Parker Poe Ranked by The Bond Buyer as Top Bond Counsel in NC

Aug. 22, 2013 - PRLog -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP received high rankings in The Bond Buyer’s 2013 Southeast Midyear Review. The Firm was ranked number one as bond counsel in North Carolina for the first half of 2013.

Parker Poe is credited as bond counsel on nearly $1.3 billion in offerings for the first six months of the year. Bond counsel rankings are based on issues maturing in 13 months or more.

In addition to the top spot in the state, Parker Poe is listed as fifth in the Southeast region, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Established in 1891, The Bond Buyer is the only daily newspaper dedicated to the municipal bond industry. It reaches and influences 40,000 municipal finance professionals, bond issuers, government officials and investors. For more information, please visit www.bondbuyer.com.

About Parker Poe’s Public Finance Team

Our team of attorneys provides counsel to a wide spectrum of public finance clients including cities, counties, school districts, colleges, universities, banks, underwriters and governmental authorities engaged with financing public sector capital projects. Our attorneys have been involved in numerous general obligation, revenue, certificate of participation, higher education, health care facility and industrial development bond financings throughout the country. The Firm regularly serves as bond counsel to the State of North Carolina and to local governments in North Carolina and South Carolina.

About Parker Poe

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has 190 lawyers in five offices located in major markets across North Carolina and South Carolina. The Firm provides legal counsel to large commercial and public organizations on litigation, corporate and regulatory matters. It is an award-winning leader in the use of technology to provide better and more efficient service to domestic and international clients. For more information, please visit www.parkerpoe.com.