Valarie J. Allen advises issuers, underwriters, and borrowers in the structuring, issuance, offering, placement, remarketing, and restructuring of tax-exempt and taxable municipal securities and other debt instruments and derivatives. She is Practice Co-Leader of the firm's Public Finance Group and serves on the firm's Elected Board and Senior Leadership Team.
Valarie serves as bond, borrower's, underwriter's, and disclosure counsel to clients across the United States. She represents investment banking firms, state housing agencies, electric-energy generation companies, educational and health care institutions, private and municipal utilities, school districts, and municipalities in virtually all areas of public finance.
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers (PABL) -- Past-President, Board Member
National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL)
American Bar Association
Recognition & Accomplishments
The Best Lawyers in America, public finance law, 2017-2025, banking and finance law, 2022-2025
Chambers USA, Public Finance (Pennsylvania), 2024
Speaking Engagements
Presenter, "Symposium on Women's Entrepreneurship in the Law," Women Owned Law Inaugural, Philadelphia, PA, March 11, 2020
Panelist, "LIBOR is Likely Going Away After 2021. What Should I Be Doing Now to Prepare?" EACUBO Conference, March 22, 2019
Panelist, "What's Next: Continuing Disclosure & Tax Obligations after Bonds are Issued," PHMC Conference, October 19, 2017
Credentials
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D. 2002)
Harvard College (A.B. 1992)
Admissions
Pennsylvania