Travis Gibbs

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• The Bond Buyer

  Despite budget issues, California school deal generates strong orders

  This article mentions NP for serving as bond disclosure counsel in the West Contra Costa School District’s recent sale of $352 million of general obligation bonds. The NP team includes Project Finance & Public Finance partners Graham Beck of San Francisco, Rudy Salo of Los Angeles, and Joel Swearingen of Washington, DC; senior counsel Travis Gibbs of San Francisco; counsel Dia Walrath of San Francisco; associates Brandon Caywood of Chicago and Janelle Walker of San Francisco; and senior paralegal Stuart Clapp of Los Angeles.

  Oct 25, 2024
• The Bond Buyer

  Changing circumstances reduced demand for California school note program

  This article, on the California School Finance Authority’s borrowing program created to help school districts manage pandemic-driven budget deferrals, mentions NP as disclosure counsel for notes issued in March and April for elementary, high school, and community college districts. Los Angeles partners Rudy Salo and Dan Deaton, and San Francisco partners Travis Gibbs and Graham Beck, all of the Project Finance & Public Finance group, advised CSFA in this deal. Update: New York Bankruptcy & Restructuring partner Robert Christmas also advised CSFA in this deal.
  April 29, 2021
• The Bond Buyer

  Los Angeles makes tender offer ahead of taxable MICLA refunding

  This article mentions the firm as bond counsel on the City of Los Angeles’ hybrid tender offer and refunding related to the Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles lease revenue bonds. The NP team includes Los Angeles partners Jade Turner-Bond and Dan Deaton; San Francisco partner Travis Gibbs; Washington, D.C. associate Joel Swearingen; and Los Angeles associate David Song—all of the Project Finance & Public Finance group.
  Feb 18, 2021
• The Bond Buyer

  With budget in rearview, Cook County turns sights to borrowing plans

  This article mentions the firm for serving as bond counsel to Cook County, IL, in its new money and refunding deals totaling about $600 million. The NP team included Chicago partner Julie Seymour, San Francisco partner Travis Gibbs and New York City counsel Abbie Olsen, all in the Project Finance & Public Finance group.
  Dec 22, 2020
• Bond Buyer

  SFO prepares bond refunding as airport rides out pandemic

  This article about San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and its preparations for a $291 million bond refunding deal mentions NP as disclosure counsel. San Francisco partner Travis Gibbs and Los Angeles partner Dan Deaton and counsel Heather White, all of the Project Finance and Public Finance Group, advised on this matter.
  July 30, 2020
• Law360

  New remedial actions for tax-advantaged bonds and P3s

  Nixon Peabody public finance partners Travis Gibbs of San Francisco and Mitch Rappaport, Bruce Serchuk and Carla Young of Washington DC co-wrote this analysis on the new IRS procedures that can be used “to cure impermissible use of bond-financed projects.”
  April 20, 2018