Public Finance

A National Leader with a Network of Long-Standing Client Relationships

Public finance transactions require navigation of a unique mix of specialized tax, securities and governmental law provisions, often against a backdrop of political pressures and media scrutiny. While other prominent firms have de-emphasized their public finance practices due to these complexities, we remain committed to ours. We focus attention on those aspects of a transaction that are of true importance to our clients, while assisting our clients in streamlining the various stages of a financing and avoiding or minimizing wheel-spinning by other transaction participants. We help clients achieve their strategic objectives.

Awards

Chambers USA

The Massachusetts Public Finance Practice is recognized in Band 1.

U.S. News and Best Lawyers®

Public Finance practice ranked Tier 1 nationally and in Boston.

The Bond Buyer

Ranked 1st in bond counsel transactions in Massachusetts

Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Awards: Green bond of the year - US muni bond (2024)

Our Experience

Mintz Advises MEFA on $475M+ of Revenue Bonds for Education Loans

Mintz served as bond counsel, finance counsel, and program counsel on the issuance of four tranches of revenue bonds in June 2024 by the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, which totaled more than $475 million.

Many Prominent Institutions

Served as bond and/or borrower's counsel to many of New England's prominent health care and higher education institutions.

Mintz Assists with $460 million Bond Financing for MGB

A cross-practice Mintz team, led by several Public Finance Members, assisted Mass General Brigham in a $460 million publicly offered tax-exempt bond financing. The transaction marked the not-for-profit, integrated health care system’s return to the public debt market after nearly four years.

Areas of Focus

Affordable Housing Financing

Bondholder / Trustee Representation

Education & Health Care Financings

Government / Quasi Government Financings

Swaps & Other Derivatives

Tax-Exempt Bond Controversy Resolution

Underwriters’ Counsel

ESG Bonds

Our Approach

Mintz offers a full range of services to the public finance bond market, including structuring and documenting primary offerings and counseling participants working in both the primary and secondary bond markets. We guide our clients through transactions and in completing compliance and disclosure obligations associated with existing debt. We regularly serve as bond counsel, borrower’s counsel, purchaser’s counsel, counsel to trustees, and underwriter’s counsel to a diverse group of clients nationwide.

In addition to representing issuers and institutional investors in new debt transactions, we are one of the few public finance firms that also represents clients in distressed transactions. This unique, national presence gives our attorneys critical knowledge of not only novel issuance techniques and trends within the industry, but also potential challenges associated with existing tax-advantaged and taxable debt.

What Our Clients Are Saying

“An unparalleled depth and breadth of knowledge in this area.”

Client, SVP, Financial Services Company

“They are very thoughtful and they understand the business aspects of our deals. Not a lot of law firms get this.”

Client, Director, Private Equity Firm

“They are particularly good at handling these situations because they will manage the relationships of the various people involved and bring out a successful outcome.”

Client, Managing Director, Global Investment Manager

Meet Mintz

A niche, market-leading practice considered to be one of the top “go-to” practices for high-yield, tax-exempt securities in both new money and workout transactions.