Butler Snow is pleased to announce Richard D. Leibowitz has joined the firm’s Baton Rouge, La. office. Leibowitz will practice with the firm’s public finance, tax incentives and credit markets group.
“We are excited to welcome Richard to our firm and continue expanding our presence in Louisiana,” said Donald Clark, Jr., chairman of Butler Snow. “The depth of experience he brings in public finance will be a valuable asset to our firm and to our clients.”
Leibowitz has more than 34 years of practice experience in public finance. He frequently serves as bond counsel for the state of Louisiana, political subdivisions, local agencies and public trusts, and represents underwriters in public finance transactions. Leibowitz has been recognized by Chambers USA for banking and finance: public finance and by Martindale-Hubbell® with an AV-Preeminent Peer Review rating.
Leibowitz is a fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel and a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the National Association of Bond Lawyers. He received his bachelor’s degree from Northeast Louisiana University and his Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
Butler Snow offers a comprehensive and diverse public finance practice ranging from all forms of state and municipal bonds and obligations to the full complement of techniques available to finance and/or refinance governmental as well as industrial/economic development, default/workouts, public and private educational institutions, higher education, school financing and other developments. With more than 40 attorneys practicing full-time in their public finance, tax incentives and credit markets group, Butler Snow has one of the largest and most successful public finance practices in the country.
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