Shanahan & Shanahan LLP has a great deal of experience acting as bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel on general obligation bonds issued by state and local governmental units.

Shanahan & Shanahan LLP provides bond counsel or underwriter's counsel services in the issuance of revenue bonds and other obligations issued by state and local governmental units

Shanahan & Shanahan LLP serves as bond counsel and underwriter’s for all types of special districts that issue general obligation bonds, revenue bonds and other types of debt.

Leases and installment contracts are often entered into by governmental units for the purchase of real or personal property. They may be issued without certain legal requirements associated with other types of debt instruments.

Shanahan & Shanahan LLP has experience working with issuers and advising them on the complicated regulations governing private activity bonds and when interest on such bonds is exempt from federal income taxation

Tax or other revenue anticipation notes or warrants are often issued to assist units in dealing with a delay in receiving anticipated funding. Shanahan & Shanahan LLP assists units of local government in meeting their operational and other expenditure needs through short-term borrowing when the receipt of property tax or other revenues has not yet occurred. We have also assisted grant recipients in funding their projects prior to the actual receipt of state, federal or private grants.

Shanahan & Shanahan LLP provides bond counsel and underwriter's counsel services in tax increment bonds transactions and in the issuance other economic development obligations issued by counties, cities, towns and villages to promote redevelopment of blighted areas or those in danger of becoming blighted.

Professionals at Shanahan & Shanahan have served as bond counsel and underwriters counsel on special service area financings. These financings enable counties, cities, villages and towns to finance infrastructure improvements that are necessary to encourage or sustain economic development.

From time to time new sources of financing are made available to all or specific units of governments. Shanahan & Shanahan LLP assist, counsel and provide interpretation for such governmental units so that they may react to, and take advantage of, any new legislation or financing program.