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Homer L. Harris is a shareholder
with the New York City office of the law firm of Buchanan Ingersoll.
He is a member of the firm's Financial Services Group.
Mr. Harris concentrates his practice in commercial and public
finance transactions. He has represented large international
and domestic banks in complex secured and unsecured financings
involving senior and subordinated credit agreements, multi-pricing
euro-dollar agreements, multi-bank secured letters of credit,
revolving and term loan credit facilities, construction loans,
inventory, equipment and receivables financings, security
agreements, and mortgages. He also has represented financial
institutions in mortgage and asset based loans, economic development
loans, affordable housing loans, workouts and loan restructurings.
As bond counsel and underwriters counsel, he has represented
numerous state agencies and major underwriters in general
obligation and revenue bond financings involving housing,
transportation, water, education, health care, correctional
facilities, utilities and industrial development projects.
Mr. Harris also acts as purchaser's counsel for a large financial
institution in connection with its purchase of single and
multi-family housing bonds from various state issuers and
as trustee counsel for municipal and international project
financings.
Formerly a partner at one of the nation's 200 largest law
firms, he served for 10 years on the New York State Banking
Board and currently is a member of the New York City Economic
Development Corporation Board. He has had articles published
by the Practising Law Institute, New York Law Journal and
The Practical Lawyer and has been a speaker on Practising
Law Institute panels.
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