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Introduction
My focus
I serve as bond, co-bond counsel, disclosure counsel, special counsel, and underwriters’ counsel on a variety of tax-exempt and taxable municipal finance transactions, including those related to general municipal infrastructure, affordable housing and redevelopment, transportation, power generation and transmission, and water and wastewater services. I assist with preparing and reviewing a variety of documents as part of due diligence, drafting offerings and memoranda, and researching complex legal issues.
Looking ahead
With investors’ growing interest in investment opportunities that provide positive social benefits and remedy structural inequities—and especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting crises—I will be following the rise of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) bonds with a particular focus on social impact bonds. I look forward to working closely with our clients in exploring creative financing possibilities and preparing accurate disclosures to assist in achieving these social goals at the municipal level.
Insights
- “Municipal Finance & Issuance using Blockchain Technology,” Nixon Peabody Training, September 22, 2022 (Speaker)
Admitted to practice
California
Education
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, J.D., CALI/Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Contracts II and CALI/Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Trial Advocacy
University of California, Irvine, B.A.
Professional activities
- California State Bar Association
- California Lawyers Association (CLA)
- National Association Bond Lawyers
- Women in Public Finance
- Sports Lawyers Association
- Charles Houston Bar Association
Recognition
- Janelle was named to the Lawyers of Color 2022 “Hot List,” which recognizes junior and mid-level attorneys exemplifying integrity, high achievement, leadership, and a passion for diversity
Insights And Happenings
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View AllVirginia Wong
Partner / Practice Group Leader, Project Finance and Public Finance- New York
- Office:212.940.3028
- vwong@nixonpeabody.com
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Julie K. Seymour
Partner / Strategic Impact Partner- Chicago
- Office:312.977.4353
- jkseymour@nixonpeabody.com
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Mitchell Rapaport
Partner- Washington DC
- Office:202.585.8305Mobile:202.288.4005
- mrapaport@nixonpeabody.com
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