Transactional execution, strategic advising, resourcing

Jeff Peelen practices in the areas of public finance and project finance, with his team assisting clients on transactions across the country. Jeff also is an experienced, recognized leader within the firm and uses his knowledge of the talent and resources of the Quarles platform to assist clients of all kinds by connecting them to the Quarles lawyers and industry resources best suited to help drive their success. He focuses on:

• Serving as underwriter's counsel and disclosure counsel on financings across the country.
• Assisting on project finance transactions, with an emphasis on clean energy projects, by coordinating resources to address related securities law, tax and tax credit, construction, real estate and offtake matters.
• Connecting clients to Quarles lawyers and industry resources for all manner of clients in wide-ranging industries, including financial services, renewable energy, health care and automotive.
• Building meaningful client relationships, including by assembling dedicated client service teams, developing fixed fee and alternative fee structures, and delivering continuing education and other learning opportunities.

Jeff joined the firm in 1998 and has held numerous leadership positions within the firm, from leading the firm's growth strategy in the aftermath of the Great Recession, to re-envisioning the role and function of the firm's national practice groups, to serving on the firm's governing Executive Committee. These experiences provide Jeff with detailed knowledge of the talent and resources of the Quarles platform, making him an excellent counselor, strategist and client relationship lawyer.

Jeff is national chair of the Public Finance Practice Group.

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin

Education

• Harvard Law School Executive Education (Leadership in Law Firms Program, 2016)

• University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business (Certificate of Executive Management, 2013)

• Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998)
  • The Georgetown Law Journal, editor-in-chief (1997-1998)

• Marquette University (B.S., 1992)
  • Mathematics, Computer Science
  • Phi Beta Kappa

• "BDA Cybersecurity Webinar: Practical Guidance for Broker Dealers"
• Build America Bonds: IRS Sends Out Questionnaire to Issuers of Build America Bonds Regarding Post Issuance Compliance
• Campaign Practices
• Federal Government Expands Its Prohibition Against Recovery Act Lobbying to Apply All to Persons, Not Just Lobbyists
• Federal Government Expands Its Prohibition Against Recovery Act Lobbying to Apply to All Persons, Not Just Lobbyists
• Federal Government Issues Restrictions on Lobbyist Communications
• Federal Government Issues Restrictions on Lobbyist Communications
• Frequently Asked Questions: Build America Bonds (Direct Payment)
• Frequently Asked Questions: Qualified School Construction Bonds (Direct Payment)
• Frequently Asked Questions: Qualified School Construction Bonds (General)
• Government Accountability Board Looks to Change Campaign Landscape With Regulation of Issue Ads
• Guidance and Allocations Released for ARRA Recovery Bonds
• Illinois Governor Quinn Rejects Campaign Finance Bill But Signs Lobbying Reforms Into Law
• Inflation Reduction Act – Energy Project-Related Tax Credit Provisions
• Material Event Filings for Certain Pre-Refunded Rated Obligations That Have Been Downgraded
• Midwestern Disaster Area Bonds Provide Tax-Exempt Financing Opportunities for Private Businesses
• Midwestern Disaster Area Bonds Provide Tax-Exempt Financing Opportunities for Private Businesses
• MSRB Webinars for EMMA Continuing Disclosure Submission Process; Changes to Small Issuer Continuing Disclosure Exception
• New Law Changes Time Requirement For Filing Referendum Questions
• Post-Issuance Compliance Policy for Tax-Exempt and Tax-Advantaged Obligations
• Public Finance Provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Information for Bond Issuers
• Public Finance Provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Information for Wisconsin Bond Issuers
• Public Finance Stimulus Legislation Changes: New "Bank Qualified" Limits and Changes to AMT Treatment
• Recent Developments in Project Financing under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
• 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
• Rule 15c2-12: Amendments to Rule 15c2-12 Expand Municipal Issuers' Disclosure Duties
• SEC Action Against Municipal Bond Issuer Underscores the Importance of Due Diligence
• Stimulus Bond Programs At A Glance: Build America Bonds, Tax Credit Bonds and Others Compared
• Stimulus Compromise Reached - Quarles & Brady Stimulus Task Force Ready To Assist Clients
• Summary of CARES Act Provisions for Public Finance Professionals
• Supreme Court Holds SEC's Administrative Law Judges are Subject to Constitutional Appointments
• Tax Credit Bond Programs Under the Stimulus Act - Summary
• Tax Law Changes for 2011 Affect Municipal Bonds
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Bonding Opportunity Knocks for Indian Country
• The Formula for Success at Harvard's Leadership in Law Firms Program
• Treasury Guidance Regarding ARRA Bond Provisions
• Treasury Issues Notice of Applications for Tribal Economic Development Bonds
• U. S. Treasury Announces Rules to Limit Influence of Lobbyists on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Funds
• U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Bans on Corporate Political Spending
• ​Prevailing Against FINRA Investor Complaints

Seminar

• 2014 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar
• Video Replay - 2014 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar
• Video Replay - 2014 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar
• Video Replay - 2014 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar