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Provided by Jones Walker LLP
Jones Walker is a nationally-recognized bond counsel firm currently listed in The Bond Buyer's Municipal MarketPlace (the "Red Book").
Experienced since 1973, our bond attorneys practice in all areas of municipal bond issuance, both tax-exempt and taxable, including various revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, and limited tax secured bonds. Our experience includes:
- Lead bond counsel to the State of Louisiana
- Bond counsel to the Louisiana Community Development Authority, a statewide conduit and public purpose issuer
- Bond counsel to the University of Louisiana System
- Bond counsel to various local governments
- Underwriters' counsel to national and regional investment banking firms
- 501(c)(3), solid waste, housing, and other exempt facility bonds
- Small issue and other industrial issues
- Economic development, tax increment bonds, public-private partnerships
- Legislative counseling
Jones Walker's public finance attorneys work closely with attorneys from our government relations, real estate, corporate and securities, business, banking, and tax practices to develop innovative structures allowing our clients to best achieve their goals.
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Jones Walker LLP acted as borrower's counsel to the Ochsner Clinic Foundation on a refinancing of bonds that were subject to mandatory tender, a tender offer for bonds that were not prepayable and a tax-exempt refunding of taxable bonds.
Notable Practitioners
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Matthew W. Kern
Matthew Kern is active in the public finance arena, regularly acting as bond counsel to various public bodies on complex financing transactions. Matthew is a very good lawyer.
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Christopher Wootten
Christopher Wootten has experience in commercial and public finance and offers notable experience in tax credit work. Band 3 
Band 3 
Scott Zander
Scott Zander is adept at handling the full range of public and private financing transactions. He often advises on matters that relate to the funding of public infrastructure projects.
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Christopher Wootten
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Scott Zander
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Matthew W. Kern
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