Hartford, Conn., June 23, 2016 - Day Pitney LLP has once again been recognized as Connecticut's number one bond counsel firm by volume in 2015, serving as bond counsel on issues in Connecticut totaling more than $1.5 billion, according to The Bond Buyer, the only daily newspaper committed to serving the municipal bond industry. In 2014 and 2013 the firm also topped the list for advising on issues totaling more than $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively.
Day Pitney's municipal finance practice represents more than 100 agencies and governmental units as bond counsel in Connecticut, various state authorities, regional school districts, and towns and cities. In addition to bond counsel services, the municipal finance practice group represents other parties in bond transactions including conduit borrowers, underwriters, banks and bond trustees within Connecticut and throughout the region. The firm recently represented the State of Connecticut as lead bond and disclosure counsel in a general obligation refunding bond sale of $501.4 million. The sale resulted in saving of $75.5 million in debt service costs over the life of the refinanced bonds.
The Day Pitney team representing the State of Connecticut is led by Namita Tripathi Shah and includes Judith Blank, Doug Gillette, Glenn Rybacki, Susan Albert, Teri McGehan and Karen Ashe.
The arrival of Steven Wernick and Joseph Ruiz of Wernick & Co to Day Pitney's Miami office was featured in Miami Today's People column. Wernick and Ruiz are joining the firm's real estate, environmental and land use practices as a partner and counsel. Wernick & Co. built its reputation in the Miami area through experience in land use and zoning.
The Day Pitney Real Estate, Environmental, and Land Use Team, led by practice co-chair Katharine Coffey, represented the developers Russo Development, Onyx Equities LLC, and Dinallo Development LLC/Terminal Construction in connection with multiple transactions facilitating the development of Hackensack Meridian Health's $200 million, first-of-its-kind health care facility at Metropark, a mass transit hub in Woodbridge, NJ.
The arrival of Miami Attorneys Steven J. Wernick and Joseph Ruiz was featured in The Real Deal's Movers and Shakers column. Wernick, who joined as a partner, previously founded Wernick & Co, a Miami-based law firm specializing in land use and urban redevelopment.
Day Pitney Healthcare, Life Sciences, and Technology Counsel Damian Privitera's arrival was featured in the Law360 article "Moses & Singer Healthcare Atty Joins Day Pitney in Hartford."
Day Pitney Partners Stephen Catanzaro, Laurence Smith, and Elizabeth Yoo were featured in New Jersey Law Journal's 2024 New Partners Yearbook, which highlights partners, including lateral partners, made or hired at New Jersey firms.
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The announcement of Day Pitney's most recent step in its commitment to strategic growth in South Florida by adding Steven Wernick and Joseph Ruiz of Wernick & Co. to its Miami office was featured in CityBiz.
Day Pitney Real Estate Partner Steven J. Wernick is featured in the Law360 article, "Revisions Show Fla.'s Dedication To Affordable Housing Law."
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