Bill Hunter is a partner in the firm's Banking Department and has been practicing law at Chapman and Cutler LLP since 1991. Mr. Hunter represents commercial banks and other financial institutions in a wide variety of financial transactions. His practice focus is primarily asset securitization transactions (taxable and tax-exempt) acting as counsel to commercial paper conduits and liquidity providers and public securities transactions acting as counsel to credit enhancers and investment banking firms. Mr. Hunter also has experience in off balance sheet lease transactions and secured and unsecured lending. Representative recent transactions include: Represented commercial paper conduit/liquidity provider in a trade receivables asset securitization transaction with a component of the DJIA Represented commercial paper conduit/liquidity provider in certain auto loan receivables asset securitization transactions Represented foreign bank providing liquidity for certificates of participation issued by a transportation authority Represented foreign bank providing liquidity for commercial paper issued by a large municipality Represented leasing company in various tax-exempt lease transactions Represented commercial bank in an asset acquisition by its customer Represented underwriter of a variable rate multi-family housing bond issue. |