Agmt15 Quint & Thimmig LLP Attorney at Law

Browse Search

EXHIBIT "A" tions and multiple layer structured finano- ings involving significant private use issues. Approach to Financings When necessary to properly serve our bond counsel clients, the firm engages specialized Our general approach to each financing tax counsel on a consultant basis so that the in which we participate is to use all of aur public agency has direct contact as neces- efforts to provide diligent, timely and com- sary with appropriate experts without the plete bond counsel or disclosure counsel need for a separate contract with another services to our governmental clients. We law firm. All of the fees and expenses of assign a lead attorney to each transaction such tax counsel are paid by Quint & who works with the bond issuer's staff and Thirnmig LLP. Quint & 'I'himmig LLP has consultants to deterrnine their goals and always rendered the final opinian on each objectives for each financing and to gather bond issue far which it has acted as bond the relevant facts necessary to analyze the counsel because it is always in the best posi- proposed transaction in light of relevant tion to apply the relevant facts to the appli- State and federal law. We will also work cable legal pararneters. with the issuer's staff as well as the other consultants involved with the financi.ng to California Public Finance I,aw determine the financing structure that best satisfies the issuer's goals and objectives. Virtually all of the financings for which When serving as bond counsel or disclosure the firm has acted as bond counsel, disclo- counsel, we always view the governmental sure counsel or underwriter's counsel have issuer as our client, and we use all of our been for California public agencies. We e�cperience and diligence to advance and have developed extensive experience in the protect the issuer's interests. area of California public finance law and the firm's two partners have lectured at Public agencies and investntent bankers various canferences by local and regianal have confirmed that Mr, Quint and Mr. agencies on various legal aspects of Califor- Thimmig have been retained to pravide le- nia municipal finance, and have been panel- gal services on specific matters because of ists for conferences sponsored by the Na- the knowledge and experience that they tional Association of Bond Lawyers. The bring to each transaction on which they views af the partners at our firm on the in- work. In the complex area of municipal fi- terpretatian and appli�atian of California nance, the involvement of an experienced, public finance law are routinely sought by diligent and careful lawyer is essential to ather attorneys in Califarnia, including the proper structuring, documentation and other California bond counsel, and by mu- completivn af each issue. nicipal bond insurers. Quint & Thirnmig LLP is well aware of We have provided adviee to our clients the irnportance of disclosure in connection on the interpretation af the public debt limi- with municipal bond issues, particularly in tations cantained in the California Constitu- light of recent investigations by the Securi- tion as they apply to California public agen- ties and Exchange Commission and the In- cies, on the salient aspects of Prapasition ternal Revenue Service. As disclasure coun- 218 as it affects municipal enterprise financ- sel, we view our rale as one in which we ings, on pravisions of the California consti- gather information regarding the proppsed tution applicable ta low income housing bond issue in order to draft the bond afficial projects, on Canstitutional limitations an statement, and we take steps to verify the charter city pawers, as well as other por- relevant inforrnation so as to insure that all tians of the Constitution applicable to pub- information that is material to prospective lic financing transactions. Such advice en- investors is set forth in the issuer`s official tailed, in some instances, a review of rele- statement or other relevant disclosure docu- vant State Supreme Caurt decisions, as well ment. as opinions of the California Attorney Gen- eral and California appellate courts. -2- ATTY/AGR.2015.059/Quint& Thimmig -Water Revenue Refunding Bonds 2015 .•��.w.��____._