Antonio Martini focuses his practice on municipal finance-related federal tax law, with an emphasis on: · Tax-exempt governmental facilities financing · Qualified 501(c)(3), exempt facility and qualified small issue and other private activity bond financings · Tax revenue anticipation and other working capital financings · Advance refunding structures · Municipal finance-related derivative products · Defense of IRS bond examinations · Taxable bond and tax credit bond financings for state and local governments and other eligible borrowers Mr. Martini also has experience in general federal corporate taxation and tax dispute work. He is a regular speaker and panelist on federal tax law issues at the National Association of Bond Lawyers' tax seminars and Bond Attorneys' Workshops, and served from 2002 to 2003 as Editor-in-Chief of NABL's treatise,Federal Taxation of Municipal Bonds. In addition, he served as Chair of NABL's 2008 Tax and Securities Law Institute and has been on the Board of Directors since 2009. Mr. Martini was recently re-elected to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the NABL, in the post of Treasurer for 2011-2012. Tony served as Secretary of the NABL from 2010 - 2011. He was also included as a "Rising Star" in the area of Bonds & Government Finance by the Massachusetts Super Lawyers publication. Notable Experience · Provides principal tax support to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the States of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine for their tax-exempt bond financing programs. · Serves as bond counsel to the Vermont Economic Development Authority, the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, the Business Finance Authority of New Hampshire and the Finance Authority of Maine and as underwriter's and remarketing agent counsel to Bank of America Merrill Lynch in connection with numerous 501(c)(3) and corporate financings, including financings for Waste Management, Inc., ISO New England, Boston College High School, and Kents Hill School. Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications · Speaker at NABL's Bond Attorneys' Workshop, San Antonio, Texas, October 2011, panel on Tax Reform. · "Summary of IRS Notice 2010-35 Providing Interim Guidance Regarding Direct Payment Subsidy Option for Certain Qualified Tax Credit Bonds and Build America Bonds," co-author, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Public Finance Advisory, May 2010. · "President Signs HIRE Act - Allows Subsidies for Issuers of Certain Qualified Tax Credit Bonds," co-author, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Client Advisory, March 2010. · Speaker at NABL's Tax and Securities Law Institute, Palm Springs, California, February 2010. · Speaker at Current Developments in Public Finance, a seminar presented by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP in Providence, Rhode Island, June 3, 2008. · Speaker at Dealing with the New Realities of the Public Finance Market seminar presented by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, February 7, 2008. News & Publications December 9, 2011, Bond Team Advises Client in Bond Buyer 'Deal of the Year' August 2011, Client Advisory - IRS Adopts Final Regulations with Respect to Definition of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities May 2011, Client Advisory - IRS Launches Compliance Check Questionnaire Regarding Advance Refunding Issues December 2010, Client Advisory - President Signs Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 November 1, 2010, Antonio Martini to Serve as Secretary of NABL May 2010, Public Finance Advisory - Summary of IRS Notice 2010-35 Providing Interim Guidance Regarding Direct Payment Subsidy Option for Certain Qualified Tax Credit Bonds and Build America Bonds March 2010, Client Advisory - President Signs HIRE Act - Allows Direct Subsidies for Issuers of Certain Qualified Tax Credit Bonds November 17, 2009, EAPD Congratulates Antonio D. Martini On Election June 2009, Public Finance Advisory - American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act (ARRTA) Bond Provisions Update - Summary of Treasury Department Notices Providing Interim Guidance January 2009, Public Finance Advisory Events June 3, 2008, Providence, RI, Current Developments in Public Finance February 7, 2008 - February 7, 2008 , Dealing with the New Realities of the Public Finance Market February 28, 2007 - March 2, 2007, Austin, TX, 2007 Tax & Securities Law Institute of the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) Memberships · National Association of Bond Lawyers · Boston Bar Association |