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Practice/Industry Groups:
Public Finance
Government Relations
Public Sector
NonProfit Organizations
Higher Education
Hope Sharett is a member of the firm's public finance group with an emphasis on providing legal counsel to government entities concerning matters of public law and finance.
Representative Experience
Assists school districts, municipalities, townships and other government issuers as bond counsel for general obligation and special obligation bond and note transactions, including multi-modal adjustable rate financings
Provides underwriter's counsel and bond counsel assistance for structured financings of the State of Ohio, municipal port authorities and other government issuers
Provides general counsel assistance to government entities concerning matters of public law and compliance
Advises and assists school districts, libraries, municipalities and other political subdivisions with election proposals for voted tax levies and bond issues
Served as Director of Outside Counsel for the Ohio Attorney General and responsible for the management of a $35 million budget and the provision of legal services to more than 80 state entities; public finance activities of note while Director of Outside Counsel included: advised state entities concerning the use of public funds for investment and development purposes and assisted issuer's counsel for the $5 billion securitization of the State of Ohio's tobacco receipts - the largest bond financing for the State of Ohio to date
Community and Professional Activities
Member, American, Ohio and Columbus Bar Associations
Member, John Mercer Langston Bar Association
Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys
2008 Fellow, Ohio State Bar Foundation
Member, United Way of Central Ohio, Ensuring Children and Youth Succeed Impact Council
Volunteer, Central Ohio March of Dimes, Public and Legislative Affairs Committee
Volunteer, YWCA of Central Ohio
Education
Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1999); Varsity Track and Cross Country Team, All-American honors
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D. 2003); Staff member, The Ohio State University Law Journal; Herman Moot Court Competitor
The Ohio State University John Glenn School of Public Affairs (M.A., 2003)
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