Public Finance

As a nationally recognized bond counsel firm, Dickinson Wright has more than sixty years of experience serving as bond counsel in public finance transactions. Our lawyers are problem-solvers focused on the individual needs of each client and create legal solutions to satisfy those needs. Our public finance lawyers have served as bond counsel in virtually every type of public financing transaction. Additionally, they have acted as underwriter’s counsel, trustee’s counsel, counsel to credit enhancement providers, counsel to purchasers of municipal bonds and borrower’s counsel in connection with all types of tax-exempt and tax-credit bond financings. Dickinson Wright also advises public and private sector clients on public-private partnership (P3) transactions designed to leverage private investments and develop public infrastructure. Our clients include state and local governments, public universities, lenders and concessionaires. We are able to draw upon our experience in public finance, municipal law, construction, real estate, labor, and other areas to assist our clients in navigating the legal, financial, and political complexities of P3 transactions. We have represented clients in P3 projects involving sports stadiums, parking system asset monetization, higher education student housing, transportation, energy conservation, and other special projects.