On May 19, 2016, Kutak Rock attorney Mariza McKee was the moderator for a Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) roundtable session titled "Emerging Trends for Bond Financing in Illinois."

The session was part of the 2016 CDFA Illinois Financing Roundtable Conference and explored trends in bond financing throughout the state. McKee facilitated a discussion among Jamie Rachlin, Managing Director of RBC Capital Markets; Steve Eikenberry, Senior Vice President of First American Bank; and Jimmy Shanahan, partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, and focused on current issues relevant to the Illinois bond market including Green Bonds, The Illinois Effect, and other considerations.

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McKee, a partner in Kutak Rock's Chicago office, focuses her practice on structuring, negotiating and documenting EB-5 financings. She counsels regional centers, private equity funds, developers, lenders, borrowers and community development agencies that manage or are otherwise involved with domestic and international equity offerings seeking EB-5 investment.