Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth is a recognized leader in public finance, providing securities law, tax law, and state law expertise to public agencies, non-profit corporations, and the underwriting community since 1978.

More than 25 members of the Firm specialize in the practice of public finance and general public law. Members of the public law department are recognized experts in their practice areas, including federal and state securities laws, federal tax law and state and constitutional law issues.

The Firm has been involved in nearly every type of financing undertaken by public agencies and over 30 years has helped to develop many innovative financing programs. The Firm addresses unique financing problems by a solutions-oriented approach to working with the issuer and the rest of its finance team.

For over a decade, the Firm has consistently ranked among the top bond counsel and disclosure counsel firms in the State of California. The Firm was recently the No. 2 ranked disclosure counsel firm in the country based on the dollar volume for completed transactions.

The Firm's core public finance practice areas include:

• K through 12 Education
• Community College and Higher Education
• City, County and State General Fund Lease Revenue
• Water, Sewer, Electrical and Solid Waste Enterprise Revenue
• Tax Increment
• Land Secured Financing
• 501(c) Non-Profit Corporations
• Transportation and Airports
• Multifamily Housing
• Derivatives
• Federal Tax Law
• State and Federal Securities Law