About

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Jackson Walker’s Public Finance team advises government entities, nonprofits, and financial institutions across Texas on tax-exempt financings for major projects generated in part by the state’s population growth and infrastructure needs. With more than 140 years of collective experience, the Public Finance group has represented practically every type of entity that can borrow funds on a tax-exempt basis or provide tax-exempt financing in more than $200 billion of public finance transactions.

Types of Work Handled

New money and refunding issues, defeasance of tax-exempt issues, conduit and direct issuer financings, rated and unrated issues, taxable and tax-exempt issues, revenue and general obligation financings, lease and loan transactions, credit and liquidity enhancement facilities, defaulted issues, issues with fixed, variable, and convertible interest rate structures, legislative and investment matters, and SB 13 and 19 and related issues.

Chambers Review

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Public Finance - Texas

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What the Team is Known For

Jackson Walker LLP has a strong Texas-based public finance practice. The firm has significant expertise in the education sector, routinely representing school districts in financings. It has complementary strength acting as underwriters' counsel for financial institutions.

Work Highlights

  • Jackson Walker LLP acted as bond counsel to the Houston Independent School District over multiple financings including their $264,935,000 issuance of Limited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2025B.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Rick Witte
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Rick Witte
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Rick Witte is particularly well versed in education sector public finance transactions, regularly acting for school districts and other market participants. His practice sees him principally act as bond and underwriters' counsel on financings.

Rick is known for his meticulous documentation and thorough due diligence, ensuring every offering document and legal opinion is bulletproof. His precision and level of consistency garners immense confidence.

Rick's insight is incredibly deep.

Rick is top notch.

Hoang Vu
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Hoang Vu
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Hoang Vu routinely acts for municipal entities on public finance transactions, including those in the education sector. He primarily represents clients as bond counsel on financings and has experience across an array of development projects.

Hoang has an excellent understanding of the space.

Tanya A. Fischer
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Tanya A. Fischer
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Tanya Fischer focuses her practice primarily on representing school districts in municipal financings, including those relating to the development of new school buildings and sports facilities. She has additional strength in acting for financial institutions as underwriters' counsel.

Tanya is excellent at documenting complex business agreements that are often out of the norm. She adds a ton of value with her creativity and diligence.

Todd Brewer
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Todd Brewer
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Todd Brewer's practice sees him regularly acts as bond counsel on public finance transactions. He represents clients active in a range of sectors, including education.

Todd bring years of experience on specialized municipal and charter school transactions. He has experience with every type of deal we bring him, no matter how unique.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Public Finance

Rick Witte
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Rick Witte
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Band 1
Hoang Vu
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Hoang Vu
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Band 2
Tanya A. Fischer
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Tanya A. Fischer
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Band 2
Todd Brewer
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Todd Brewer
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Band 2

Members

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Noé Hinojosa III

Rick Witte

Rick Witte

Head of Department

Russell Miller

Industries

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Financial Institutions & Services

Government, Education, & Non-Profits