Public Finance
USA Guide 2024 : District of Columbia
Band 2
About
Provided by Miles & Stockbridge PC
As a leading public finance practice, as well as a prime innovator in the space, Miles & Stockbridge’s Public Finance Practice includes Public Finance, Affordable Housing, Project Finance and Public-Private Partnerships to provide clients with comprehensive legal coverage of every facet of public finance. The firm employs seamless collaboration and thoughtful strategy to ensure that our seasoned lawyers are well-positioned to serve clients most effectively.
We have served as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, developer’s counsel or concessionaire’s counsel in connection with many of the region’s most significant economic development projects, including the public-private-partnership (P3) financing of the public parking garage and city dock resiliency project in Annapolis, Maryland, the Seagirt Marine Terminal, the Chesapeake Hyatt Resort development, the National Harbor development, the National Aquarium, a multi-billion dollar light rail project, and a proposed integrated trolley and bus system. We also have extensive experience in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and Special Tax District (STD) financings, including the first two STDs in the State of Delaware and the redevelopment of an entire downtown Maryland city.
Miles & Stockbridge has been included in The Bond Buyer’s Municipal Marketplace for over 45 years as a firm whose opinions are generally accepted in the field of municipal finance.
Chambers Review
Miles & Stockbridge PC's public finance group undertakes an array of work for financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations and government authorities. The team has experience with social infrastructure projects, including those in the transport sector. It possesses further strength acting as bond counsel on P3 financings.
Notable Practitioners
John Stalfort's public finance practice sees him handle government bond financings in sectors such as education, healthcare and transport. He regularly represents financial institutions and not-for-profit companies.
"John's strengths are his devotion to his clients, his knowledge of the law and his ability to work with counterparties to achieve desired goals."