William L. Gehrig

William L. Gehrig: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Biography

William L. Gehrig has practiced public finance law for more than 35 years as bond counsel, special tax counsel and underwriter’s counsel in more than 2,500 debt and related financings and refinancings totalling more than $25 billion. Bill has wide-ranging experience in single family and multifamily bond financings, refundings, and restructuring transactions, non-bond financings, HUD regulatory matters (including OIG).

Concentrations

•Single Family Bonds
•Multifamily Bonds
•General Counsel for Housing Finance Authorities
•Affordable Housing Issues for Issuers, Underwriters, Financial Advisors and Developers/Owners Developers
•Section 103 Tax
•HUD Regulatory Matters

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law, 2008-2026

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Areas of Practice (1)

  • Public Finance & Infrastructure

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Passed Uniform, CPA Examination, 1978; University of Virginia, B.A., with high distinction, 1976; Echols Scholar; Executive Editor, Founding Managing Board, Virginia Tax Review
Law School Attended:
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1981
Year of First Admission:
1981
Admission:
1981, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Tax Court
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Member, The District of Columbia Bar
•Member, National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA)
•Member, National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies (NALHFA)
•National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL)
•Single Family Bond Panel, 2011-2016, 2025
•Chair, Fundamentals of Municipal Bond Law Seminar Faculty, 1989-1993, 1997-2001, and 2004-2005
•Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2001
•Technology Committee, 1998-2002; Faculty, Arbitrage Seminar, 1998
•Chair, Education Committee, 1997-1998
•Steering Committee, Bond Attorneys' Workshop, 1994-1996

Birth Information:
Havre de Grace, Maryland, September 5, 1953
Reported Cases:
Experience: Representative Matters: Delaware State Housing Authority as Bond Counsel.; Illinois Housing Development as Bond Counsel.; Orange County Housing Authority (FL) as Bond Counsel.; The Jefferson County Housing Finance Corporation as Bond Counsel; Underwriters for Missouri Housing Development Commission single family bond issues.; Underwriters for Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation single family bond issues; Underwriters for City of Phoenix/Maricopa County (AZ) Industrial Development Authorities single family bond issues; Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Incorporated for Pima County (AZ) Industrial Development Authority single family bond issues; Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Incorporated for single family bond issues is Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana; Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for single family bonds issued by El Paso Housing Finance Corporation; California Housing Finance Authority as special counsel for certain HUD regulatory and other matters.; Hilltop Securities, Inc. as TBA contract provider for over 20 state and local housing finance authorities.; Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation as General Counsel, Issuer's Counsel and Disclosure Counsel.; Arizona Industrial Development Authority as Bond Counsel.; Fannie Mae and Freddie MAC, U.S. Treasury NIBP Program.; Multiple large developer/owners (GT clients) in special affordable housing issues, including single family and multifamily bond issues.;
ISLN:
907158286

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