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Mr. Smith practices in the areas of public finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, healthcare, and general corporate. In his public finance practice, Mr. Smith works with government and nonprofit organizations to finance public works like airports, bridges, hospitals, roads, and schools. His practice includes work on public offerings of securities, private placements of securities, and restructuring securities previously issued (through, for example, interest rate swaps). He regularly advises municipal bond issuers (especially healthcare issuers) on the corporate law, municipal law, securities law, and tax law implications their actions may have on their outstanding bonds. His clients include investment banking firms, Alabama governments, health care providers, universities and colleges, letter of credit providers and other credit enhancers, and swap providers and other financial product providers. In his corporate practice, Mr. Smith advises clients (including healthcare systems) on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and joint ventures and partnerships. His clients include the largest Alabama-based healthcare system. Representative Transactions: Acted as bond counsel on $20,820,000 Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003-A (non-AMT), and $17,875,000 Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003-B (AMT), issued by the Birmingham Airport Authority. Acted as bond counsel on $14,470,000 Subordinated Taxable Water and Sewer Revenue Warrants, Series 2004-B, issued by the City of Phenix, Alabama. Acted as underwriters' counsel on $650,000,000 Limited Obligation School Warrants, Series 2004-A, $200,000,000 Limited Obligation School Warrants, Series 2005-A, and $200,000,000 Limited Obligation School Warrants, Series 2005-B, issued by Jefferson County, Alabama. Acted as underwriters' counsel on $16,920,000 Revenue Bonds (City of Oxford Project), Series 2006-A, issued by The Public Building Authority of the City of Oxford, Alabama. Acted as counsel to Baptist Health System, Inc., on $249,260,000 Revenue Bonds, Series 2005-A issued by The Special Care Facilities Financing Authority of the City of Birmingham-Baptist Medical Centers. Acted as underwriters' counsel on $245,735,000 Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, issued by The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama. Acted as bond counsel on $9,500,000 Taxable Incremental Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Rigid Building Systems-Alabama, LLC Project), Series 2006-A, issued by The Industrial Development Board of the City of Gadsden. Acted as bond counsel on $5,500,000 Revenue Bonds (Presbyterian Retirement Corporation, Inc.), Series 2006, issued by The Special Care Facilities Financing Authority of the City of Daphne. Acted as underwriters' counsel on $157,645,000 Docks Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A, $70,050,000 Docks Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B, $60,455,000 Docks Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2006C and $21,600,000 Docks Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2006D, issued by the Alabama State Port Authority. Acted as bond counsel on $18,000,000 Industrial Development Revenue Bond (Standard Concrete Products, Inc. Project), Series 2006-A (non-AMT), issued by The Industrial Development Board of the City of Mobile, Alabama. Acted as bond counsel on $4,705,000 Revenue Bonds (Etowah County Health Department Project), Series 2007, issued by Etowah Gadsden Health Care Authority. Acted as bond counsel on $3,395,000 Revenue Bonds, Series 2007, issued by the Talladega County Emergency Management Communications District. Acted as bond counsel on $23,925,000 General Obligation School Warrants, Series 2007-B, issued by the City of Phenix City, Alabama. Acted as bond counsel on $71,455,000 Revenue Bonds (Noland Health Services, Inc.), Series 2007-A, issued by The Special Care Facilities Financing Authority of the City of Pell City Alabama. Acted as bond counsel on $13,400,000 Revenue Bonds (Colonial Pinnacle MOB, LLC Project), Series 2007 (non-AMT), issued by The Medical Clinic Board of the City of Gulf Shores. Acted as bond counsel on $19,050,000 Revenue Bonds, Series 2007, issued by The Cooperative District of the City of Valley, Alabama - Venue Project.
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