Racquel A. Muindi is an associate in the firm’s Finance Department, focusing her practice on public finance and project finance matters. She represents municipal authorities and conduit issuers, serving as bond counsel, borrower’s counsel and underwriter’s counsel.
Racquel’s background as a P3/infrastructure lawyer counseling a broad range of public and private clients across various sectors enables her to offer clients a unique perspective on critical aspects of public finance and project finance transactions. Racquel advises clients on the issuance, offering and placement of tax-exempt and taxable municipal securities and other debt instruments. She prepares offering statements and transaction documents including bond documents, loan documents, resolutions, certificates, legal opinions and related closing documents in tax-exempt and taxable issuances.
Racquel has played a leading role in advising clients throughout the country on key issues and including procurement and bid preparation, deal structuring, pre-development delivery, and financing.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented lender in connection with a $39M mezzanine loan secured by 20+ affordable housing properties in Los Angeles.
- Represented lender in connection with an $80M credit lease-backed note financing secured by a to-be-completed medical office facility in Las Vegas.
- Represented borrower in the disposition of a portfolio of commercial properties in Los Angeles in connection with a 1031 exchange.
Professional Highlights
Judicial Clerkships
Judicial Internships
Professional Activities
Young Professionals in Infrastructure
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council
Recognition & Accomplishments
Speaking Engagements
Panelist, "Expectation vs. Reality: Aligning Owner Estimates with Procurement Outcomes," P3C, September 15, 2021
Panelist, "Future-Proofing Water Projects for a Rapidly-Changing Climate," P3 Water Summit, April 23, 2021
Board Memberships & Community Service
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Credentials
Education
George Washington University Law School (J.D. 2016)
Chapman University (B.A. 2013)
Admissions
California
District of Columbia
Virginia