RIDGELAND, Miss., July 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Butler Snow is pleased to announce that Stephen E. Weyl will join the firm and will practice in the firm’s public finance, tax incentives and credit markets groups.
“Steve is a great addition to the firm and his broad experience will be an asset to these teams and the clients they serve,” said Donald Clark Jr., chairman, Butler Snow.
Weyl brings with him years of public finance experience that is national in scope. Through his work in tax-exempt financing transactions, he has represented borrowers, investment bankers, credit facility providers, bond purchasers and corporate trustees, as well as served as bond counsel. His experience allows him to assist clients in all aspects of public finance, including federal and state tax issues, securities matters, and derivative transactions. His clients include colleges and universities, independent schools, hospitals, health systems, nursing and senior living facilities, student loan programs, social service agencies, and cultural institutions. Weyl will practice in Boston, MA.
Weyl is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for public finance law and is currently designated in Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers as a Band 1 Corporate/Commercial Finance attorney.
Weyl is a member of the American, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island Bar Associations. He is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, currently serving as Vice Chair of the General Law and Practice Committee. His other memberships include the American Health Lawyers Association and the National Business Officers Association. Weyl received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and his Juris Doctor from Boston University.
Butler Snow offers a comprehensive and diverse public finance practice ranging from all forms of state and municipal bonds and obligations to the full complement of techniques available to finance and/or refinance governmental as well as industrial/economic development, default/workouts, public and private educational institutions, higher education, school financing, and other developments. With more than 40 attorneys practicing in its public finance, tax incentives and credit markets group, Butler Snow has one of the largest and most successful public finance practices in the country.
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