Bob C. Griffo
Partner
bobgriffo@andrewskurth.com

1717 Main Street
Suite 3700
Dallas TX 75201
P: 214.659.4651
F: 214.659.4860

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Bob has over twenty-four years experience in the public finance area with special emphasis on federal income tax matters. He also has transactional experience involving financial institutions, non-profit organizations, corporate debt, and tax-exempt bonds.

Representative Experience

• Bond counsel, special tax counsel, underwriters' counsel, issuer's counsel, user's counsel and trustee's counsel on a variety of public finance matters
• Represented state agencies, cities, counties, school districts, airports, utility districts, port authorities, housing authorities, housing finance corporations, higher education authorities, health facility development corporations, hospital authorities, transit authorities, and special purpose districts
• Experience in obtaining legislative provisions, regulation provisions, and private letter rulings for public finance clients
• Representation of clients in tax-exempt bond audits
• Experience with all types of financing structures including derivatives and synthetic refundings
• Served as counsel with respect to bonds issued in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia

Professional / Civic Affiliations

Member

• State Bar of Texas
  • Council Member, Tax Section
  • Former Chair, Tax Exempt Finance Committee, Tax Section
• American Bar Association
  • Committee on Tax-Exempt Financing, Section of Taxation
• National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Section 6700 Project
• Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies

Headline News

• Andrews & Kurth's Dallas Office Continues to Expand with Addition of Three Partners (May 6, 2002)

Practice Areas

• Public Law
• Tax

Education

• LLM in Taxation, 1985, New York University School of Law
• JD, 1981, Case Western Reserve University School of LawCase Western Reserve Law Review, EditorOrder of the Coif
• BA, 1978, summa cum laude, St. Lawrence UniversityPhi Beta KappaOmicron Delta KappaAlumni Association Senior Award

Admitted

• Texas 1995
• District of Columbia 1984
• Ohio 1981
• US Supreme Court