Robert Dawson Email & Phone Number

Rockville, Maryland, United States

I served as legal in-house counsel for the Arlington County government, a 4,000-employee organization with an annual budget exceeding $1.2 billion, on a broad spectrum of transactional related matters impacting the County's operations. I engaged, supervised and directed activities of outside counsel on matters related to tax-exempt bonds, the fiduciary.

Represented and advised public and private sector clients on complex transactions involving municipal finance, economic development, delinquent tax sales and collections, zoning and land use regulations and freedom of information act (FOIA) issues. Served as a panelist at conferences and seminars sponsored by the Virginia Municipal League and the Virginia.

Represented and advised the Mayor, City Council, the City Manager, and City Departments, Boards and Commissions on all legal matters impacting the business operations and activities of the City of Petersburg government, a 600-employee organization with an annual budget exceeding $100 million. Engaged, supervised and directed activities of legal staff and.

Represented and advised public and private sector clients on a variety of tax-exempt financings, including general obligation bonds, current and advanced refunding bonds, industrial revenue bonds, and “subject to appropriation” financings for water and sewer and public-school facilities. Represented the interest of a large telecommunications company before.

Represented and advised issuers, underwriters and selling shareholders on a variety of public and private securities offerings, including initial public offerings, secondary and follow-on offerings, and Rule 144A offerings. Represented venture-backed companies, counseled entrepreneurs starting new businesses, advised on the formation of companies, equity.

Represented and advised issuers, underwriters, lenders and borrowers on a variety of tax-exempt financings involving governmental, exempt facility and nonprofit issuers. Advised financial institutions and other clients on the negotiation and execution of a wide range of derivative financial products (e.g. forward purchase agreements, repurchase agreements.

J.D., Law

Mpa, Public Administration

B.S., Management Science