Catherine Shaw

Practice Areas

Financial Services

Affordable Housing

Commercial Lending

Business & Corporate

Credit Unions

Career

Catherine Shaw leads Miller Nash’s commercial lending team and is a trusted advisor to national and community banks and other financial services providers on sophisticated financing transactions. With more than three decades of experience, Catherine counsels lenders and borrowers across the full spectrum of commercial finance, including complex secured and unsecured credit facilities, tax-exempt bonds, affordable housing financings, and other capital projects.

Catherine regularly represents financial institutions in tax-exempt financings for housing, educational facilities, and nonprofit developments. As bank counsel, she manages all aspects of commercial lending transactions, including construction loans, term loans, revolving credit facilities, and syndicated financings. She also advises banks and institutional investors in the acquisition of tax-exempt bonds used to finance affordable housing and nonprofit projects.

A significant focus of Catherine’s practice is affordable housing finance. She guides lenders through the intricate regulatory and structural issues inherent in these transactions, including tax credits, tax-exempt bond structures, layered public funding sources, and complex multi-party and intercreditor arrangements. Catherine’s depth of experience allows her to deliver practical, risk-aware solutions that advance clients’ business objectives while navigating evolving market and regulatory demands.

Catherine is licensed in Oregon and Washington.

Professional Memberships

National Association of Bond Lawyers, Member

Multnomah Bar Association, Member

Oregon State Bar, Member

Washington State Bar Association, Member

Education