Best Lawyers in America for Public Finance Law
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Daniel Andersen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Public Finance Law and Tax Law. Daniel, who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Daniel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Katharine A. Stack is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Public Finance Law. Katharine A., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Katharine A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
David Song is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Public Finance Law. David, who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Cait Haygood is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Public Finance Law and Real Estate Law. Cait, who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Cait is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Jason Gonzalez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Public Finance Law. Jason Gonzalez is a member of the Public Finance & Infrastructure Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Miami office. He focuses his practice on public finance matters with emphasis on tax-exempt bond financing, and serves as bond counsel, issuer's counsel, underwriter's counsel, and disclosure counsel on a variety of tax-exempt and taxable financing transactions, including water and...
Based in Pittsford, New York, Stephen Maier is part of the dedicated team at Harris Beach Murtha. He focuses on supporting state agencies, municipalities, school districts, and special improvement districts with matters related to public finance and economic development. Stephen plays an active role in advising industrial development agencies throughout New York, working on initiatives that foster collaboration between public and private sectors to drive significant development projects. This...
Noah Lebowitz serves as bond counsel, borrower’s counsel, underwriters’ counsel, disclosure counsel, and bank counsel on tax-exempt and taxable public finance transactions. Prior to joining Nixon Peabody, Noah served as Assistant County Executive and Director of Communications for Monroe County, New York. My focus My practice focuses on assisting clients with a wide variety of financings, including to support infrastructure and capital improvement projects for state and local gove...
Erin Killeen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law and Public Finance Law. Erin, who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Erin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ian W. Bearden practices in the tax and public finance groups at Modrall Sperling. Ian has represented school districts, municipalities, special districts, developers, and tax-exempt organizations in the issuance of both taxable and tax-exempt bonds. He advises clients with respect to the federal, state, and local tax aspects of those transactions and in maintaining compliance with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the use of tax-exempt bond proceeds, escrow deposi...
Our Methodology
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Our methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
The Process
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