Alexander G. Burlingame is experienced in general public finance matters. Alex has specific experience with taxable and tax exempt revenue bond financings. His experience includes the structuring and documentation of bond financings and refinancings for the benefit of private and public colleges and universities, as well as for multi-facility hospital systems and community hospitals. Alex leads the firm’s higher education finance initiative. Alex works with trustees, banks, bond insurers and borrowers in the restructuring of distressed tax-exempt obligations. Alex’s experience also includes port authority economic development bond financings.

Alex is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.

Representative Experience

• Serving as bond counsel to the Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission including financings for Case Western Reserve University, Kenyon College, Denison University, Oberlin College, University of Dayton and Xavier University.
• Advising a distressed multi-facility health system in the restructuring of its tax-exempt debt.
• Serving as bond counsel for a non-profit hospital in Ohio and a large healthcare system.
• Serving as bond counsel for the world’s largest glass producer’s port authority lease financing.
• Serving as bond counsel for solid waste exempt facility financings for utilities.
• Serving as bond counsel for port authority pooled bond fund financings.