Matt serves as bond counsel to the State of New Hampshire as well as to numerous Massachusetts municipalities, regional school districts and transit authorities. He also serves as bond counsel, borrowers counsel and underwriters counsel in connection with the issuance of tax-exempt debt to finance a variety of public, non-profit and qualified private use projects.
Notable Experience
· Bond counsel to the State of New Hampshire in connection with the issuance of general obligation bonds, commercial paper bond anticipation notes, turnpike system revenue bonds and grant anticipation notes.
· Program counsel to the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust in connection with its wastewater facilities and drinking water facilities financing programs.
· Bond counsel to dozens of Massachusetts municipalities, regional school districts and regional transit authorities in connection with the authorization and issuance of general obligation bonds and notes for municipal purposes.
· Bond counsel, borrowers counsel and underwriters counsel for tax-exempt financings through the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency and the Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority for educational and healthcare institutions such as Williams College, Noble and Greenough School, UMass Memorial Hospital and MaineGeneral Hospital.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
· "President Signs HIRE Act - Allows Subsidies for Issuers of Certain Qualified Tax Credit Bonds," co-author, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Client Advisory, March 2010
News & Publications
December 2010, Client Advisory - President Signs Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
April 20, 2010, President Signs PPACA - New § 501(c)(3) Requirements for Charitable Hospitals
March 2010, Client Advisory - President Signs HIRE Act - Allows Direct Subsidies for Issuers of Certain Qualified Tax Credit Bonds
Memberships
· National Association of Bond Lawyers
· Massachusetts Bar Association