Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023 
Susan R. Katzoff is an attorney at Bousquet Holstein PLLC in Syracuse, New York, where her practice focuses on Public Finance Law, municipal law, economic development matters, and governance and compliance issues. She has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Public Finance Law from 2023 through 2027.
Susan currently serves as Corporation Counsel to the City of Syracuse, providing legal counsel on a broad range of municipal matters, including contracts, property disposition, claims and litigation management, governance matters, and regulatory compliance. She works closely with public officials, boards, and executive leadership on day-to-day legal and operational issues.
Her practice includes representing municipalities, industrial development agencies (IDAs), local development corporations (LDCs), port authorities, and other public and quasi-public entities throughout New York. Susan advises clients on taxable and tax-exempt financings, procurement matters, economic development projects, continuing disclosure obligations, and compliance with the General Municipal Law, Public Authorities Law, and guidance issued by the New York State Authorities Budget Office.
As bond counsel, Susan has assisted with financings for educational institutions, healthcare facilities, affordable housing developments, manufacturing facilities, and commercial projects. She has worked on tax-exempt and taxable bond issuances ranging from smaller local financings to transactions exceeding $300 million. She also represents nonprofit organizations in connection with taxable and tax-exempt financings and related compliance matters.
Earlier in her career, Susan served as General Counsel to the Trustee in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding in the Northern District of New York involving what was, at the time, the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history.
