Introduction
Eric Brenner, counsel in Nixon Peabody’s Project & Public Finance group, serves a wide variety of clients, including financial institutions, issuers, underwriters, and borrowers on taxable and tax-exempt public finance transactions.
My focus
I strive to serve my clients with efficient and forward-looking strategies in all facets of public finance and project finance with a constant focus on overarching client objectives and needs. I represent a wide variety of clients on complex financings. This includes due diligence reviews for compliance with state, local, and federal laws, and researching, drafting, and reviewing documents to assist clients with successfully closing a transaction. I also represent industrial development agencies, completing due diligence reviews and drafting transaction documents to assist with various economic development projects, which include sales tax abatements, mortgage recording tax exemptions, and payment-in-lieu-of-tax agreements.
My experience also includes representing financial institutions in bilateral and syndicated credit facilities, receivables financings, construction loans, and the issuance of letters of credit. I have been actively involved in a broad range of financings, including projects financed for nonprofit entities, such as colleges and hospitals.
Looking ahead
I will continue to actively monitor and analyze the changing landscape that clients face in complex financing transactions. Looking ahead, I am focused on maximizing client goals by capturing opportunities through effective and efficient strategies.
In the news
- New York Law Journal
Attorneys ‘on the move’
March 10, 2026This roundup article of recent promotions and moves across the state highlights the appointment of Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Matt Carrigg as Rochester office managing partner. It also features the partner elevations of Corporate partners Lena Gionnette of Rochester, and Nic Mayne and Shaziah Singh of New York City; Albany Healthcare partner Justin Pfeiffer; New York City Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Richard Shore; and Rochester Project Finance & Public Finance partner Terance Walsh. New York City Global Finance counsel Max Ferullo and Albany Project Finance & Public Finance counsel Eric Brenner are also highlighted for their counsel promotions.
- The Bond Buyer
Nixon Peabody promotes Eric Brenner to counsel
Feb 24, 2026This article features Albany Project Finance & Public Finance counsel Eric Brenner for his promotion to counsel. Eric is quoted in the coverage, discussing how mentorship has helped his career and what he loves most about working on public finance deals.
- The Bond Buyer
A longtime charter school developer taps municipal bond market
June 16, 2025This article covering Build NYC Resource Corporation’s $44.2 million of unrated tax-exempt bonds for Civic Builders to construct the Bold Charter School in the South Bronx mentions NP for serving as bond counsel. The NP team includes partners Scott Singer of New York City, Barry Carrigan and Katie Baynes of Rochester, and Brian Organ of San Francisco; Albany associate Eric Brenner; and Rochester senior paralegal Beth Wood, all of the Project Finance & Public Finance practice.
Admitted to practice
New York
Education
Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., summa cum laude; Managing Editor, Albany Law Review
Siena College, B.S., cum laude
Professional activities
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- New York State Bar Association
Recognition
- Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2026 in the field of Banking and Finance Law; Municipal Law; Project Finance Law; and Public Finance Law; listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch since 2022
Languages
German
Insights And Happenings
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Partner / Practice Group Leader, Project Finance & Public Finance- New York City
- New York City +1 212.940.3028
- vwong@nixonpeabody.com
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Julie K. Seymour
Partner / Lateral Recruiting Partner- Chicago
- Chicago +1 312.977.4353
- jkseymour@nixonpeabody.com
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Scott R. Singer
Partner- New York City
- New York City +1 212.940.3182
- Mobile +1 917.886.5967
- ssinger@nixonpeabody.com
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