In addition, he has pioneered new structures in public finance by completing Texas’ first constant maturity swap transaction for voted bonds, its first qualified school construction bonds, the first variable-rate refunding for a school district, and the first tax credit financing for a charter school.

“The addition of Tom to our public law practice group will help strengthen Andrews Kurth’s position as one of the leading law firms in Texas serving the public finance sector,” said managing partner Bob Jewell.

Sage earned his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and his masters in administration science from the University of Montana after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1991. He served as an officer in the Air Force from 1991-1996.

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