Profilo
Vanessa Albert Lowry focuses her practice on tax, public finance, and asset securitization matters, as well as investment and repurchase agreements.
Competenze
Esperienze Professionali - Attività Accademiche
Vanessa has represented and counseled clients with regard to the following:
- Structuring complex project financings, including airport special facilities financings, using tax-exempt debt.
- Financings for 501(c)(3) organizations.
- University and college financings.
- Charter school financings.
- Structuring multi-source financings for multi-family housing.
- Program counsel to active large city single family housing program.
- Structuring refinancings using securitization trusts.
- Workouts involving tax-exempt debt both conduit and governmental.
- Structuring working capital financings.
- Refinancings to relieve cash flow issues.
- Use of swaps as hedges in public finance transactions.
- Representation of investment providers in tax-exempt debt transactions.
- Representation of issuers in connection with tax audits of complex financings by the IRS.
- Representation of issuers seeking private letter rulings from the IRS.
Riconoscimenti e Premi
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law, 2013-2024
- Team Member, The Bond Buyer, “Deal of the Year, Northeast Region,” 2023
- Selected, Philadelphia Business Journal, “Best of the Bar,” 2020
- Member, Winning Team, Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Atlas Awards, “Chapter 11 Restructuring, Mid-Market Segments (100-250)” for the restructuring of Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, 2019
- Member, Winning Team, TMA Chicago/Midwest Awards Program, “Small Transaction of the Year” for the restructuring of the Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, 2018
- Lay Member, Commission on Wellness, Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
- Member, American Bar Association, Section on Taxation
- Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
- Former Vice-Chair, Committee on Taxation
- Board Member of active community organization/urban church boards in Philadelphia
Formazione
Formazione
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Laurea magistrale in Giurisprudenza, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Student Editor, The Authority
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Diploma di maturità, Mathematics, with Distinction in All Subjects, Cornell University
- Member, Phi Beta Kappa
Abilitazioni
- Pennsylvania
Lingue
- Francese