Portland Office

Areas of Law

• Public Finance
• Indian Tribal Finance

Orrick's Portland office is home to members of the public finance and Indian tribal finance practices.  Lawyers in the Portland office represent clients in a wide range of sectors including financial services, health care, senior living, housing, universities and nonprofit organizations, as well as state and local governmental entities and Native American tribes, regionally and across the United States.

Key Facts

• Orrick consistently ranks as the number one bond counsel firm in the United States, with experience encompassing every type of project or program financed with municipal debt, whether tax-exempt or taxable, for state, municipal, tribal, nonprofit hospitals, retirement communities and industrial corporations. We also work closely with state and local governments, including state financing authorities, ports, schools, public utility and other special districts.
• Our public finance practice includes work as both bond counsel and underwriter or lender's counsel, including numerous engagements as underwriters' counsel and bank counsel to the nation's leading investment banking firms and commercial banks on a wide variety of projects.
• In addition, we represent Indian tribal governments and enterprises, as well as major financial institutions providing financing to Native American tribes.  Orrick is one of only four law firms to be ranked in Band One—the highest category—by Chambers USA in the field of Native American law.  For more than three decades, Orrick lawyers have served as counsel in scores of successful tribal financings (both taxable and tax-exempt) for a wide range of projects, including casino resorts, governmental buildings, tribal housing, health clinics, energy facilities, land acquisitions, golf courses, manufacturing facilities and more.  We also represent Tribes and their Investment Committees on a broad range of investments, including direct investments in major companies, real estate and energy projects.
• In conjunction with Orrick's wholly owned subsidiary, BLX Group, we also are a leader in helping clients and other municipal market participants with post-issuance compliance and enforcement issues, including arbitrage rebate, continuing disclosure, investment placement and management, program administration, IRS audits, SEC investigations, defaults, bankruptcies, and other workouts.
• Across the firm, seamless client service is Orrick's number one goal.  When needed, our Portland lawyers can call on the substantial resources of Orrick's other U.S., European, and Asian offices to provide clients with the kind of comprehensive experience and support they need for their domestic and international transactions, dispute resolution and litigation.

Public Finance Publications

• Oregon Cities Debt Issuance Manual
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: What It Means to You and Your Financing Options
• Post-Issuance Tax Compliance Services for Tax-Exempt Bonds
• Managing Post-Issuance Tax-Exempt Bond Responsibilities
• An Introduction to Pension Obligation Bonds and Other Post-Employment Benefits
• An Introduction to IRS Audits of Tax-Exempt Bonds
• Interest Rate Swaps: Application to Tax-Exempt Financing
• Multifamily Rental Housing: Financing with Tax-Exempt Bonds
• Hotel Projects: Financing with Tax-Exempt Bonds
• Nonprofit Corporations: Borrowing with Tax-Exempt Bonds
• School District Bond Counsel Services in Oregon

Tribal Finance Publications

• An Introduction to Indian Tribal Finance
• Financing Renewable Energy Development on Native American Lands
• Tax Exempt Bonds and Borrowing for Indian Tribes
• Ten Questions Tribal Council Should Ask Before Borrowing Money
• Tribal Economic Development Bonds in Plain English
• New Economic Stimulus Bonds for Indian Tribes