Cynthia M Barnett

Practice Areas

Economic Development, Public Finance

Career

Cindy Barnett serves as bond counsel, issuer’s counsel, and underwriter's counsel. She assists domestic and foreign financial institutions in providing credit and liquidity facilities to support municipal obligations. Recognized by several highly regarded publications for her client service, Cindy advises numerous major public organizations and has been involved in several landmark financings in the City of Nashville, from Geodis Park to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Additionally, she helps nonprofit organizations, industrial development groups, and sports and convention interests navigate through the legal issues they encounter.

In the area of multifamily housing, Cindy represents issuers, borrowers, underwriters, banks and trustees. She helps clients that are either building new or acquiring and renovating existing housing so they can provide and maintain rental properties for individuals and families with certain income restrictions. Cindy enjoys working toward the successful completion of projects that have added thousands of affordable residential units to Tennessee, both in the major metropolitan areas and in small rural communities.

Cindy has handled complex financings that range in aggregate principal amounts of $100,000 to more than $1 billion. To Cindy, the number of zeros in a deal amount isn’t significant; she always gives the same level of dedication and effort to each transaction.

Drawing on her extensive and diverse knowledge, Cindy provides counsel on a variety of tax-exempt and taxable plans of finance utilized in the financial markets, including municipal revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, mortgage bonds, credit enhancement vehicles, multi-modal rate structures, refunding issues, leases and derivative products.

At Adams & Reese, Cindy previously served as the Partner in Charge of the Nashville office and as a member of the firm’s Expansion Committee. Cindy has also served as a member of Tennessee's Department of Human Services Advisory Council, the Juvenile Court Pro Bono Program and the Board of Directors for St. Patrick’s Homeless Shelter. She is a Fellow of the Nashville Bar Association and the American Bar Association and also served on the Funding Board for the Music City Center Project.

Professional Memberships

National Bar Association, American Bar Association