Charles is a member in the firm's Boston and New York offices, and practices in the Public Law Section. He has extensive experience in taxable and tax-exempt revenue bond financings. He has been directly involved as bond counsel and counsel for the underwriters with respect to financings by numerous issuers around the country, including New York State Housing Finance Agency, New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency, State of New York Dormitory Authority, Maine State Housing Authority, Battery Park City Authority, New York State Urban Development Corporation, Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Financing Authority for Resource Efficiency of California, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He has broad experience in the area of general revenue bonds and special expertise in the area of disclosure. Charles has also assisted various clients in connection with cross-border investments, including investments in offshore limited liability corporations and partnerships. He co-authored A Guide to Municipal Official Statements: Disclosure and Tax Requirements (Prentice Hall, 1990). He has been active in the National Council of State Housing Agencies since 1980 and has been a frequent speaker on the topics of disclosure and multi-family housing programs. He also serves as a member of NCSHA's Disclosure Task Force. In 2011, he was named to the New York Super Lawyers list. Charles is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York and California and is a member of the American, Massachusetts, California and New York Bar Associations, as well as the National Association of Bond Lawyers. He has served as Co-Chair of the firm's Hiring Committee. He received his B.S. from the University of Scranton (1975) and his J.D. from the St. John's University School of Law (1979). Industries Financial Services Government Real Estate (Also at New York, N.Y. Office) |