Committee
General Law and Practice
Monitors developments that affect our existing model opinions, develops model language for bond documents, and addresses issues in municipal law of importance to our members.
Latest from the Committee
Evolution of Recent Case Law on Religious Use
Summaries of federal and state cases pertaining to the extension of public benefits to sectarian entities and/or for religious purposes from June 30, 2020, to February 28, 2026.
GLPC All Hands: AI in Public Finance Practice
Join Keisha Palmer of the General Law and Practice Committee (GLPC) for an all-hands meeting and discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) in the practice of public finance law.
Model Bond Opinion Report
Fifth edition of NABL’s signature report updated to reflect current municipal bond practices.
Charter School Bond Financing
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,…
Form Conduit Indenture (2nd Edition)
The second edition of NABL’s sample form conduit indenture and accompanying commentary.
Disaster Recovery Bond Financing: Considerations for Congress
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…
Committee Leadership
Chair
Tyler Kalachnik
Ice Miller
Indianapolis, IN
Vice Chair
Anna Horevay
McGuire Woods LLP
Baltimore, MD
2nd Vice Chair
Keisha Palmer
Robinson & Cole LLP
Hartford, CT
Board Liaison
Sani Williams
Bryant Rabino LLP
New York, NY
Current Committee Projects
Update to the Model Engagement Letters
Review and update of NABL’s 1998 signature resource that provides representative examples of engagement letters for various financing transactions.
“To Lien or Not To Lien”
Forthcoming report covering the subject of security interests in collateral for municipal bond issues and public finance projects.
Carson v. Makin Thought Piece
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…