Chris’s practice focuses on municipal bond finance, with emphasis in the areas of federal securities and tax law as well as state and local government law. His representations include serving as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and issuer’s counsel to numerous state, regional and local government entities as well as educational, senior living, cultural and other 501(c)(3) nonprofit entities. He has also represented financial and investment banking institutions as lender’s counsel and underwriter’s counsel for public finance transactions. During the course of providing such representations for almost 30 years, Chris has gained extensive experience with a broad array of financing structures and techniques and a variety of security structures, including not only traditional general obligation, utility revenue, lease revenue and other “subject-to-appropriation” financings but also special assessment, tax increment and other project-based financings.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, University of Richmond School of Law, Senior Notes & Comments Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, McNeill Honor Society, 1992

BA, History and Classics, University of Virginia, Echols Scholar, 1988

• Assisted issuers in financing broad array of projects, including water and wastewater facilities, schools, universities, court facilities, parking facilities, public buildings and hospitals.
• Served as bond counsel and underwriter's counsel on community development authority financings to provide public infrastructure in support of residential, commercial and retail developments.
• Worked on multi-jurisdictional financings for various public facilities, such as utility systems, convention centers and regional jails.
• Worked on public/private financings to facilitate construction of school facilities, transportation improvements, outdoor arena, hotel and conference center.
• Represented numerous issuers in financings through the various programs administered by the Virginia Resources Authority and the Virginia Public School Authority.
• Worked with issuers as well as underwriters on implementing newer bond structures, such as "Build America Bonds," qualified school construction bonds, and recovery zone economic development bonds.

• Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Member, Virginia Local Government Attorneys Association
• Member, Bond Club of Virginia
• Member, Virginia Bar Association
• Co-Chair, Virginia Bar Association-Young Lawyers Division Central Virginia Pro Bono Hotline
• Member, City of Richmond Bar Association

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Public Finance Law, 2007-2018. A description of the selection methodology can be found on Best Lawyers’ webpage.
• Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers for Bonds/Government Finance, 2010-2015. A description of the selection methodology can be found on Super Lawyers’ webpage.