Public Finance Counsel

McGuireWoods LLP; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

McGuireWoods LLP is seeking a Counsel for its Public Finance Practice Group in Atlanta, GA. The role involves taking a leading role on tax-exempt and taxable financings, reviewing, drafting, and negotiating financing documents, and serving as a primary contact for clients, issuers, underwriters, and lenders.

The Counsel will supervise and mentor associates and paralegals and collaborate with partners to develop client relationships and support business development efforts in a dynamic

Job description

Overview

• The Public Finance Practice Group, part of the firm's Public and Private Infrastructure & Real Estate Department, guides clients through all types of tax-exempt and taxable financings for non-profit, higher education, for-profit, energy infrastructure, healthcare, governmental, waste-to-energy, recycling, and industrial sectors.
• The practice helps clients with every aspect of a financing or refinancing, including reviewing, drafting, and analyzing underlying credit support, tax, construction, and management agreements; drafting and negotiating all financing and offering documents, certificates, and opinions; and analyzing complex federal tax issues.
• The Counsel takes a leading role on transactions, independently handling matters from structuring through closing, and serves as a primary point of contact for clients, issuers, underwriters, lenders, and other working group members.
• The role includes supervising and mentoring associates and paralegals, working with partners to develop client relationships, and supporting the practice's business development efforts.