Christopher J. Reitzel focuses his practice on public finance matters, with experience representing issuers and underwriters in the areas of healthcare, environmental, higher education and housing, public power, transportation and infrastructure matters including work on financings for the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Long Island Power Authority, the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, the New York State Housing Finance Agency, Lee County, Florida, District of Columbia, and the state of Ohio.

Chris has extensive experience drafting and negotiating debt instruments and all accompanying documentation including disclosure documents, bond indentures and credit and related security agreements.

His diverse transactional background includes work on fixed rate, multimodal variable rate and commercial paper programs.

Representative Experience

• Serving as bond counsel for the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York’s $90 million Yeshiva University Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A issued September 2011.
• Serving as disclosure counsel for the Long Island Power Authority’s $250 million Electric System General Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A issued September 2011.
• Serving as underwriters' counsel for the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (MTA Bridges and Tunnels) $610 million General Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2011 issued October 2011.