Public Finance

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:

• Cities, Towns and Counties
• Construction
• Contracts and Procurement of Goods and Services
• Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation
• Fire and Public Safety
• Labor and Employment
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Public Hospitals
• Public Power and Utilities
• Public Records and Open Government
• School Districts
• Senior and Affordable Housing
• Solid Waste Management
• Transportation and Infrastructure
• Tribal Finance
• Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Management