If you would like to be featured, please contact us! Now, let’s meet Adrian Armoo and learn more about his public finance journey:

1. How did you hear about the public finance practice and what inspired you to become a NABL member? 

Having roots in Ghana and the United Kingdom, I have been able to observe firsthand how different societies deal with the immense challenge of funding public infrastructure. When I was growing up in Ghana, I witnessed the challenges communities face when critical infrastructure must be built from the ground up. When I moved to the UK, I saw the importance of long-term investment and development finance.   

When I began studying American law, I became fascinated by the size, complexity and decentralized nature of the U.S. municipal bond market. Coming from countries with more centralized public finance systems, I was intrigued by the ability of individual public entities to shape their own futures through financing. The fact that each transaction requires navigating constitutional, tax, securities, and corporate law issues struck me as a uniquely challenging and rewarding form of legal problem-solving.  

Once I realized public finance combined intellectual rigor with public service, I knew I wanted to be a part of the community that supports the industry. Fortunately, one of my mentors and firm partner, Sani A. Williams, introduced me to NABL and its important role in advancing public finance throughout the United States.  

2. You attended The Essentials 2026, what value did the conference add to your practice? 

The NABL Essentials 2026 conference was invaluable because it helped to further clarify the complexities of public finance. I truly enjoy attending the NABL Essentials conferences because, as well as learning the legal theory, I am also afforded the chance to learn the ‘why’ behind the documents. It has helped me anticipate issues faster, ask substantive questions and add meaningful value to the team and the firm overall. Furthermore, the conference provided valuable insight into the priorities and perspectives of issuers, underwriters, financial advisors and counsel.  

I also gained a deeper appreciation for how public finance connects broad economic objectives with real-world outcomes. Behind every financing is the opportunity to help fund infrastructure, services and facilities that improve people’s daily lives. 

3. What has been your most meaningful project to date?  

Since joining Bryant Rabbino LLP in 2019, as a paralegal and working my way up to an Associate, I have been extremely fortunate to participate in numerous significant and complex public finance transactions that have kept the wheels of society turning.  

Among those projects, the JFK New Terminal One Project stands out as one of the most meaningful to date. My firm served as Co-Borrower’s Counsel in connection with three multi-billion dollar P3 green bond financings supporting the development of the new state-of-the-art international terminal (New Terminal One) facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the largest public-private infrastructure projects in the country, which will be the largest international terminal in the country upon completion.   

The New Terminal One Project resonates with me on a personal level. Having lived in Ghana, the United Kingdom and now the United States, I have always viewed international airports as gateways that connect people, cultures, and opportunities across the globe. To help build the legal and financial framework supporting one of the premier gateways to the United States was an incredibly profound, full circle moment for me.  

Working on this project also reinforced an important lesson: the true value of a transaction is not measured by its size, but by the lasting impact it has on the communities it serves. Knowing my work contributes to a project that is a landmark of global connection and will benefit millions of travelers and support economic growth for decades to come makes me incredibly proud.  

4. Looking back, what’s something you wish someone had told you before you entered the public finance practice? 

I wish someone had told me how deeply human public finance actually is. The work we do has a direct impact on people’s lives. Usually, when people hear ‘finance’, they assume you just do corporate paperwork and traditional legal training conditions you to view transactions as adversarial. You are taught to fight across the table so you and your clients win and the other side loses. However, public finance is much more layered. You must be more versatile. You are not simply shuffling corporate paperwork or going to war against the other side. In public finance, if everyone at the table does not win, the community does not get a modernized airport terminal like JFK’s New Terminal One, a hospital or school does not get funded, or the community gets stuck with an antiquated and failing infrastructure. You are constantly working in a collaborative team to achieve the best results for a particular community. The learning curve is steep, and due to the volatile nature of societal and economic developments, the learning curve never flattens out.  

I wish I was told earlier that “public finance is actually the art of translating human and civic needs into financial reality.” Had I known how emotionally rewarding it is to see your legal work manifest as a physical building that improves thousands of lives every day, I would have ran towards this practice even faster. 

5. What is a fun fact that people might not know about you? 

I proudly navigate three completely different sport universes. I unofficially coach the Ghanaian National Football Team and Chelsea FC from my living room in NYC with pure passion and critique; I analyze and cheer on the Leeds Rhinos Rugby Team with intense fervor, and then just nod politely and pretend I know the difference between a personal foul and a team foul when watching the New York Knicks.  

The NABL Member Spotlight initiative is a volunteer-based program. All featured members participate voluntarily and are selected to highlight their contributions and achievements within our community. Participation in the spotlight does not imply endorsement by NABL. If you would like to be featured, please contact us!