About Bill
Bill Avila's practice focuses on public finance law, specifically providing legal counsel, negotiating, drafting documents and securing governmental approvals. He has closed approximately 1,000 transactions, totaling more than $50 billion in aggregate principal amount of municipal bond transactions as bond counsel, underwriters' counsel, issuer's counsel, user's counsel and trustee's counsel for a variety of public infrastructure and improvement projects.
Bill is a frequent speaker at conferences for the State Bar of Texas, National Association of Bond Lawyers, Texas City Attorneys Association, Mexican American School Board Association and The Bond Buyer.
Experience
Recent Notable Matters
Bexar County Hospital District — bond counsel to issuer in connection with $283.565 million Certificates of Obligations, Series 2018
Bexar County, Texas — bond counsel to issuer in connection with $384.715 million Limited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2017 and $28.140 million Flood Control Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2017
Bexar County, Texas — bond counsel to issuer in connection with $205.285 million Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2016, Series 2016A and Series 2016B; $248.415 million Limited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2016; and $101.74 million Flood Control Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2016; and $113.61 million Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2016A and 2016B
Bexar County Hospital District — served as bond counsel to issuer in connection with $199.24 million Limited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2016
Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, Texas/Alamito Public Facilities Corporation — bond counsel to issuer in connection with $59 million Multifamily Mortgage Revenue Note, Series 2015A (HACEP RAD Conversion Program Phase I Project) and $65.375 million Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2015B (HACEP RAD Conversion Program Phase I Project); $5.22 million Multifamily Housing Revenue Note, Series 2016 (HACEP RAD Conversion Program Phase III-C Project) and $4 million Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Series 2016 (HACEP RAD Conversion Program Phase III-C Project); $5.2 million Multifamily Housing Revenue Note, Series 2016A (HACEP RAD Conversion Program Phase III-B Project) and $3.1 million Multifamily Housing Revenue Note, Series 2016B (HACEP RAD Conversion Program Phase III-B Project)
Bexar County, Texas — bond counsel to issuer in connection with $75.21 million of Tax-Exempt Venue Project Subordinate Lien Revenue Bonds (Combined Venue Tax), Series 2015 and $78.935 million of Tax-Exempt Venue Project Revenue Refunding Bonds (Combined Venue Tax), Series 2015
Corpus Christi Independent School District — bond counsel to issuer in connection with $96.335 million Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2016; and $125 million Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2015
Laredo Community College District — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $14.4 million Limited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2016
City of Sugar Land, Texas — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $31.71 million Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Series 2016
Maverick County, Texas — bond counsel to issuer in connection with $18.69 million Limited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2016
Port Authority of San Antonio — bond counsel to issuer in connection with $25.42 million Special Project Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2016 (Texas Military Value Revolving Loan Fund Restructuring and The Boeing Campus Project) and $10.96 million of Port Authority of San Antonio Variable Rate Subordinate Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2013
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority — bond counsel to issuer in connection with $31.85 million Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Oak Hollow Apartments Project), Senior Series 2017A; $8.41 million Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Oak Hollow Apartments Project), Subordinate Series 2017B; $10 million Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Meadow Creek Apartments Project), Senior Series 2017A, $4 million Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Meadow Creek Apartments Project), Subordinate Series 2017B; and $3.775 million Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Briar Creek Apartments Project), Senior Series 2017A, and $1.55 million Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Briar Creek Apartments Project), Subordinate Series 2017B;
City of Shavano Park, Texas Higher Education Facilities Corporation — bond counsel to issuer in connection with $5.2 million of Tax-Exempt Loan Agreement, Series 2015 (The Montessori School of San Antonio Project)
City of Laredo, Texas — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $14.175 of International Toll Bridge System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2014; $3.885 million of International Toll Bridge System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2014; and $17.365 million of Subordinate International Toll Bridge System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2014
City of Laredo, Texas — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $20.545 million of Sports Venue Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2014
North East Independent School District — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $51.495 million of Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2015
Northside Independent School District — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $73.545 million of Variable Rate Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2016
San Antonio Independent School District — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $100 million of Unlimited Tax School Building Commercial Paper Notes, Series A (2014); and $307.29 million of Unlimited Tax School Building and Refunding Bonds, Series 2015
City of San Antonio, Texas — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the 2014 Remarketing of $471.35 million of Electric and Gas Systems Variable Rate Junior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012A
City of Floresville, Texas — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $6.565 million of Floresville Electric Light and Power System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015; $8.935 million of Floresville Electric Light and Power System Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2014; and $2.015 million of Floresville Electric Light and Power System Junior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2014
Publications and Speeches
“Bridging the Gap in Municipal Borrowing,” Lone Star National Bank Seminar, November 2018.