Summary

David regularly works on a variety of complex public finance transactions with state and local governments, non-profit entities, and financial institutions located throughout the Rocky Mountain West and Western United States. He routinely serves as bond counsel to numerous large governmental issuers and statewide conduit issuers located in multiple states in connection with transactions involving, among others, water utilities, airports, residential and commercial developments and non-profit entities. David also serves as disclosure counsel or underwriter’s counsel to numerous governmental issuers or investment banks in connection with a variety of governmental projects including, in recent past, a sports stadium, regional transportation improvements and convention center improvements.

David is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America and was names “Lawyer of the Year” for Public Finance Law in Denver in 2023. During the past three years alone, David has provided bond counsel services in connection with more than $2.77 billion in tax-exempt financings and has provided disclosure counsel services in connection with more than $3.64 billion in tax-exempt financings. Such transactions have involved conduit fixed and variable rate obligations secured by conduit borrower revenues (including system revenues derived from master indenture structures), commercial paper, general obligations, revenue obligations (secured by sales taxes, property taxes, tax increment, and intergovernmental revenue-sharing arrangements) and lease purchases (certified and direct leases).

Awards

  • Honoree, Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year,” Public Finance Law, Denver (2023)

  • Honoree, Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law, Denver, (2019 – present)

Education

  • University of Nebraska College of Law (2001)

    J.D., with high distinction
    Order of the Coif
    Nebraska Law Review, Executive Editor

  • University of Nebraska Kearney (1998)

    B.S., Business Administration, summa cum laude

  • University of Nebraska Kearney (1998)

    B.S., Political Science, summa cum laude

Admissions

  • State - Colorado
  • State - Nebraska
  • State - Arizona
  • State - Nevada

Notable Matters

  • Bond counsel to a statewide conduit healthcare issuer in connection with the issuance of over $490 million of taxable and tax-exempt healthcare bonds in a combined five series transaction.
  • Bond counsel to a regional water district in connection with the issuance of over $190 million of revenue supported water bonds in two series.
  • Disclosure counsel to county in connection with the issuance of over $1.58 billion in obligations for sports stadium, transportation, parks, water and flood improvements.

Speeches and Publications

Presentations

  • “Direct Purchases of State or Local Obligations by Commercial Banks and Other Financial Institutions,” National Association of Bond Lawyers Conference (July 2017).
  • Panelist, “Direct Purchases” NABL The Workshop, Chicago, IL (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019).

Professional Affiliations

  • National Association of Bond Lawyers