What You Should Know
Attendance
The Fundamentals of Municipal Bond Law Seminar (Seminar) is designed for attorneys, paralegals, government officials and employees, financial consultants, trustees and other municipal finance professionals and market participants seeking a basic knowledge of municipal bond law and related financial issues. The Seminar is open to both NABL members and non-members.
Seminar Highlights
Learn the building blocks of municipal bond law and strengthen your basic knowledge of tax, securities and state law issues as they pertain to municipal finance from this Seminar’s distinguished faculty comprised of experienced municipal bond attorneys and finance professionals.
The Seminar offers three General Sessions, each designed to provide you with a solid foundation and understanding of the key components of a municipal bond practice. First, a General Securities Law Session will provide an in-depth overview of the applicable securities laws with which every municipal bond practitioner should be familiar. Second, a two-part General Tax Law Session will provide an in-depth overview of the federal tax law applicable to tax-exempt municipal bonds. Third, a Basic Structuring & Financial Aspects of a Municipal Bond Transaction Session has been designed to provide attendees with a solid foundation of practical skills and techniques, as well as an understanding of the basic structural elements and financial aspects of a municipal bond finance transaction
New this year, the Seminar is offering a Q&A Mix & Mingle Round Table Event that affords attendees the opportunity to participate in a variety of informal round table discussions with our distinguished faculty. Attendees will have direct access to the faculty during this session and are invited to ask questions.
In addition to three General Sessions and the Q&A Mix & Mingle Round Table Event, the Seminar offers attendees the opportunity to attend six breakout sessions. Attendees will select from fifteen breakout topics designed to build upon the materials taught in the General Session.
Mr. Ben Watkins, Director of the State of Florida Division of Bond Finance since July 1995, will be our premier speaker at the luncheon on Thursday, April 19. You wont’t want to miss this opportunity to hear Mr. Watkins discuss the relevant state of public finance in Florida, and accross the country.
Networking
Meet the top professionals working in the field of municipal bond law.
A Welcome Reception on Wednesday, April 18, as well as a NABL networking event and the Q&A Mix & Mingle Roundtable Event, each on Thursday, April 19, will be held for all attendees and faculty. Don’t miss these opportunities to meet and talk with the faculty and other professionals from around the country.
Materials
Receive outstanding resource materials to use in your practice.
All registrants will receive a printed program book containing an outline for each session as well as an electronic form of NABL’s reference volume, Fundamentals of Municipal Bond Law, containing valuable background material on tax, securities, and other laws applicable to municipal finance. A printed version of the book is available for the discounted price of $125.
Registrants may also request a complimentary copy of their choice of the Lexis/Nexis Federal Taxation of Municipal Bonds Deskbook valued at $175 or the Federal Securities Laws of Municipal Bonds Deskbook valued at $99.
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