Public Finance The Firm has broad experience and expertise in municipal financing, serving as bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel, in transactions involving municipalities, counties, utility, airport, and housing facility authorities, and other major issuers. Since 1992, the Firm has been listed among Municipal Bond Attorneys contained in The Bond Buyer's Municipal Marketplace ("The Red Book") , and since that time has been involved in public finance transactions totaling almost Eleven Billion Dollars in volume. The Firm was the first African-American owned firm in the State of Tennessee to be included in The Redbook. The Firm's experience in the public finance area surpasses most other law firms in this region.  We have advised clients on all aspects of the tax-exempt financing, and have worked with regional and national banks and underwriters in our public finance practice.  Relevent experience in this area includes: Serving as bond counsel for general obligation bond issues for various municipal capital improvement projects Serving as bond counsel on utilities financings Serving as bond counsel on airport financings Serving as issuer's counsel on multifamily housing financings Serving as underwriter's counsel on financing involving the pre-purchase of electricity and natural gas, utilities, airports, and many other revenue based bond transactions Advising clients as to the various laws relating to public finance Advising clients on financing structures Serving as underwriter's counsel on the financing and refinancing of the FedExForum, home to the NBA Memphis Grizzlies. Corporate The Firm represents and counsels clients in establishing, structuring, and maintaining business entities, such as business corporations, non-profit corporations, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporations, subchapter S corporations, limited liability corporations and related business organizations, including partnerships and joint venture structures.  The Firm's transactional practice also focuses on contract drafting, review and negotiation in all aspects of business development, governance and growth. The Firm also has substantial experience in serving as special counsel to municipalities in the areas of solid waste, recycling, airport noise study and master plan update and minority business participation issues. The Firm has served as special counsel to Shelby County, Tennessee and the City of Memphis on various redevelopment projects. M/WBE Experience The Firm has a long history of establishing, representing and counseling minority and women business enterprises (M/WBE) beginning in 1979 with its representation as general Counsel to the Tennessee Valley Center for Minority Economic Development, Inc.  Since that time, the Firm has successfully advocated on behalf of M/WBE firms in the public, quasi-public and private sectors.  The Firm represented the New Memphis Arena Public Building Authority, which oversaw the construction of the over $206 Million FedExForum, the largest public project ever undertaken by the City of Memphis and County of Shelby, which was completed on time and within budget while achieving an historic 25% M/WBE participation and over 60% local participation. Healthcare Law The Firm has broad experience in the healthcare and behavioral care industry, having counseled managed care organizations (MCOs), behavioral health organizations (BHOs), primary care and home health care facilities, in addition to individual physicians, dentists, and other health care professionals.