Public Finance Podcasts & Webinars

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Financing affordable housing with 501(c)(3) bonds

In a market where volume cap is becoming less available, 501(c)(3) entities provide an alternative means of accessing capital to provide affordable housing. This webinar will be a discussion of the different ways 501(c)(3) entities can be used.

December.14.2021 | Online Webinar

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How to Explain Pension Obligation Bonds to Your Governing Board

Panelists on this Web Seminar will discuss and analyze the issuance of pension obligation bonds from the decision-making perspective of an issuer.

August.26.2021 | Webinar - Recording Available

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Webinar: 2020 Update on the Low Income Housing Tax Credit

December.28.2020

An overview of the 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit rate included in the 2020 COVID relief legislation bill.

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Webinar: Healthcare Finance: A Look Ahead to 2021

December.14.2020

Orrick and the Bond Buyer provide an overview of some of the key challenges and opportunities that will affect healthcare borrowers in 2021.

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Webinar: Distressed Higher Education: What higher education institutions and investors should be thinking about after COVID-19

June.26.2020

In this webinar, Orrick and Bond Buyer provide some market intelligence and educate higher education institutions on some of our thinking on problems ...

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COVID-19 Disclosures: How Health Care Borrowers Can Navigate Financial Reporting in an Uncertain Environment

This webinar is intended to help nonprofit health care borrowers prepare their EMMA filings.

May.08.2020 | Webinar - Recording Available

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Webinar: Rating Agencies Speak on COVID-19

COVID-19 is having and will continue to have myriad effects, many unprecedented, on the operations, revenues and debt service coverage of municipal market issuers and borrowers. Orrick has assembled a panel of all four rating agencies for a special Orrick and Bond Buyer hosted webinar.

April.07.2020 | Webinar - Recording Available

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Webinar: Current Thinking on Advance Refunding Alternatives

by Barbara Jane League and Larry Sobel | April.02.2020

Orrick's Barbara Jane League and Larry Sobel discuss the status of advance refunding alternatives, including the elusive Cinderella bond structure.

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Webinar: COVID-19 & Tax Exempt Debt

In case useful to you or anyone on your team, Orrick has created a COVID-19 Resource page with answers to questions arising in real-time, training videos and links to useful resources. Additional information relating to COVID-19 and tax-exempt debt: Tax Issues for VRDO Liquidity Problems COVID-19 ...

March.24.2020 | Webinar - Recording Available

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Demystifying P3: A Review of Essential Public-Private Partnership Concepts

by Devin Brennan, Charles C. Cardall, Richard Chirls and Vincent Casey | December.17.2019

Orrick and The Bond Buyer co-hosted a webinar discussing the use of public-private partnerships or P3s in the public finance market.

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Post-Issuance Compliance Webinar: 2019 Updates from the Front Line

Orrick and BLX hosted a webinar on recent post-issuance compliance topics, including new rules and regulations, and audits relating to tax-exempt debt from experts who regularly interact with Treasury department officials and the IRS.

May.16.2019 | Webinar - Recording Available

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Webinar: Variable Rate Demand Obligations for Affordable Housing

by Justin Cooper and Jeffrey Philp | April.11.2019

Watch this on-demand webinar from Orrick and The Bond Buyer to learn more about VRDOs in the context of affordable housing.

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Webinar: The LIBOR Phase Out

LIBOR is the most widely used reference rate in the financial markets and it may be discontinued after 2021. For U.S. dollar-denominated contracts, it is expected to be replaced with SOFR. Join us for a webinar to learn more about the expected transition from LIBOR to SOFR.

January.16.2019 | Webcast

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Opportunity Zones – New U.S. Tax Benefits Stimulating Community Investment

Orrick and The Bond Buyer co-hosted a webinar discussing Opportunity Zone investments on December 4th at 9:00 am Pacific/Noon Eastern.

December.04.2018 | Webcast

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Webinar: Current Developments in Securities Regulation and Enforcement

by James Hernandez, Alison Radecki and Christine Reynolds | November.08.2018

Orrick and The Bond Buyer held a webinar discussing the current developments in securities regulation and enforcement.

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A Deep Dive into Opportunity Zones: New Tax Incentives Stimulating Community Investment

Recorded video featuring Orrick Partners Quinn Moss and Richard Chirls speaking as part of a panel on Legislative Updates from Tax and OZ Thought Leaders at the Impact Capital Forum event on October 22, 2018.

October.22.2018 | Orrick New York

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Webinar: Understanding P3 Financing for Public Charter School Construction

May.16.2018

In this webinar from Orrick and The Bond Buyer, market experts describe a new federal public-private partnership subsidy program for financing public ...

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Webinar: Advance Refunding Substitutes and Related Issues

by Charles C. Cardall, Richard Chirls, Roger Davis and Barbara Jane League | April.19.2018

The recent tax law changes generally eliminated the ability to issue tax-exempt bonds to advance refund outstanding bonds. In this webinar from The ...

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Webinar: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: The Impact on the Municipal Bond Market

by Charles C. Cardall, Edwin Oswald, Justin Cooper, John Stanley and Patricia L. Eichar | January.10.2018

This webinar from Orrick and The Bond Buyer looks at the possible effects of recently-passed tax reform legislation on the municipal bond market.

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Webinar: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: The Impact Today and Strategies for Tomorrow

by Charles C. Cardall, Justin Cooper, Patricia L. Eichar and John Stanley | November.16.2017

This webinar looks at significant changes which the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would make to tax rules that apply to tax-exempt bonds and related matters.

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The Puerto Rico Debt Crisis – An Update

by Lorraine McGowen, Robert Loeb and Kevin Roche | September.20.2017

Orrick and The Bond Buyer held a webinar on the latest issues that have come into play as financial markets look to solve Puerto Rico’s debt crisis.

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Webinar: Recent Developments in Pension Obligation Bonds

by Jenna Magan, Roger Davis and Patricia L. Eichar | August.16.2017

This webinar from Orrick and The Bond Buyer looks at increases in unfunded pension liabilities, a widespread problem affecting many public entities.

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Why Disclosure Really Matters Now - The S.E.C. Enforcement Agenda

by Robert Feyer and Alison Radecki | July.27.2017

In this webinar, Orrick lawyers discuss S.E.C. enforcement with Public Finance Abuse Unit Chief Leeann Ghazil Gaunt.

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Successful Investing in Charter Schools Part III - Market Advancements

by Todd Brewer and Eugene Clark-Herrera | June.07.2017

This webinar, from Orrick and The Bond Buyer, examines the expanding array of financial tools used by charter schools to address facilities needs.

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Comparing Financing Structures for Student Housing

by Charles C. Cardall, John Wang and Roger Davis | July.29.2016

This webinar focuses on comparing and contrasting four different tax-exempt bond financing structures for student housing.

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Webinar: Nonprofit Senior Living Providers

by Jenna Magan, Todd Brewer, Greg Blonde, Scott Schickli and Patricia L. Eichar | May.12.2016

Approaching Your Bond Obligations When Considering Sales, Affiliations, Mergers and Acquisitions

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Tax Video Series: Tax Talks with Ed Oswald & Larry Sobel

March.31.2016

Tax Video Series: Orrick partners Ed Oswald and Larry Sobel offer insights on tax compliance issues for tax-exempt bonds.

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Successful Investing in Charter Schools Part II – Evolution of the Sector

by Eugene Clark-Herrera | April.22.2015

Successful Investing in Charter School Part II – Evolution of the Sector

This webinar, from Orrick and The Bond Buyer, presents current trends and analysis on the evolution of this fast-growing high yield market sector.

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California's SB 222 - What a Statutory Lien Means for California School and Community College District GO Bonds

by Eugene Clark-Herrera, Mary Collins, Donald Field and John Palmer | March.30.2015

New legislation, drafted by Orrick, improves the security for California School and Community College District General Obligation Bonds.

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Continuing Disclosure after MCDC

by Eileen Heitzler, Robert Feyer and Alison Radecki | February.05.2015

This webinar examines the SEC’s Municipal Continuing Disclose Compliance Initiative, which has shone a spotlight on continuing disclosure.

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The Changing Landscape of Municipal Bankruptcy

by Lorraine McGowen and Marc Levinson | September.23.2014

This webinar examines changes in the landscape of municipal bankruptcy, which has been shaped during the past 6 years by several chapter 9 cases.

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IRS Audits of Tax-Exempt Bonds: What To Do When the IRS Comes Knocking at Your Door

by Larry Sobel and Richard Chirls | July.23.2014

This webinar introduces governmental issuers, borrowers of tax-exempt debt and other interested parties to the IRS tax-exempt bond audit process.

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The S.E.C. is Serious About Continuing Disclosure: What Issuers, Obligors and Underwriters Need to Know About the New Self-Reporting Initiative

by Alison Radecki and Robert Feyer | May.14.2014

The SEC in 2013 for the first time brought enforcement actions arising from violations of continuing disclosure obligations pursuant to Rule 15c2-12.