- Government finance
- Economic incentives
- 501c3 financings
- Affordable housing
- Public finance investment banking and commercial banking
- Post-issuance tax and securities law compliance

Public Finance
Bass, Berry & Sims has long been a preeminent public finance and economic development law firm in Tennessee with experience that extends across the Southeast.
Closing more than 400 transactions valued at a combined total $10.5 billion over the past three years, our clients benefit from unique insight, efficient service and subject-matter knowledge earned from thousands of transactions and decades of leadership in public finance.
We represent local governments, nonprofits and financial institutions, serving as bond counsel, underwriters and disclosure counsel in the full-range of public financing matters, including:
Experience
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We represented the City of Knoxville and Knox County and served as bond counsel to The Sports Authority of the...
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In 2022, Bass, Berry & Sims closed 18 Affordable Housing bond issues totaling over $228 Million. The closings, involving both...
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During 2022, we assisted housing authorities with the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion of approximately 500 affordable housing units. These...
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We represented Fiberon, a producer of composite-based decking, railing and fencing, owned by Fortune Brands (NYSE: FBHS) in a real...
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We served as bond counsel in connection with a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion/rehab for The Villages at Old Hickory,...
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We served as bond counsel to Metro Nashville and its Industrial Development Board in connection with the issuance of over...
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A team of Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys from the Knoxville office served as bond counsel to Emerald Academy in...
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We represented the Metro Nashville Sports Authority as bond counsel in connection with the issuance of $225 million of bonds...
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We represented Shelby County Schools (SCS) Board in a transaction to secure funding bringing laptop computers to 95,000+ students in...
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We represented the developer of Burlington Commons, an affordable housing complex in East Knoxville, in all aspects of the transaction....