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About Ben
Ben Brooks serves as bond counsel and disclosure counsel for cities, counties, school districts, special law districts and other political subdivisions throughout Texas. He has been involved in the financing and development of airports, sports facilities, single- and multi-family housing, industrial development, health care, public power and regional water and sewer systems both as bond counsel and underwriters’ counsel. In addition, he has experience drafting legislation authorizing public entities to finance their infrastructure and economic development programs.
Experience
Recent Notable Matters
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority — bond counsel in connection with $908 million Senior Lien Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Taxable Series 2021; $576.355 million Senior Lien Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2021A; and Senior Lien Sales Tax Revenue Improvement and Refunding Bonds, Series 2021B
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport — disclosure counsel in connection with $1.188 billion Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Joint Revenue Improvement Bonds, Taxable Series 2022A, $391.755 million Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Joint Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2020A (Non-AMT); $459.520 million Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Joint Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2020B (Non-AMT); and $1.193 billion Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Joint Revenue Refunding Bonds Taxable, Series 2020C
City of Dallas, Texas — bond counsel in connection with $237.115 million General Obligation Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2021; $45.920 million Combined Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2021; $26.880 Million Equipment Acquisition Obligations, Series 2021; and $3.135 General Obligation Bonds, Taxable Series 2021
Dallas Independent School District — bond counsel in connection with $406.905 million Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2022 and $264.805 Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2022A
Dallas County, Texas — bond counsel in connection with $132 million Certificates of Obligation, Series 2022