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Introduction
Brandon Caywood is admitted to practice only in Arizona, and is supervised by a member of the firm who is a member of the Illinois Bar.
My focus
In my practice, I provide guidance and technical structuring advice related to federal tax matters for a variety of finance transactions in the public finance area. I represent issuers, borrowers, underwriters, and lenders in connection with tax-exempt financings and similar transactions. My focus in these matters is to ensure that during the process of such financings, the tax-advantaged nature of the bonds is preserved. In addition, I assist issuers and borrowers with “post-issuance” compliance, providing guidance necessary to preserve the tax-advantaged status of their debt after issuance.
I have represented counties, cities, towns, community colleges, school districts, fire districts, a variety of special tax districts, and governmental agencies throughout Arizona as bond counsel. My experience as bond counsel includes representing clients in transactions involving general obligation bonds, lease-purchase financing, conduit financing, revenue obligations, refunding bonds, specials assessment bonds, and industrial development bonds. In addition, I have experience providing representation in municipal finance transactions as underwriter’s counsel, bond counsel, issuer’s counsel, disclosure counsel, bank counsel, and borrower’s counsel, and have also served as election counsel in bond, lease, override, and alternative expenditure limitation elections.
My prior experience as bond counsel provides a unique perspective when evaluating federal tax matters. I’m sensitive to the challenges that can arise during the process of closing a transaction and leverage my experience to help clients navigate those challenges successfully.
Looking ahead
Federal tax rules changes, rising interest rates, a global pandemic, among other things, changed the way some issuers approach debt financing. I will be monitoring the tax issues that arise from creative financing issuers may pursue to address these changes.
Insights
- AASBO Winter Conference 2024—“202: CD-Who? Back to the Basics of Continuing Disclosure (including ACFR Statistics)” (Presenter)
- National Association of Bond Lawyers—“Comments on Proposed Regulations for Section 6417 Elective Payments of Applicable Credits” (Working Group Member)
- AASBO Spring Conference 2023—“302: Renewable Energy Project? Let’s Look at the 30% Direct IRS Subsidy From the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act” (Presenter)
- National Association of Bond Lawyers—“Supplemental Comments on IRS Notice 2022-49 and IRS Notice 2022-50” (Working Group Member)
- Stifel Bond Compliance Seminar, October 2021—“What Compliance Items are in the Bond Documents?” (Presenter)
In the news
- Bloomberg Tax
Week in Insights: Career moves
Oct 27, 2024The following article covers the NP arrivals of Project Finance & Public Finance partner Brian Organ of San Francisco and associate Brandon Caywood of Chicago. Brian is quoted in the coverage, discussing what attracted him to NP, his background, and the depth of NP’s Section 103 attorneys. New York City partner and PBFN practice group leader Virginia Wong and San Francisco Office Managing Partner Rob Weikert are also quoted from NP’s press release.
- Forbes
Tax Breaks
Oct 26, 2024The following article covers the NP arrivals of Project Finance & Public Finance partner Brian Organ of San Francisco and associate Brandon Caywood of Chicago. Brian is quoted in the coverage, discussing what attracted him to NP, his background, and the depth of NP’s Section 103 attorneys. New York City partner and PBFN practice group leader Virginia Wong and San Francisco Office Managing Partner Rob Weikert are also quoted from NP’s press release.
- Law360
Public finance tax attorney moves to Nixon Peabody in San Francisco
Oct 25, 2024The following article covers the NP arrivals of Project Finance & Public Finance partner Brian Organ of San Francisco and associate Brandon Caywood of Chicago. Brian is quoted in the coverage, discussing what attracted him to NP, his background, and the depth of NP’s Section 103 attorneys. New York City partner and PBFN practice group leader Virginia Wong and San Francisco Office Managing Partner Rob Weikert are also quoted from NP’s press release.
- Reuters
The Daily Docket
Oct 25, 2024The following article covers the NP arrivals of Project Finance & Public Finance partner Brian Organ of San Francisco and associate Brandon Caywood of Chicago. Brian is quoted in the coverage, discussing what attracted him to NP, his background, and the depth of NP’s Section 103 attorneys. New York City partner and PBFN practice group leader Virginia Wong and San Francisco Office Managing Partner Rob Weikert are also quoted from NP’s press release.
- The Bond Buyer
Despite budget issues, California school deal generates strong orders
Oct 25, 2024This article mentions NP for serving as bond disclosure counsel in the West Contra Costa School District’s recent sale of $352 million of general obligation bonds. The NP team includes Project Finance & Public Finance partners Graham Beck of San Francisco, Rudy Salo of Los Angeles, and Joel Swearingen of Washington, DC; senior counsel Travis Gibbs of San Francisco; counsel Dia Walrath of San Francisco; associates Brandon Caywood of Chicago and Janelle Walker of San Francisco; and senior paralegal Stuart Clapp of Los Angeles.
Admitted to practice
Arizona
Education
University of Florida Fredric G Levin College of Law, LL.M., CALI Award—Tax Exempt Organizations
Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, J.D.
Brigham Young University - Idaho, B.S.
Professional activities
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- State Bar of Arizona—Tax section
- American Bar Association, Member
- J. Reuben Clark Law Society
Recognition
- Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2025 in the fields of Public Finance Law and Tax Law; listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch since 2023
- Southwest Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Tax Law (2024)
- Southwest Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Tax Law (2023)
- Southwest Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Government Finance (2023)
- Phoenix Magazine Top Lawyers, Tax Law (2022)
- Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law—Pro Bono Service With Highest Distinction (2018)
- State Bar of Arizona—Tax Law Section—Outstanding Tax Student (2017)
Professionals in the Practice Area
View AllVirginia Wong
Partner / Practice Group Leader, Project Finance and Public Finance- New York
- Office:+1 212.940.3028
- vwong@nixonpeabody.com
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Julie K. Seymour
Partner / Strategic Impact Partner- Chicago
- Office:+1 312.977.4353
- jkseymour@nixonpeabody.com
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Scott R. Singer
Partner- New York
- Office:+1 212.940.3182Mobile:+1 917.886.5967
- ssinger@nixonpeabody.com
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