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David S. Lu

Partner

Public Finance
Washington D.C. P: 202.828.2468 F: 202.828.2488

David is a partner in Washington, DC, counseling governmental agencies, businesses, non-profits and financial institutions in public finance transactions.

  • J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School
  • A.B., Harvard University
  • District of Columbia
  • Ohio
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL)
  • Association of Public Finance Professionals of DMV
  • Maryland Government Finance Officers Association
  • ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development

David has counseled clients on transaction structuring and tax and securities law pertaining to transactions in a variety of sectors, including housing, health care, education, utilities and public infrastructure. He is a member of the firm’s National Public Finance Tax Department, providing tax analysis and advice on tax-exempt financing transactions under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code.  

 

 

  • Bond counsel and tax counsel to the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, the Maryland Community Development Administration and the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, Maryland in financings of affordable housing developments using tax-exempt bonds and loans and low-income housing tax credits.
  • Tax counsel in financings of student housing, senior living communities and schools operated by nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations.
  • Underwriters’ counsel for tax increment financing and special assessment bonds for housing and commercial development districts.
  • Underwriters’ counsel in multiple water and sewer utility financings for the Great Lakes Water Authority and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, including bonds issued as part of Detroit’s plan to exit bankruptcy.
  • Bond counsel and underwriters’ counsel for transportation infrastructure bonds issued by agencies in Maryland, Virginia and Ohio.
  • Counsel to bond issuers, borrowers, lenders and underwriters in financings for various hospital systems and healthcare organizations.
  • Transactional counsel in two of the earliest “pay-for-success” or “social impact bond” transactions in the U.S. Negotiated and structured financings for social service programs to mitigate homelessness in Cuyahoga County, Ohio and in Denver, Colorado.
     

     

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