Practice Expertise
- Public Finance
Areas of Practice
- Public Finance
Profile
Responsive, experienced public finance counsel
Rebecca Speckhard dedicates her practice to municipal and governmental finance. A leader of the go-to team in Wisconsin for public finance, advising government bodies of all sizes, she serves as:
- Bond counsel
- Underwriter's counsel
- Issuer's counsel
Whether advising on a complex structured financing for a state-level issuer or a straightforward financing for a local municipal construction project, Rebecca combines a meticulous attention to detail with a responsive, user-friendly and efficient approach to helping clients achieve their financing needs.
She previously served as national chair of the Quarles Public Finance Group.
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin
Education
- University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.A., 1986)
- University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 1990)
- Order of the Coif
- Phi Beta Kappa
Areas of Practice
- Public Finance
Professional Career
Articles
- Build America Bonds: IRS Sends Out Questionnaire to Issuers of Build America Bonds Regarding Post Issuance Compliance
- Campaign Practices
- Continuing Disclosure Requirements Related to Bond Issues and the SEC MCDC Initiative
- Continuing Disclosure with EMMA
- Dodd-Frank & Certain Rules Pertinent to Bond Financings
- Economic Development Financing
- Guidance and Allocations Released for ARRA Recovery Bonds
- 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 Bond Programs Under ARRA and Other Recent Legislation
- New Law Changes Time Requirement For Filing Referendum Questions
- Post Issuance Compliance: IRS Questionnaire Sent to Hundreds of Governmental Issuers
- Post-Closing Requirements for Debt Issuance & Economic Development Financing Strategies
- Post-Issuance Compliance
- Post-Issuance Compliance Policy for Tax-Exempt and Tax-Advantaged Obligations
- Proposed Senate Bill 83 Would Adversely Impact Activities of RDAs and CDAs by Changing Standards for Blight Findings
- 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
- Recovery Zone Facility Bonds: Waiver and Reallocation of Allocations; Counties Permitted to Issue Industrial Revenue Bonds Under WI 2009 Senate Bill 440
- Relief for Distressed Tax Incremental Districts
- Reminder Regarding Expanded Disclosure Obligations for Governmental Bond Issuers
- SEC Expands Disclosure Obligations for Governmental Bond Issuers
- Stimulus Bond Programs At A Glance: Build America Bonds, Tax Credit Bonds and Others Compared
- Tax Law Changes for 2011 Affect Municipal Bonds
- Treasury Guidance Regarding ARRA Bond Provisions
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