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Name: Homer L. Harris  
Law Firm: Buchanan Ingersoll, PC
Address: 140 Broadway, 35th Floor
New York, NY 10005-1101
Phone Number: 212-440-4497
Email: harrishl@bipc.com
Specialty Areas: Financial Services
Municipal Finance
Affordable Housing
Licenses: American, National, Metropolitan and New York State Bar Associations
Education and Honors: J.D. University of Notre Dame, 1975
B.S. University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1973
Professional Background: 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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Public Service/Community Affairs: Mr. Harris is active in the community, both civicly and politically.
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