Richard A. Morrison is the managing partner for the Miami office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and head of the Public Finance practice in Miami, which handles all aspects of public and municipal financing transactions for many of the firm’s institutional clients. Since joining the firm in 1988, he has regularly represented a broad range of financial institutions, bond purchasers, credit enhancers, investment banks, developers, and bondholder groups in a variety of tax-exempt municipal bond finance transactions. For example, Mr. Morrison has represented purchasers and sellers in the acquisition, restructuring and sale of some of the largest tax-exempt bond pool transactions in the country, and has lectured on various aspects of tax-exempt real estate finance.
Mr. Morrison has extensive experience in the issuance, restructuring and administration of tax-exempt bond issues financing a wide variety of public and privately owned and operated facilities, including low and moderate income multifamily housing projects, projects owned by Section 501(c)(3) organizations, water and sewer utilities, electric power generation and distribution systems, pollution control facilities, solid waste disposal facilities, industrial development projects, airport facilities, manufacturing facilities and sport stadium projects. He has particular expertise in the credit enhancement of such bond issues, the issuance, sale and refunding of private activity bonds, and the workout and restructuring of defaulted bond issues, both in and outside of bankruptcy court.
Mr. Morrison is a member of the Florida Bar and the National Association of Bond Lawyers.