Roberta Fisher focuses her practice on public finance matters including a combination of conduit, state and economic development financings. She has served as counsel to state and local governments, underwriters, letter of credit banks, private corporations, and healthcare and other nonprofit institutions. Her experience includes State of Ohio bond issues focusing on the Ohio Water Development Authority, Ohio Building Authority, Ohio Public Facilities Commission, Treasurer of State, Ohio Air Quality Development Authority and certificate of participation financings, as well as financings for local governments and pass-through financings for private businesses and nonprofits. These financings have included variable interest rate terms, credit enhancement features, master indenture structures, interest rate swaps, lease-purchase financings and related issues.

Roberta is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus Bar Association and National Association of Bond Lawyers, and is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.

Representative Experience

• Representing the state of Ohio in connection with the issuance of Certificates of Participation, Series 2005A, Series 2006A, Series 2008A and Series 2009A for the Department of Administrative Services to finance the Ohio Administrative Knowledge System computer project and Series 2008 for the Department of Administrative Services to finance the State Tax Accounting and Revenue System computer project.
• Acting as bond and disclosure counsel for facilities revenue bonds for a major Central Ohio hospital system and bond counsel for several independent community hospitals.
• Acting as bond counsel on airport financings.
  Representing the state of Ohio in financings by the Ohio Public Facilities Commission and the Treasurer of State.
• Providing legal advice and counsel to the study group on the creation of the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority.
• Providing ongoing legal advice and counsel to the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority on general and financing matters.
• Acting as bond counsel for the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority bond fund program.
• Providing legal advice and counsel in connection with the creation of and financings for the Delaware County Port Authority.
• Acting as issuer’s counsel for a major regional hospital financing.
• Representing Ohio municipalities and school districts in connection with tax exempt lease financings.
• Acting as company counsel for industrial development and 501(c)(3) financings.