Matt chairs Mintz’s Public Finance Practice, bringing considerable experience in municipal securities law and tax-exempt financing. He serves as bond counsel, issuer’s counsel, borrower’s counsel, and underwriter’s counsel in the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, and other public finance instruments. Clients value Matt’s knowledgeable, diligent, and solution-oriented approach to structuring transactions that meet their financial objectives.

Matt is a trusted legal advisor to a wide range of clients, including state and local government entities, quasi-governmental agencies, nonprofit healthcare and educational institutions, and investment banks. He also represents bond trustees, bondholders, and institutional purchasers in both new issuances and debt restructuring transactions.

A significant portion of Matt’s practice focuses on affordable housing finance. He regularly serves as bond counsel to housing finance authorities for the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable multifamily housing bonds, supporting the development of affordable, workforce and market-rate housing. His legal strategies help clients maximize volume cap allocations and leverage low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC). Matt also regularly advises underwriters, including on single-family and multifamily housing finance transactions.

Matt’s earlier career as a public school teacher gives him a unique perspective on the challenges faced by his public sector and nonprofit clients and allowed him to hone his skills in delivering practical advice to wide-ranging audiences.