Day Pitney Recognized as Top Bond Counsel in Connecticut for 2014
(HARTFORD, February 23, 2015) -- Day Pitney LLP has once again been recognized as Connecticut's number one bond counsel firm, serving as bond counsel on issues in Connecticut totaling more than $1.5 billion in 2014, according to The Bond Buyer, the only daily newspaper committed to serving the municipal bond industry. In 2013 the firm also topped the list for advising on issues totaling more than $1.7 billion.
Day Pitney's municipal finance practice represents more than 100 agencies and governmental units as bond counsel in Connecticut, including the State of Connecticut as Lead Bond Counsel and Disclosure Counsel on all general obligation bond issues, various state authorities, regional school districts, and towns and cities. The firm recently represented the State of Connecticut as lead bond and disclosure counsel in the sale of $556.6 million of General Obligation Bonds, which included the state's first issuance of Green Bonds. Green Bonds are designed to meet the growing market of investors who finance sustainable projects.
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