Profile
Tim is a public finance and tax attorney at McNees in Harrisburg, PA. He is a member of the Public Finance & Government Services Group and also practices in the Corporate & Tax and Public-Private Partnerships, and Craft Breweries and Distilleries Groups.
As an attorney Tim has spent his entire legal career advising clients in matters related to state, local and federal taxation. He advises banks and financial institutions, governmental issuers, school districts and nonprofits on the structuring of taxable and tax-exempt revenue bond and general obligation bond financings for a variety of capital projects, including manufacturing facilities, hospitals and other health care facilities, parking facilities, schools and higher education institutions and water and sewer projects. Tim also represents governmental issuers in connection with IRS examinations of their tax-exempt bonds. He also provides legal advice to clients in connection with the sale or long-term lease of public assets in the context of public-private and public-public partnerships.
Tim also works with craft breweries and distilleries, advising both startup and well-established businesses on a variety of issues relating to formation, tax planning, capitalization, securities, and mergers and acquisitions.
Tim is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers, and writes extensively on matters of interest to the tax-exempt bond community. He regularly speaks on topics of municipal finance and tax law at seminars sponsored by various state organizations, including the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs, the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.
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EDUCATION
Shippensburg University, B.A., English and History, 2002, magna cum laude
The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University, J.D., 2007, magna cum laude, Penn State Law Review, Articles Editor, Woolsack Society
MEMBERSHIPS
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Dauphin County Bar Association
National Association of Bond Lawyers
Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers, President, 2022
EXPERIENCE/REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Served as bond counsel to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority in its sale of almost $400 million of revenue bonds issued to fund critical water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure improvements. McNees’ team, together with PWSA’s leadership team, financial advisors and investment bankers, helped the Authority navigate the high volatility of the bond markets and refinance its existing debt to save both the Authority and Pittsburgh ratepayers money.
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
PUBLICATIONS
April 2, 2024 - Grant Funding Announced for Rural Transit, Other Projects through U.S. Department of Transportation
McNees Public Finance Client Alert
February 13, 2024 - Inflation Reduction Act: A Game Changer for Pennsylvania Clean Energy Projects
January 16, 2024 - Bond Issue Fundamentals: A Guide to the Participants and the Process
January 2, 2024 - So Solar Is Hot Right Now, but What Are My Options?
The Legal Intelligencer
September 5, 2023 - IRS Targets Port Arthur, Texas, Bond Issuance for Hedge Bond Violation – Is Your Bond Issue at Risk?
McNees Public Finance Client Alert
June 1, 2023 - Pennsylvania Distributing $200 Million to Bolster Broadband Infrastructure Projects for Unserved and Underserved Areas
McNees Financial Services Client Alert
April 13, 2023 - Traditional Municipal Bond Concepts and New ESG Concepts Collide in a Village Outside of Chicago
The Legal Intellegencer
January 17, 2023 - Electrifying Times - PA to Distribute Millions to Bolster National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure; Initial Funding Opportunity to Start in February of 2023
September 21, 2022 - Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Issues Long-Awaited Decision in Ursinus College Prevailing Wage Appeal
McNees Public Sector Blog
September 13, 2022 - Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Issues Long-Awaited Decision in Ursinus College Prevailing Wage Appeal
McNees Client Alert
April 26, 2022 - ARPA Reporting Due April 30, 2022!
McNees Advocate Alert
April 6, 2022 - Four Years On, Alternatives to Tax-Exempt Advance Refundings Continue to Proliferate in Municipal Bond Market
McNees Public Sector Blog
April 1, 2022 - 4 Years On, Alternatives to Tax-Exempt Advance Refundings Continue to Proliferate
The Legal Intellegencer
March 15, 2022 - Commonwealth Court: Stormwater Fee Not an Impermissible Tax
McNees Public Sector Blog
March 1, 2022 - McNees Public Finance Attorneys to Present on ARPA Expenditures
McNees Public Sector Blog
February 4, 2022 - Treasury Issues Final Rule on Expenditure of State and Local Coronavirus Recovery Funds
The Legal Intelligencer
December 7, 2021 - ARPA Audits– What to Expect and What You Can Advise Your Clients to Do Now
McNees Public Sector Blog
September 16, 2021 - Tax-Exempt Advance Refundings Included in Proposed Build Back Better Act
McNees Public Sector Blog
August 3, 2021 - ARPA Windfall: What May Pa. and Its Municipalities Do With This Money?
The Legal Intelligencer
July 6, 2021 - New Requirements on Meetings Held by Pennsylvania Local Governments
McNees Advocate Alert
April 7, 2020 - Tax Anticipation Notes: A Short-Term Cure for the Coronavirus Budget Deficit?
McNees Public Finance Client Alert
April 1, 2020 - Considering a Temporary Deferral on a Tax-Exempt Obligation? Don't Forget About the Reissuance Rules
McNees Public Finance Client Alert
March 24, 2020 - NABL Pushing for Municipal Bond Relief Measures in Response to COVID-19
McNees Public Finance Client Alert
April 22, 2019 - Slate of Municipal Debt Reform Proposals Reintroduced in PA House, Senate
Advocate Alert
March 26, 2019 - EMMA Gets a Makeover: Enhancements Coming in Summer 2019
McNees Advocate Alert
January 4, 2019 - Happy New Year! IRS Celebrates with Two Regulatory Notices for the Tax-Exempt Bond Community
McNees Public Finance Client Alert
December 7, 2018 - What is Material? The SEC Says You Decide
The Legal Intelligencer
August 21, 2018 - SEC Approves Amendments to Rule 15c2-12 to Address Bank Loan Disclosure Concerns
Public Finance Client Alert
April 5, 2018 - Continuing Disclosure in the Municipal Bond Market: Importance of Compliance
The Legal Intelligencer
February 13, 2018 - Trump Infrastructure Plan Would Expand Use of Private Activity Bonds
McNees Public Finance Client Alert
February 8, 2018 - TCJA Expected to Trigger Increase in Interest Rates on Outstanding Tax-Exempt Borrowings
The Legal Intelligencer
December 21, 2017 - House, Senate Pass Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Private Activity Bonds Saved
McNees Public Sector Client Alert
August 10, 2017 - New Funding Mechanisms for Municipal Stormwater Management
The Legal Intelligencer
June 26, 2017 - Pennsylvania Senators Introduce New Municipal Debt Reform Bills
McNees Public Sector Client Alert
April 17, 2017 - New IRS Regulations Change the Game for Municipal Bond Issuers
The Legal Intelligencer
April 17, 2017 - Sanctuary Jurisdictions and Municipal Bond Disclosure
The Legal Intelligencer
February 22, 2017 - Bills Introduced in General Assembly Targeting Sanctuary Jurisdictions
October 11, 2016 - IRS Charts New Course on Management Contracts for Facilities Financed by Tax-Exempt Bonds
The Legal Intelligencer
September 1, 2016 - SEC Announces Enforcement Actions Against 71 Municipal Issuers
McNees Public Sector Client Alert
August 25, 2016 - IRS Loosens Restrictions on Safe Harbors for Management Contracts for Bond-Financed Property
McNees Public Sector Client Alert
August 2, 2016 - MSRB: No Attempts to Mandate Bank Loan Disclosure...For Now
Public Sector Client Alert
July 21, 2016 - Pennsylvania 2016-2017 Budget Revives Brewers' Tax Credit - With A Catch
McNees Food & Beverage Client Alert
June 8, 2016 - Christmas Comes Early for the Pennsylvania Liquor Industry: Governor Wolf Signs Liquor Modernization Bill into Law
February 16, 2016 - Municipal Stormwater Permitting and Stormwater Authorities
The Legal Intelligencer
February 2, 2016 - Public Finance Client Alert
Continuing Disclosure Information Reporting Deadline Draws Near
January 8, 2016 - Public Utility Companies Look to Gobble up Municipal Systems through Private Sales
December 15, 2015 - Turning the Page to 2016: Bank-Qualified Tax-Exempt Obligations
The Legal Intelligencer
October 13, 2015 - Water and Wastewater Concession Leases: An Introduction for Municipalities
September 22, 2015 - Avoiding Tax Traps in Selling or Leasing Municipal Assets
The Legal Intelligencer
July 28, 2015 - Potential Risks in Voluntary Reporting of Bank Loans
The Legal Intelligencer
March 25, 2015 - Financially Distressed Municipalities Obtain New Taxing Powers Under Act 47 Recovery Program
The Legal Intelligencer
January 20, 2015 - A Small Borough Closes on a Big Lease of its Water and Sewer System: Lessons for Other Municipalities
The Legal Intelligencer
August 26, 2014 - MSRB Relaxes Duties of Municipal Advisors
The Legal Intelligencer
August 23, 2014 - Liquor Law Update - August 2014
Distribution Agreements in Pennsylvania: Til Death Do Us Part
January 17, 2014 - Public Finance Client Alert
The Stimulus Shall Continue: IRS Gives OK to Current Refundings of Recovery Zone Facility Bonds
October 24, 2013 - McNees Municipal Recovery Client Alert
Pennsylvania Senate Local Government Committee Advances Amended Municipal Financial Reform Legislation
October 14, 2013 - Liquor Law Update - October 2013
Starting a Craft Brewery: Business Tips for the New Entrepreneur
October 7, 2013 - McNees Municipal Recovery Client Alert
Pennsylvania Senate Local Government Committee Advances Bill No Longer Banning, But Limiting Municipal Interest Rate Swaps
September 25, 2013 - The Challenges of Being a Municipality Under the Laws of Pennsylvania
July 27, 2013 - McNees Client Alert
Bipartisan Group of Senators Advance Additional Municipal Debt Reform Legislation
May 12, 2013 - McNees Client Alert
The SEC Action Against the City of Harrisburg: Lessons for Other Municipalities
March 25, 2013 - Municipal Debt Reform Legislation Introduced in State Senate
March 24, 2013 - Five Things to Know when Contemplating the Issuance of Municipal Debt
February 17, 2013 - McNees Client Alert
Senate Proposal Would Dramatically Change Process for DCED Approval of Municipal Debt
February 8, 2013 - PA Tax Law News - February 2013
In this issue: PA Governor Proposes Corporate Tax Cuts l Add-Back Legislation Reintroduced l PA Supreme Court Issues Business / Nonbusiness Income Decision l Philadelphia Property Reassessments l Commonwealth Court Addresses Additional IFTA Issues l Commonwealth Court Opinion Contains Important Lessons l Administrative Bank Attachment l PA Supreme Court Invalidates Local “Flat Tax” on Businesses l Use of Appeal Filing Date as Valuation Date for Assessment Appeals
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
March 9, 2023 - Current Tax Issues for Financing Structures
May 26, 2022 - Pennsylvania Legislative Update
April 13, 2022 - Preparing for an Audit of ARPA Expenditures: What to Do Now
March 3, 2022 - McNees Attorney Providing Key Tips, Resources for Townships’ Preservation of E-Documents
November 6, 2019 - Continuing Disclosure Obligations in Municipal Bond Financin
April 1, 2019 - Watch Your Assets! How to Monetize Most Effectively
March 21, 2019 - Leadership Cumberland
July 31, 2018 - Stormwater Financing
May 24, 2018 - Current Legislative Developments in Public Finance and Government Borrowings
June 30, 2016 - Fundamentals of Municipal Bond Finance - Webinar
October 19, 2015 - Public / Private Partnerships
August 25, 2015 - Public-Private Partnership in Middletown, PA
April 26, 2014 - New Trends in Municipal Finance: Municipal Water and Wastewater Systems
