Steve Cordell

Practice Areas

Public Finance

Banking & Finance

Career

Steve Cordell has devoted his practice to one area – Public Finance Law. Throughout his career, Steve Cordell has served as Bond Counsel, Underwriter’s Counsel, Borrower’s Counsel, Credit/Liquidity Provider Counsel, or Lender’s Counsel on some of the largest and most sophisticated financings undertaken in North Carolina. These transactions include:

• Revenue bond financings

• General obligation bond financings

• Installment contract/appropriation financings

Steve Cordell served as the Primary Public Finance Counsel to the State Treasurer of North Carolina from 2001-2008 and currently serves on the three-member public finance counsel pool to the State Treasurer of North Carolina. His responsibilities as public finance counsel include review and drafting of legislation, as well as consultation on various tax and other issues related to public finance. Steve currently serves on the three-member bond counsel pool for the issuance of various types of bonds by the State of North Carolina, which finance a broad variety of projects across the state.

Steve also has extensive experience with the tax aspects of public finance. With his L.L.M. in Taxation and his prior service as a law clerk for Judge Parker of the United States Tax Court, Steve is uniquely equipped to handle such matters. In addition to his distinction as a leading Public Finance Lawyer by Chambers and Partners, Steve Cordell has been consistently voted on by his peers to be one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Public Finance Law since 2005.

Professional Memberships

National Association of Bond Lawyers

North Carolina Bar Association

Education