September 9, 2019––Barclay Damon announces Sharon Brown, partner, was named to Law360’s inaugural Influential Women in Tax Law list. The new series honored 14 women attorneys who “have provided outstanding service to their clients and the public, changing the dynamics at their workplaces while they did so and who have made names for themselves as litigators, policymakers, and deal makers.”
A member of Barclay Damon’s Public Finance and Tax Practice Areas and tax credits team, some of Brown’s notable accomplishments include serving as tax counsel for loan financing regarding the development of a $12.9 million 50-unit senior apartment complex in Cicero, New York; providing tax counsel to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York regarding its $26.9 million InterAgency Council Pooled Loan Program Revenue Bonds; and providing tax counsel to the NYS Housing Finance Agency regarding its $127.975 million Affordable Housing Revenue Bonds.
“As a public finance attorney, what I’m most proud of is seeing the tangible results of my work,” Brown said in her Law360 profile. “You can see the affordable housing developments, hospitals, schools, and infrastructure that’s built with tax-exempt bonds.”
In addition to her role as an attorney, Brown serves as an adjunct professor at Monroe College in New York.
“It’s not only given me a platform from which I can express my genuine enthusiasm for the field of tax, but it’s given me the opportunity to mentor the next generation of women and minorities in tax,” she said. “I’ve always felt that if you never see someone who looks like you in the position of tax counsel, then you may never envision yourself as tax counsel.”
“Sharon is not only an incredible attorney, but an incredible teacher, colleague, volunteer, and friend,” Connie Cahill, deputy managing partner and Public Finance Practice Area chair, said. “This honor is well deserved, as she is truly an industry leader and a great role model for young girls and professional women––especially women of color. From her highly attentive, hands-on approach to working with clients to her active support of her women peers through avenues like the firm’s Women’s Forum, Sharon is an exemplary firm citizen, and we are thrilled to have her on our team.”
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