Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s Atlanta office is seeking a Counsel or Senior Counsel with experience in corporate bond and public finance and/or Georgia specific economic development to join its Commercial Finance Team. The ideal candidate will have in-depth experience in most or all of the following areas: municipal and public finance, familiarity with state and local tax law, tax-exempt finance, tax credits & incentives work (both in and outside Georgia),commercial finance, EB-5 (financing, and securities and other regulatory issues), and tax credit finance. Experience in representing issuers,underwriters, nonprofit borrowers and developers is preferred. Additional corporate, finance, real estate or related experience outside the bond industry is a plus. The successful candidate will also have the ability to manage transactions and be capable of independent responsibility for major documentation and components of large transactions. Law firm experience preferred, but a combination of law firm or in-house experience considered. Commensurate academic credentials, proficiency in document production in Word and Excel, and verbal and written communication skills required. We offer a collegial environment and an excellent opportunity to continue to develop strong skills and grow with a national firm. Georgia bar required, with other Southeastern states such as Florida desired. Our Corporate Bond team focuses on finance and incentives transactions. The client base is predominately public sector, including local and development authorities with an occasional representation of a city or county. Our practice base also includes real estate developers, operating companies(particularly with transactional work), and private lenders and borrowers. Our engagements concentrate in economic development or community development, new business locations or expansions (including financing for facilities), infrastructure, public-private partnerships, and layering capital stacks and deal structuring. Our finance work includes industrial development revenue bonds (IDBs) with some limited IDB bond issues tax-exempt. Other key financial products include project finance, syndicated bank loans, EB-5 immigrant investor capital, and tax credit finance (including New Markets Tax Credits). Seyfarth is proud to be an influential leader in diversity. The firm has been recognized for nine consecutive years in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. We have been named one of the “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother seven years in a row, and we have been honored with the prestigious Thomas L. Sager Award for Diversity by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. We also partnered with Diversity Lab to formally pilot the Mansfield Rule, which is designed to ensure that woman and minorities throughout the legal industry receive adequate consideration for leadership roles, equity partner promotions and lateral positions. At Seyfarth, we value diversity and provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants. We invite you to discover why Seyfarth is recognized worldwide for its innovation. Come experience the Seyfarth difference.