Profile
Paul M. Gales, Jr. focuses his practice on various types of tax-exempt and taxable financings, including general obligation, sales tax, revenue, special assessment, certificate of participation and municipal leasing issues and financings for water and sewer and education projects.
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented issuers, underwriters and other types of participants in a comprehensive variety of municipal and finance transactions.
- House Rules Office Legal Intern, Arizona House of Representatives
- Intern, Arizona State Land Department
- Legal Intern, ON Semiconductor
- Legal and Finance Intern, I/O Data Centers
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," Public Finance Law, 2023-2024
- Winner, Bond Buyer, “Southwest/Innovative/Small Issuer Deal of the Year,” 2022
- Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
- Member, State Bar of Arizona
- Member, Westmarc - The Western Maricopa Coalition
Credentials
Education
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J.D., magna cum laude, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
- Order of the Coif
- Associate Editor, Arizona State University Law Journal
- Pedrick Scholar
- B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, Arizona State University
Admissions
- Arizona