Lauren Herrera
Senior Associate
Lauren Herrera is an associate in Orrick's Public Finance practice group in the San Francisco office.
Lauren's practice is focused primarily in the following areas:
- transitional kindergarten through community college (“TK-14”) education;
- affordable single-family and multi-family housing developments;
- general government, including cities, counties, and special districts;
- healthcare;
- higher education;
- multi-use real estate; and
- short-term working capital financings.
Lauren is known for being a creative problem-solver and trusted thought partner who balances sharp business judgment with sophisticated technical legal experience.
She frequently collaborates with issuers, developers and major banking institutions to design efficient, tailored financing structures that navigate complex market dynamics, streamline transactional workflows and lower overall financing costs for her clients.
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Notable clients and engagements include, but are not limited to:
- San Diego Unified School District (General Obligation Bonds)
- San Francisco Unified School District (General Obligation Bonds)
- Oakland Unified School District (General Obligation Bonds)
- Peralta Community College District (General Obligation Bonds)
- Sweetwater Union High School District (General Obligation Bonds)
- Grossmont Union High School District (General Obligation Bonds)
- Albany Unified School District (General Obligation Bonds)
- Contra Costa Community College District (General Obligation Bonds)
- Fremont Union High School District (General Obligation Bonds)
- New Mexico Finance Authority (Public Project Revolving Loan Fund and State Transportation Revenue Bonds)
- Nevada Housing Division (Conduit Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds)
- California Housing Finance Agency (Conduit Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds)
- California Municipal Finance Authority (Conduit Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds)
- California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Conduit Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds)
- California Public Finance Authority (Conduit Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds)
- Arizona Industrial Development Authority (Conduit Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds)
- Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporation (Underwriter’s Counsel for K-14 General Obligation Bonds, Lease Obligations/Certificates of Participation, and School Facility Improvement Districts)
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (Purchaser’s Counsel for Direct Purchase Healthcare Revenue Bonds)
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (Underwriter’s Counsel for High Yield Revenue Bonds)
- RBC Capital Markets, LLC (Underwriter’s Counsel for Single-Family Housing Bonds)
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