Practice Areas
Laura Bassett serves as bond counsel in numerous revenue bond transactions for water and sewer infrastructure improvements as well as airport financings. She also advises numerous Michigan county drain commissioners and other issuers of bonds to finance drainage systems and water and sewer system improvements through the issuance of drain notes and bonds and capital improvement bonds, and counsels other Michigan local governments and school districts on tax-exempt and taxable financings, including debt issued in connection with capital project financing, special assessment projects and borrowings, refinancings, cash flow borrowings, pooled financings and intergovernmental and public-private collaborations. Her public law experience also includes advising clients on election and campaign finance laws and open meeting and procedural matters.
Professional Memberships
State Bar of Michigan, Government Law Section, Member; Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners, Education Committee, 2024-present; Michigan Women in Finance, Board of Directors 2012-2017, Executive Committee 2014-2017
Awards
"Top Lawyers," Public Finance Law
DBusiness, 2021-2023
"Rising Star," Bonds/Government Finance
Michigan Super Lawyers®, 2013-2015