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Gretchen Sherwood represents healthcare entities and nonprofit organizations in connection with various transactional matters and advises nonprofit borrowers, underwriters, and banks in connection with tax-exempt and taxable financings, strategy, and compliance issues. Gretchen is a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee.
I regularly serve as borrower’s counsel, underwriter’s counsel, or bank counsel on financing transactions for hospitals and health systems throughout the country. In addition, I advise clients through every phase of the deal, from initial structuring, drafting and negotiation, diligence review, and disclosure determinations, to implementation of post-issuance compliance procedures following closing of the transaction. I assist clients on ongoing compliance matters, including secondary market disclosure, reporting requirements, navigating events of default and change in use of bond-financed facilities.
My work also includes advising healthcare providers on corporate governance and formation matters, counseling such providers in connection with strategic affiliations or joint ventures, and other corporate contracting matters.
I have substantial experience with financing individual charter schools, charter schools under common management, and charter school networks through various structures, including bond issuances, bank loans, and other credit facilities. Through my practice, I have become well versed in the nuances of state charter and school choice laws, and regularly structure such financings to ensure compliance.
I regularly represent financial institutions issuing credit or liquidity facilities to support nonprofit borrowers. Much of this work involves structuring and negotiating secured and unsecured lending transactions, including limited offerings and private placements, revolving lines of credit, and term loan facilities.
States are increasingly evaluating K–12 school choice options such as tax-credit scholarships, voucher programs, and additional charter school programming, which is likely to result in new market entrants in need of affordable access to capital through bond financing.
This article profiles Chicago Project Finance & Public Finance counsel Gretchen Sherwood, who was selected as one of the publication’s “Rising Stars.” The article highlights Gretchen’s practice and pro bono work in the Chicago area, quoting Gretchen as well as Project Finance & Public Finance practice leader Virginia Wong.
This article highlights NP for advising 2Life Communities in the site acquisition and development of a new apartment community in Newton, Massachusetts, for older adults in the middle-market. The article quotes Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate senior counsel Allen Lynch, who led the NP team that also included Rochester Project Finance & Public Finance partner Katie Baynes, Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate counsel Christina Ricotta, and Chicago Project Finance & Public Finance counsel Gretchen Sherwood.
The following article highlights notable legal industry moves across Chicago and New York include the recent promotions of Chicago Intellectual Property counsel George Dandalides, Complex Disputes counsels Christie Kurow of Chicago and Eric Ferrante of Rochester; Project Finance & Public Finance counsels Gretchen Sherwood of Chicago and Terance Walsh of Rochester; Healthcare counsels Michal Cantor of Long Island and Jéna Grady of New York City; and Rochester Corporate counsel Lena Gionnette. The Crain’s Chicago Business article also includes the arrival of Chicago Corporate associate Kelly Glynn to the firm.
The following article highlights notable legal industry moves across Chicago and New York include the recent promotions of Chicago Intellectual Property counsel George Dandalides, Complex Disputes counsels Christie Kurow of Chicago and Eric Ferrante of Rochester; Project Finance & Public Finance counsels Gretchen Sherwood of Chicago and Terance Walsh of Rochester; Healthcare counsels Michal Cantor of Long Island and Jéna Grady of New York City; and Rochester Corporate counsel Lena Gionnette. The Crain’s Chicago Business article also includes the arrival of Chicago Corporate associate Kelly Glynn to the firm.
The following article highlights notable legal industry moves across Chicago and New York include the recent promotions of Chicago Intellectual Property counsel George Dandalides, Complex Disputes counsels Christie Kurow of Chicago and Eric Ferrante of Rochester; Project Finance & Public Finance counsels Gretchen Sherwood of Chicago and Terance Walsh of Rochester; Healthcare counsels Michal Cantor of Long Island and Jéna Grady of New York City; and Rochester Corporate counsel Lena Gionnette. The Crain’s Chicago Business article also includes the arrival of Chicago Corporate associate Kelly Glynn to the firm.
This article highlighting legal industry moves in the Chicago region features the recent promotions of Complex Disputes counsel Christie Kurow, Intellectual Property counsel George Dandalides, and Project Finance & Public Finance counsel Gretchen Sherwood, all of the Chicago office.
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DePaul University College of Law, J.D., health law certificate, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
Saint Louis University, B.S., magna cum laude
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