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Bruce P. Weisenthal

Partner, Executive Committee Member

Bruce P. Weisenthal concentrates his practice in public and corporate finance. He has extensive experience representing trustees in connection with issuance of corporate and municipal securities and in connection with defaulted municipal securities.

He also has experience in the area of municipal finance as:

  • Bond counsel
  • Underwriter's counsel
  • Issuer's counsel
  • Trustee's counsel
  • Special tax counsel

Mr. Weisenthal currently acts as bond counsel on numerous financings of the Illinois Finance Authority and the City of Chicago. His work encompasses a wide variety of bond financings, including:

  • Single family and multi-family housing revenue bonds
  • Health facility revenue bonds
  • Industrial development revenue bonds
  • Various municipal special purpose financings, including airport, tax increment and stadium financings

Mr. Weisenthal has wide experience in corporate finance as underwriter's counsel, borrower's counsel and lender's counsel in commercial credit transactions, with special emphasis on nuclear fuel financings and asset securitization transactions, including securitization of mortgages and trade receivables.

Mr. Weisenthal also acts as general counsel to one of the leading manufacturers of juvenile products and ready-to-assemble furniture.

Publications

Form Indenture, (Drafting Committee) National Association of Bond Lawyers (First Edition, 2000)

Awards and Honors

AV Rated — Martindale-Hubbell
Leading Lawyer — Public Finance, Real Estate: Commercial; Real Estate: Finance, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network
"Top 100" Real Estate–Related

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School(J.D., 1983)
University of Wisconsin — Madison(B.A., 1980)

Professional Memberships

National Association of Bond Lawyers
National Nominating Committee
     Former Member
Trust and Trustee Issues Committee
     Past Chair