Cory G. Kalanick

Cory is public finance attorney who works primarily in affordable housing and education. He represents governmental entities, including the State of Colorado; state and local governments; numerous state and local housing authorities; special districts; and other political subdivisions, as well as underwriters and lenders, in public finance transactions, election law, constitutional law, and economic development matters in Colorado and around the Rocky Mountain West.

Cory serves as the lead bond counsel to the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) in connection with its multifamily housing and conduit bond programs. Cory has worked with CHFA and other housing authorities, including the Denver Housing Authority, to develop innovative methods to conserve and manage volume cap resources, including through local government transfers, statewide balance applications through DOLA, and volume cap recycling. In the past five years alone, his work with CHFA and other housing authorities has resulted in more than 5,700 new or preserved affordable housing units for families, seniors, veterans, at-risk youth, and other homeless populations across Colorado, and he is now working with the newly formed Middle-Income Housing Authority.

• Has worked on the financing or refinancing of schools, public transportation systems, housing projects, water and wastewater facilities, hospitals, community and cultural centers and public safety amenities.
• Handles matters for clients including drafting ballot language and works with local governments through the bond issuing process.
• Provides legal advice regarding applicable federal and state securities and tax laws in connection with the issuance and refinancing of public debt.
• Experience in corporate finance, private equity placements, and corporate governance.

Press

• 40 Under 40 winner: Cory Kalanick, Denver Business Journal (March 10, 2023)
• People on the Move in Public Finance, Bond Buyer (January 21, 2022)

Presentations 

• “State of the State: Private Activity Bonds,” Housing Colorado’s Annual Conference Panels (2019 – 2023)
• “Multifamily Housing – Introduction and Advanced Topics,” National Association of Bond Lawyers, Bond Attorneys Workshop (2018-2019, 2023)
• “Private Activity Bonds: Post-Issuance Compliance,” CHFA Reach, Webinars (2022-2023)
• “Private Activity Bonds Overview,” Colorado Affordable Housing Study Group (2023)
• Panelist, Colorado CDFA Financing Roundtable (May 18, 2016).
• Panelist, “Current Developments in Municipal Finance,” Rubin Brown Public Sector Seminar (February 5, 2016).
• “It’s A Trap! How to Navigate the World of Opinion Letters,” Colorado Municipal League’s 2013 Annual Seminar on Municipal Law (October 11, 2013).

Publications

• “Colorado Real Estate Journal Publishes Article by Cory Kalanick on Affordable Housing Bonds,” Colorado Real Estate Journal (August 4, 2023)
• “Blowing Up the Pipes: The Use of (c)(4) to Dismantle Campaign Finance Reform,” 95 MINN. L. REV. 2254 (2011)