Practice Description

Corporate, focusing on finance and restructuring. Mr. Fernández regularly serves as counsel to the underwriter, counsel to the placement agent and trustee counsel in connection with a wide variety of tax-exempt and taxable bond offerings. These offerings have included 501(c)(3) bonds, housing bonds, transportation bonds, hospital and other health care revenue bonds, civic facility revenue bonds, industrial development revenue bonds, water and sewer bonds, lease revenue bonds and tobacco securitizations.

Mr. Fernández previously served as a Senior Assistant General Counsel for the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, annually one of the nation's leading issuers of tax-exempt debt. Also, prior to joining CL&M, Mr. Fernández served as bond counsel for a wide variety of issuers, including, but not limited to, the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York City Housing Development Corporation and New York State Housing Finance Authority.