Public Finance

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Provided by Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.

Miller Canfield is recognized as a leader in public finance and has one of the largest groups of municipal finance experts in the Midwest. Governmental entities look to Miller Canfield for legislative analysis and drafting, and to solve critical challenges with creative solutions that pass muster both with the IRS and under the microscope of public scrutiny. We’re known for our work in financing capital projects and infrastructure improvements, economic development and environmental response projects, housing, airports, education, and state and federal tax matters. We advise governmental clients on agreements, construction contracts, economic development incentives, election law, environmental law, the Freedom of Information Act, governmental litigation, labor and employment law, the Open Meetings Act, regulatory affairs, and general municipal and school law issues.

Miller Canfield has helped secure critical and complex infrastructure financing for the City of Chicago, represented the City of Detroit during and after the largest municipal bankruptcy in United States history, and helped craft innovative “century bonds” for the Midwest’s largest universities.

U.S. News and World Report annually recognizes Miller Canfield as a top-tier firm for Public Finance, and Miller Canfield also ranked 4th among Midwestern law firms and 24th nationwide in the 2023 Bond Counsel Rankings by Refinitiv.