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Our record as bond counsel in Oregon includes representation of public clients in the issuance of governmental bonds, private activity bonds, revenue bonds, general obligations bonds, tax credit bonds, fixed rate bonds, variable rate bonds, lines of credit, and interest subsidy bonds.
An essential member of a government issuer’s bond financing team is bond counsel. Bond counsel not only prepares authorizing documents, disclosure documents and assists in compliance with IRS regulations, but also renders an opinion on the validity of the bond offering, the security for the offering, and whether and to what extent interest on ...
Some of the most common legal roles in bond transactions are that of issuer counsel, bond counsel, underwriter counsel, disclosure counsel, and special tax counsel. GFOA recommends issuers be aware of the different roles played by the types of counsel involved in a bond transaction.
A century later, bond counsel are still lawyers who are expected to be independent and objective, but the practice has gone beyond bond validity to other subjects, especially the tax treatment of interest on bonds. Bond lawyers review relevant law and the purposes for which obligations are to be issued, prepare or review major financing ...
Bond Counsel’s primary function in a public finance transaction is to provide a legal opinion with respect to the validity of the Bonds and other subjects, particularly the federal and state tax treatment of Interest on the Bonds.
Bond counsel is a law firm retained by the issuer to prepare financing documents and provide legal opinions on a bond’s tax status and validity. The bond counsel will work on behalf of the issuer to ensure that the bond issue meets all legal and procedural requirements.
Bond counsel are an essential component of a bond issuer’s financing team. Bond counsel attorneys are independent counsel to the bond issuer who provide assurance to the issuer and investors regarding both the validity of the bond offering and the tax treatment of interest on the bonds.
