Public
Finance

Public
Finance

Kline Alvarado Veio is one of the nation’s leading boutique law firms specializing in public finance. Over the past decade, the firm has consistently ranked among the most active law firms in Colorado as Bond Counsel, Underwriter’s Counsel, and Disclosure Counsel, measured by both number of issuances and total par amounts.

We have helped borrowers in Colorado and throughout the country raise billions of dollars in capital and have handled hundreds of transactions. Almost every one of our public finance attorneys came to the firm from prominent national or regional law firms.

Our public finance attorneys have represented issuers, underwriters, trustees, borrowers and lending institutions in connection with virtually every type of municipal debt structure, including general obligations and limited property tax general obligations, revenue bonds, bond anticipation notes, lease purchases, revenue anticipation notes, and various types of private activity financings, among many others. We also have extensive experience with counseling issuers on tax matters pertaining to Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Areas of Expertise

  • 501(c)(3) Bonds
  • Bond Anticipation Notes
  • Charter School Revenue Bonds
  • General Obligation Bonds
  • Health Care and Hospital Revenue Bonds
  • Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
  • IRS Audits
  • Lease Purchase Financings
  • Post-Issuance Compliance
  • Revenue Bonds
  • Revenue Anticipation Notes
  • Special Taxing Districts 
  • Tax Anticipation Notes
  • Tax Increment Financing and Urban Renewal

A small selection of our representative transactions and clients is listed below

Bond Counsel
  • Bachelor Gulch Metropolitan District
  • Castle Pines Metropolitan District
  • City and County of Denver
  • City of Pueblo
  • Colliers Hill Metropolitan District
  • Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority (CECFA)
  • Colorado Health Facilities Authority (CoHFA)
  • Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA)
  • Crystal Valley Ranch Metropolitan District
  • Denver Art Museum
  • East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District
  • Elbert County
  • Genesee Water and Sanitation District
  • Johnson & Wales University
  • Ken Caryl Metropolitan District
  • Kent Place Metropolitan District
  • Lorson Ranch Metropolitan District
  • Montrose Memorial Hospital
  • Pioneers Medical Center
  • Salida del Sol Academy Charter School
  • Southwest Memorial Hospital
  • Sweetgrass Metropolitan District
  • Town of Eagle
  • Two Roads Charter School
  • Wyndham Hill Metropolitan District
Underwriter's Counsel
  • BB&T Capital Markets
  • B.C. Ziegler and Company
  • D.A. Davidson & Co.
  • J.P. Morgan Securities
  • KeyBanc Capital Markets
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Oppenheimer & Co.
  • Piper Sandler
  • Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
  • Wells Fargo Securities
Bank Counsel / Purchaser's Counsel
  • Bank of America
  • Great Western Bank
  • Hamlin Capital Management
  • Hutchinson, Shockley, Erley & Co.
  • Independent Bank
  • J.P. Morgan Chase
  • KeyBank, N.A.
  • MidWestOne Bank
  • NBH Bank
  • Petros Capital Partners
  • Rosemawr Management, LLC
  • Sunflower Bank, N.A.
  • Truist Bank
  • UMB Bank
  • US Bank
  • Wells Fargo Bank
Disclosure Counsel
  • Atlas Preparatory School
  • City and County of Denver
  • Crystal Crossing Metropolitan District
  • Liberty Ranch Metropolitan District
  • State of Colorado
  • STEM School
Borrower's Counsel
  • Aspen Art Museum
  • Clyfford Still Museum
  • Denver Art Museum
  • Hindu Community & Cultural Center
  • International School of Denver
  • Tri-City Baptist
Trustee's Counsel
  • BONY / Mellon
  • Colorado State Bank & Trust
  • UMB Bank
  • US Bank
  • Wells Fargo Bank