Jéan E. Wilson chairs the Orlando and Atlanta Public Finance Departments. Jéan has broad experience as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriters' counsel, bank counsel, trustee's counsel, borrower's counsel and purchasers' counsel in various types of tax-exempt and taxable financings, including housing, transportation, public utilities, general obligation, sales tax, revenue, and tourist development tax issues as well as tax increment, industrial development and downtown redevelopment financings.
Areas of Concentration
· Public Finance
· Public Utility
· Public Infrastructure
· Transportation
Significant Representations
· Served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel or issuer's counsel on bond issues for various entities, including: City of Atlanta, City of Jacksonville, City of Orlando, Town of Braselton, City of Deltona, City of Sebastian, City of Winter Park, Miami-Dade County, Orange County, Broward County, Orlando Utilities Commission, Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Orange County Industrial Development Authority, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority, Housing Finance Authority of Broward County, Orange County Housing Finance Authority, Arcadia Housing Authority, Orlando Housing Authority and the Tampa Housing Authority.
· Acted as lead bond and disclosure counsel in connection with a $1.2 billion commercial paper note program for the City of Atlanta.
· Acted as lead disclosure counsel in connection with a $1 billion transaction for the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority
· Represented the purchasers of the $9,480,000 City of Atlanta, Georgia Tax Allocation Bonds (Eastside Project), Series 2005A (AMT) and $38,000,000 City of Atlanta, Georgia Tax Allocation Bonds (Eastside Project), Series 2005B (NON-AMT)
· Represented the purchasers of the $21,000,000 City of Atlanta, Georgia Tax Allocation Bonds (Princeton Lakes Project), Series 2006
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, Board of Visitors, Florida A&M University School of Law
· Member, Board of Directors, YMCA Black Achievers Program
· Past President, Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association
· Past President, Paul C. Perkins Bar Association
· Former Member, Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Florida Chamber of Commerce
· Former Member, Senator Bob Graham's Federal Judicial Nominating Commission
· Former Member, Fifth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission
· Former Member, Florida Bar Committee on Equal Opportunities in the Profession
· Board Member, Valencia Community College Foundation
Awards & Recognition
· Listed, Best Lawyers in Orlando, Orlando magazine, 2010
· Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2012
· Listed, Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, 2009
· Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, 2007-2011
· Selected, Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-2011
· Voted one of the six most respected and admired lawyers in Orlando by Orlando Magazine, December 1997
· Rated, AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5
Previous Employment
· Former Managing Partner, Orlando, Florida, office of statewide municipal finance firm
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Miscellaneous
· Lectured and served on panel for organizations including: National Association of Bond Lawyers, Florida Government Finance Officers Association, National Forum of Black Public Administrators and Florida Bar - Local Government Law Section