TAMPA, FL – June 30, 2017 – Brian J. Fender, Chair of GrayRobinson’s Public Finance Department and a Shareholder in the firm’s Tampa Law office, was elected to serve on the Tampa Downtown Partnership Board of Directors for the 2017-2018 term.
The Tampa Downtown Partnership fosters Tampa’s vibrant and diverse multi-use downtown neighborhoods and plays a key role in creating a 24-hour urban center where people can learn, live, work and play. The partnership serves as the steward of downtown Tampa, cultivating public and private partnerships, and encouraging downtown’s physical and economic development. As a proactive leadership organization, the Tampa Downtown Partnership acts as an advocate for the downtown community.
As Chair of the firm’s Public Finance Department, Brian represents a variety of clients including counties, cities, universities, aviation authorities, port authorities, expressway authorities, water supply authorities, sports authorities, school boards, hospitals, governmental financing pools, various special districts, banks, investment banks and underwriters of municipal bonds. Over the course of his career, Brian has been involved in more than 400 public finance transactions and has represented clients in the issuance of more than $30 billion of tax-exempt and taxable debt. Brian has been rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell.