BIO

Dave has significant experience representing business clients in structured financings, including developers, banks, local governments, local and regional economic development organizations and redevelopment commissions. He focuses his practice on structured financings involving the use of tax incentives including New Markets Tax Credits, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits, Opportunity Zones and state tax credits including the Redevelopment Tax Credit, Indiana Venture Capital Investment Tax Credit, Industrial Recovery Tax Credit (aka DINO) and the CReED Tax Credit. Through his experience in structured financing, Dave is known for finding his clients success in transactions involving public/private financing of both real estate developments and operating businesses.

Dave also serves as bond counsel in the issuance of various types of bonds, with an emphasis on 4% LIHTC / tax exempt private activity bond financings, but also governmental bonds for municipalities and school corporations, including general obligation bonds, lease rental bonds, utility bonds and TIF bonds. In addition, Dave’s practice includes general municipal law and redevelopment law. He is listed as a nationally recognized bond counsel in The Bond Buyer’s Municipal Market Place (the “Redbook”).

Dave is an active participant in Novogradac’s New Markets Tax Credit Working Group and Opportunity Zone Working Group, which are national industry groups focused on developing industry “best practices” for the New Markets Tax Credits and Opportunity Zone programs.