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Nora O'Brien

Nora O'Brien

USA 2026

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Career

Nora O'Brien is a partner in Chapman's National Public Finance Department. Her practice focuses on serving as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriter’s counsel, and special counsel in a wide variety of public finance transactions. Her experience includes transactions involving private activity bond financings, including single family housing, multifamily housing and 501(c)(3) nonprofit transactions, Mello-Roos community facilities district bonds, Marks-Roos joint financing authority bonds, assessment district bonds, certificates of participation, tax allocation bonds, revenue bonds, and general obligation bonds. Prior to joining Chapman, Nora practiced at Best Best & Krieger LLP and she previously served as associate general counsel at the Illinois Finance Authority. Nora is an active member of Women in Public Finance. She currently serves on the Board of the San Diego Chapter and previously served as treasurer on the National Board.

Professional Memberships

National Association of Bond Lawyers

Women in Public Finance

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Public Finance - California

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Nora O'Brien of Chapman and Cutler LLP is an experienced public finance attorney who has expertise across a variety of financings. She routinely acts as bond counsel on transactions, including those in the housing sector.

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