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CarolynTrespasz

Associate

Overview

Biography

Carolyn has served as bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel in taxable and tax-exempt bond financings and as transaction counsel in lease transactions involving local economic development incentives.

Carolyn has experience in the (pooled) bond financing of multifamily affordable housing, school district facilities, water and sewer infrastructure, independent living and programmatic facilities for people with disabilities, and college and university facilities. Additionally, Carolyn has experience representing local industrial development agencies and private companies in straight-lease transactions involving payment-in-lieu-of-tax (PILOT) agreements. Carolyn has also served as counsel to landlords and tenants in commercial lease transactions.

Bar Associations

  • New York State Bar Association, State and Local Government Law Section

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • Barclay Damon’s Women’s Forum
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • New York State Economic Development Council
  • New York State Government Finance Officers Association
  • New York City Municipal Forum
Experience

Prior Experience

  • Greenberg, Trager & Herbst, Construction Contracts Associate
  • Troutman Sanders, LLP, Construction & Infrastructure Associate

Selected Honors

  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Public Finance Law, 2026
  • Selected to Super Lawyers New York Metro Rising Stars: Government Finance, 2024–2025
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®: Public Finance Law, 2025

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