General Law & Practice Committee (GLPC)

Forthcoming report covering the subject of security interests in collateral for municipal bond issues and public finance projects.

The General Law and Practice Committee (GLPC) is working on a thought leadership piece to discuss the First Amendment questions continued in the Carson v. Makin decision. The project is…

Update to the 2003 signature NABL Model Bond Opinion.

Financings of charter school facilities through the issuance of municipal debt obligations (hereinafter, “bonds”) have become increasingly prevalent since the first charter school financings were completed in the late 1980s,…

The second edition of NABL’s sample form conduit indenture and accompanying commentary.

Summary of policy ideas for consideration as a first step to creating comprehensive, permanent disaster recovery legislation to address these issues. These suggestions are based on legislation previously adopted by…

Paper exploring the differences between the traditional municipal market debt structure and traditional commercial lending structure.

Anyone who practices in the world of municipal securities has been there: in a closing room filled with executed documents, anxiously anticipating the funding of the transaction. Months, maybe years,…

A publication to provide an overview and background of Investment Agreements, analyzes common legal and documentation issues, and highlights many of the key legal provisions included in these instruments. This…

Third edition primer on the topic of municipal bankruptcy.

Paper providing a background about, and a basic framework for analyzing, general obligation bonds.

An introductory primer to municipal bankruptcy for public finance attorneys.