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+1 206 447 4400Provided by Foster Garvey PC
In the area of public finance, Foster Garvey has maintained a nationally recognized bond counsel practice for more than 70 years and are well-known by issuers, underwriters, rating agencies and bond issuers for our extensive knowledge. We are the largest and most experienced group of public finance attorneys in the Pacific Northwest. Our Public Finance attorneys regularly serve as bond counsel to more than 450 governmental agencies in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho and Montana, including the State of Washington, counties, cities and towns, port districts, public utility districts, housing authorities, school districts, public hospital districts, water and sewer districts, irrigation and reclamation districts, fire protection districts, and other municipal and quasi-municipal corporations. We also participate in financings as disclosure counsel, underwriters’ counsel, nonprofit borrowers counsel and other similar roles. Our attorneys focus on the following areas:
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Foster Garvey PC acted as underwriters' counsel to Piper Sandler & Co. on the issuance of bonds by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission to finance construction of a new upper school in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle for the Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Foster Garvey does a great job triangulating needs and bringing the right person to bear. The team listens and customizes advice in a very pragmatic way.
Foster Garvey gives valuable insight and advice.
The expertise and responsiveness of the team is spectacular. The team is professional, friendly and detail-oriented.
Foster Garvey does a great job triangulating needs and bringing the right person to bear. The team listens and customizes advice in a very pragmatic way.
Foster Garvey gives valuable insight and advice.
The expertise and responsiveness of the team is spectacular. The team is professional, friendly and detail-oriented.
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Allison Schwartzman focuses her practice in the municipal financing space where she regularly acts as bond and borrower's counsel. She is particularly skilled with developments in the housing space.
Allison is great at explaining nuanced terms.
Allison is highly responsive and has deep knowledge of affordable housing law and finance.
She has an extensive knowledge of affordable housing in Washington.
Stacie Amasaki adeptly acts as bond and disclosure counsel to local municipal entities in connection with various developments including in the utilities and healthcare sectors.
Stacie is an absolute pleasure to work with.
Stacie has been extremely helpful and knowledgeable.
Stacie has a great base of knowledge, and is very detail-oriented and extremely responsive.
William Tonkin has significant depth of experience in public finance, regularly acting as bond counsel on the issuance of various tax-exempt obligation bonds.
Bill does a great job staying current on relevant issues and providing excellent customer service.
Lee Marchisio is a Seattle-based public finance practitioner who assists local municipalities and government entities with bond issuances and other matters.