HAWKINS - Key Persons
Abby serves as underwriters' counsel on tax-exempt and taxable financings with a focus on the healthcare sector, cultural institutions and foundations.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Counsel
- of Counsel
Arto serves as bond counsel, underwriters' counsel and disclosure counsel. Arto's practice for more than 35 years has included a variety of financings for many types of state and local governments, particularly in California.
Arto joined the firm as an associate upon graduating law school and has practiced his entire career at the firm. Arto assisted in establishing the firm's first office in California in Los Angeles office in 1989. His practice is focused on California issuers. Arto is also a member of the firm's management committee.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Conference Vice - Chair More
Bruce joined Hawkins as an associate upon graduation from law school and became a partner of the firm in 1986. Since joining Hawkins, Bruce has advised governmental issuers, borrowers and underwriters in a wide range of the most complex revenue and general obligation financings throughout the United States.
Bruce is the most proud of his participation in some of the largest and most complex municipal bond financings in history. As bond counsel, he advised the California Department of Water Resources in connection with its $11 billion power financing program which addressed California's 2001-2002 energy crisis and advised the Department in connection with the recently established wildfire insurance fund. He also was the partner in charge of the firm's representation of Long Island Power Authority in connection with the acquisition of Long Island Lighting Company and acted as bond counsel for the $7 billion bond offering to finance such acquisition. He was counsel to the underwriters in connection with the issuance by the State of California of Economic Recovery Bonds in the amount of $11 billion, part of a deficit financing program.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Chairman at the National Association of Bond Lawyers
Chuck has served as a panel chair at the National Association of Bond Lawyers - Tax and Securities Law Institute and a panelist at the National Association of Bond Lawyers - Annual Workshop and as a speaker at the National Association of Health and Educational Facilities Finance Authorities conferences. He is also a frequent speaker at the New Jersey Health Care Financial Managers Association and at client sponsored conferences and board retreats. In 2015, Chuck was elected a Fellow in the American College of Bond Counsel. Chuck is a member of the Firm's Management Committee.
Job Titles:
- Network of Asian Lawyers ( President and Co - Founder
Dave primarily serves as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel and borrower's counsel in connection with revenue bond financings for hospitals and other health care institutions, nursing homes and continuing care retirement communities, colleges and universities, preparatory schools, charitable foundations and cultural institutions.
Ms. Quan serves as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and underwriter's counsel on a wide array of debt obligations undertaken by issuers large and small, with an emphasis on housing, education, water and general fund financings.
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