Breaking through the complexity of public finance transactions

Alex Gore is a public finance attorney who focuses on helping municipal and school issuers and municipal securities dealer clients. He serves as disclosure counsel to municipal and school issuer clients on individual transactions of all sorts. He also represents broker-dealer clients as underwriter's counsel on bond transactions in multiple states, and he provides broker-dealer/investment advisor regulatory advice. The types of projects Alex handles include:

• Municipal general obligation financing
• Municipal revenue financing
• Higher education, K-12 and charter school financing
• Stadium financing
• Tax increment financing (TIF)
• Multi-family housing financing

Alex strives to make transactions as smooth and manageable as possible for clients by applying his extensive knowledge and experience in a way that makes the issue easier to understand. His focus on being an active, helpful partner to his clients allows Alex to help them achieve their desired outcome while being as protected as possible under the applicable securities laws.

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin

Education

• University of Wisconsin - Madison (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009)
  • Order of the Coif
  • Wisconsin Law Review, articles editor (2008-2009)

• University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.B.A., 2006)
  • With distinction

• "MCDC Initiative (And Other Recent Regulatory Changes)"
• "Municipal Borrowing in Wisconsin"
• "New Industrial Revenue Bond Opportunities"
• "Post-Issuance Compliance Policies and Considerations"
• "Rule 15c2-12: Amendments to Rule 15c2-12 Expand Municipal Issuers' Disclosure Duties"
• "The Increasing Importance of Primary and Secondary Disclosure"
• Build America Bonds: IRS Sends Out Questionnaire to Issuers of Build America Bonds Regarding Post Issuance Compliance
• Material Event Filings for Certain Pre-Refunded Rated Obligations That Have Been Downgraded
• New Law Changes Time Requirement For Filing Referendum Questions
• Post-Issuance Compliance Policy for Tax-Exempt and Tax-Advantaged Obligations
• Recovery Zone Facility Bonds: Waiver and Reallocation of Allocations; Counties Permitted to Issue Industrial Revenue Bonds Under WI 2009 Senate Bill 440
• Reminder Regarding Expanded Disclosure Obligations for Governmental Bond Issuers
• SEC Action Against Municipal Bond Issuer Underscores the Importance of Due Diligence
• Tax Law Changes for 2011 Affect Municipal Bonds
• Wisconsin DNR Launches Industrial and Commercial Facilities Recovery Initiative
• Wisconsin Plant Recovery Initiative: Grant and Technical Services Opportunities Expand as Program Matures