Top-10 bond counsel Nixon Peabody LLP promoted two public finance attorneys to the role of counsel.
Barry Rothchild, and Neal Pandozzi, formerly associates, will be based in New York City and Boston, respectively. Pandozzi will also act as counsel in Providence, RI. Nixon Peabody was ranked No. 8 in bond counsel last year, providing services to $9.07 billion in par of deals.
Rothchild leads the firm’s public finance derivatives practice. He also acts as bond counsel for public power clients and as counsel to nonprofit borrowers, underwriters and credit providers, Nixon Peabody said in an announcement Monday. Rothchild also has extensive experience in interest rate and commodity swap transactions.
“Federal regulations on swap transactions became increasingly complex with the passage and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act,’ Rothchild said in a profile on the Nixon Peabody’s website. “As the rules implementing the Dodd-Frank Act are put in place, I continue to ensure that my clients are kept informed of the implications for them.”
Pandozzi’s practice focuses on general obligation and revenue bonds for state and municipal governments, nonprofit coporations, industrial development bonds, water and wastewater financings, transportation and airport financing, Nixon Peabody said in the press release. He serves as counsel to issuers, underwriters, disclosure, borrower’s credit facility providers and trustees, the firm said.
“As a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers I continue to monitor trends in the area of public finance in order to help clients anticipate and capture opportunities, prepare for and manage risks and forecast and overcome obstacles,” Pandozzi said on the firm’s website.
A graduate of the State University of New York at Albany, Rothchild earned a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. Pandozzi graduated from Providence College, earned an LL.M. from Boston University, and a J.D. from Roger Williams University.
