Russell A. Miller

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Nashville

(615) 742-7778

rmiller@bassberry.com

https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/miller-russell-a/

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Russ Miller helps governmental and large nonprofit entities structure and negotiate bond financings to pursue their capital projects. Since 2010, he has closed approximately $420 million in bond transactions for nonprofit colleges and universities. He has also closed nearly $1 billion in nonprofit hospital bond transactions and more than 30 direct placement bank transactions for governmental and nonprofit entities in the last three years.

Russ’ practice involves:

Serving as bond counsel and/or borrower’s counsel on numerous financings for 501(c)(3) borrowers, including hospitals, educational institutions and service organizations.
Representing financial institutions as underwriter’s counsel and bank counsel in connection with both governmental and private activity bond issues.
Serving as bond counsel on general obligation bond issues and water, sewer, gas and electric revenue bond issues for municipalities and utility districts.
Serving as counsel to energy acquisition corporations on a variety of legal matters, including natural gas prepay transactions.
Representing governmental entities and businesses in connection with various economic development incentives, including tax abatements, tax increment financings and the issuance of industrial development bonds.

Russ has served on the faculty for the National Association of Bond Lawyers Fundamentals Conference, teaching seminars on credit enhancement, basic structuring of bond deals and financial aspects of tax-exempt financings. He has taught a course to first-year law students at Vanderbilt University Law School titled, “Professionalism in Practice.”

As a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee, Russ has represented several Nashville-based social entrepreneurs focused on pursuing solutions to social problems while creating and sustaining social value.

Prior to joining the firm, Russ was a judicial clerk for Judge Michael Kanne on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago. He also worked for U.S. Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana.

Representative Experience

Bond Issuance for 300-Acre Mixed-Use Development in Middle Tennessee

We served as bond counsel to Metro Nashville and its Industrial Development Board in connection with the issuance of over...

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$950 Million Dollar Bond Issuance for Ballad Health

Served as bond counsel to Ballad Health for a $950 million bond issue to finance new healthcare facilities and refinance certain existing debt

We served as bond counsel to Ballad Health for a $950 million bond issue to finance new healthcare facilities and...

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Client Type: Nonprofit
Representation of Low-Income Housing Developer in Jackson, Tennessee

Served as bond counsel in connection with the financing for the rehabilitation of Kingfield South Apartments, a low-income housing apartment complex in Jackson, Tennessee

We served as bond counsel in connection with the financing for the rehabilitation of Kingfield South Apartments, a low-income housing...

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Client Type: Private Company
$140 Million in Revenue Bonds for Vanderbilt University

Represented Vanderbilt University as bond counsel in the issuance of approximately $140 million in revenue bonds

We represented Vanderbilt University as bond counsel in the issuance of approximately $140 million in revenue bonds by Metro Nashville's...

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Client Type: Private Company
$11 Million Bond Financing for Construction of Performing Arts Theater

Represented a private nonprofit borrower in the $11 million bond financing for construction of a 28,000 square foot, 450-seat black box performing arts theater

We represented a private nonprofit borrower in the $11 million bond financing for construction of a 28,000 square foot, 450-seat...

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Client Type: Private Company
$500 Million of Bond Issues for Private Colleges and Universities

Served as both bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel for nonprofit colleges and universities

We have served as both bond counsel and underwriter's counsel in approximately $500 million of financings for nonprofit colleges and...

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Client Type: Nonprofit
Low-Income Tax Credit Deal for Knoxville Client

Assisted Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation with a major modernization program of its public housing projects

We assisted Knoxville's Community Development Corporation (KCDC) with a major modernization program of its public housing projects. This program involved...

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Client Type: Private Company
$108 Million Refinancing for Mountain States Health Alliance

Closed an approximately $108 million refinancing for Mountain States Health Alliance

We closed an approximately $108 million refinancing for Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA). This refinancing will save MSHA, the largest...

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Client Type: Nonprofit
Complex Bond Financing for Proton Therapy Center in Middle Tennessee

Closed a $99.6 million financing for the Scott Hamilton Proton Therapy Center, a cancer treatment facility in Franklin, Tennessee

We closed a $99.6 million financing for the Scott Hamilton Proton Therapy Center, a cancer treatment facility in Franklin, Tennessee....

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Client Type: Nonprofit
Financing for Low-Income Senior Housing Facility

Represented TrustMark National Bank in a financing for a low-income senior housing facility through The Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board of the City of Memphis

We represented TrustMark National Bank in a financing for a low-income senior housing facility through The Health, Educational and Housing...

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Client Type: Public Company

Publications

Best Practices for Electronic Public Meetings in Tennessee During the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 9, 2020
SEC MCDC Initiative – Deadline Extension

August 8, 2014
Local Government Alert – SEC MCDC Initiative

July 22, 2014

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Accolades

Best Lawyers® — Nashville Public Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2023)

Vanderbilt Law Review — Notes Development Editor

Judicial Clerk to Judge Michael Kanne, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

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