Earp Cohn P.C. has a solid history of representing municipal and public entities in simple and sophisticated public finance transactions. The firm is recognized and listed in The Bond Buyers Municipal Marketplace Directory (the "Red Book"). Over the years, our lawyers have served as borrowers' counsel, trustee counsel, and as underwriter's counsel to many national investment institutions.

In general, we offer public finance services to a wide array of participants in a public finance transaction including:

In our public finance practice, we strive to maintain productive, positive relationships with everyone involved in a particular transaction, including bond issuers and conduit agencies, while at the same time vigorously representing our clients' interests.

The monetary scope of some of the projects we have been involved in range from $2 million up to $100 million. The projects can involve a host of financial vehicles and sources such as new money, refunding, general and special obligation bonds, revenue bonds, tax increment financing (TIFs), 501©(3) bond financing, charter school financing, lease purchase transactions, pooled transactions, bond insurance, letters of credit, credit enhancement, exempt facility financing, rental housing bonds, private activity revenue bonds, and so on. Being creative and knowledgeable in the funding aspects of a public finance transaction is critical to making sure the deal goes through and is successful for all of the parties involved.

We have been involved in many projects with a public service purpose including:

Our clients can expect high-quality legal counsel for all types of public financing transactions, as well as timely advice and guidance on changing federal and state law.

For more information or to set up a consultation, please call us at 856-354-7700, or e-mail any of our public finance lawyers: Shelley Levitan Adler and Donald A. Nogowski.