Bond counsel

Marybeth Frantz Orsini has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in the firm’s public finance group.

The top municipal bond counsel saw $265.58 billion of business in the first three quarters of 2019, more than the $237.49 billion the firms did in the same period last year.

The Berkeley County School District and its former financial advisors and bond counsel said settlement talks were unsuccessful.

From its founding by a single lawyer in 1919, the century-old firm became Texas' dominant law firm in public finance.

Partner, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP

Eric Johnson pledged to avoid conflicts between his jobs as mayor and as bond counsel.

Janicik helped build Mayer Brown's regulatory, government relations, public law and municipal finance practices; he's remembered for integrity and generosity.

Winne Banta Basralian & Kahn hired Frank Scangarella, who helped shape the direction of the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank.

The law firm is bolstering its infrastructure project presence with the addition of an attorney who has helped advance some of the nation’s largest P3s.

Petr, who has been with the firm since 1987, most recently served as chair of Kutak Rock's public finance department in Omaha.

Raab will focus on public finance and economic development across Florida.

The top municipal bond counsel rankings were all mixed up from how they looked a year ago, with the exception of Orrick, which remained on top.

Motions were filed to dismiss the Berkeley County School lawsuit, which alleges its CFO and finance team schemed to defraud the district.

Leibowitz works in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana office, and is helping the firm expand in the state, a spokeswoman said.

The firm hired Michael Barnes in Philadelphia and Andrew Maher in Pittsburgh.

The New England law firm added the former Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate as it seeks to boost its regional public finance footprint.

After building a client base among Arizona cities and taxing districts at Gust Rosenfeld, Zachary Sakas is looking for new opportunities at Sherman & Howard.

Neighbors, who specializes in P3s, is a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office.

The Berkeley County School District said its financial advisors and bond counsel were involved a fraud scheme that sent its CFO to prison.

Bedarff was a fixture in the Kentucky and Ohio public finance worlds and a nationally respected expert.