Bond counsel

Angelica Valencia is considered integral to the firm's California and Puerto Rico practices.

Benjamin Johnson joined Ballard Spahr in Minneapolis as a partner.

Public finance attorneys Uyen Poh and Stephanie Leibe are among 46 lawyers Norton Rose Fulbright promoted to partner.

Orrick announced the admission of Marc Bauer in Los Angeles, Barbara League in Houston, and John Stanley in San Francisco to its partnership.

Altscher, a partner at Miles & Stockbridge in Baltimore for almost 40 years, was considered by his peers to be one of the nation’s top municipal finance tax lawyers.

Kristin Caid, a public finance attorney specializing in healthcare, joined Norton Rose Fulbright after 18 years at Kutak Rock.

A Bond Buyer article inaccurately described a bond counsel's general role in Universal Commercial Code statements, in a manner unfair to Orrick, the firm says.

The law firm added Juan Redfin as senior counsel to its 125-year-old Public Finance Practice Group.

Two recent cases saw bondholders take a hit because their liens were not considered to be perfected.

Michael J. Mitchell, a 40-year veteran of public finance law, is remembered as a mentor.

It's more appropriate to visualize management fees as capital that is expected to be fully recovered.

Stradling, Yocca & Rauth's public finance practice has grown along with California.

Alabama-based Burr & Forman will gain McNair's significant public finance presence in South Carolina.

The Treasury Department Inspector General for Tax Administration plans to audit the IRS' use of a much-feared enforcement tool under which it can impose penalties for the misconduct of municipal bond transaction participants such as underwriters, lawyers, municipal advisors or their firms.

The tax overhaul and rising rates started to bolster demand, partly offsetting the decline in issuance.

One of the nation’s top public finance law firms has expanded its presence in the Northeast with inaugural hires for its New York City office.

Connecticut must deal with a timing discrepancy between a bond covenant and a legislative amendment intended to loosen its restrictions.

Bond lawyers will recognize the late Jim Lebenthal and Lewis Horne with awards next month, as well as Virginia "Gigi" Benjamin.

Brevard County will subsidize Bezos' Blue Origin with $8 million, though a recent court ruling says it can't issue bonds to raise the funds.

City officials say the round of assignments for bond counsel and special disclosure counsel includes larger and smaller, minority-owned law firms.