David J. Fernandez co-leads the firm's Corporate Trust Services Team. He represents clients in capital markets, securities, leveraged finance, and both tax-exempt and taxable bond financing transactions. He has served as bond, borrowers, disclosure, underwriter’s, and trustee counsel on a diverse range of tax-exempt mutual bond transactions, including those involving civic facility revenue bonds, industrial development bonds, water and sewer bonds, housing and transportation bonds, and hospital and health care revenue bonds.
Before entering private practice, David served as Senior Assistant General Counsel for the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, one of the nation’s leading issuers of tax-exempt debt.
Experience
Representative Matters
David has served as a member of the legal financing team for:
- A member of the Ballard Bond Counsel team to the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
- A member of the Ballard financing team for legal services for the Battery Park City Authority
- The municipal tax-exempt financing team for the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
Faculty Member, The Essentials, National Association of Bond Lawyers, 2020-2022, 2024
Chair, The Workshop, National Association of Bond Lawyers, 2024
First Vice-Chair, The Workshop, National Association of Bond Lawyers, 2023
Second Vice-Chair, The Workshop, National Association of Bond Lawyers, 2022
Recognition & Accomplishments
Chambers USA, Public Finance (New York), 2024
The Legal 500 US, Finance - restructuring (including bankruptcy) - municipal, 2019, 2022, 2023
Board Memberships & Community Service
Director, National Alumni Council, Albany Law School of Union University
Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician, Reliance Engine Co. 2 Floral Park Volunteer Fire Department, Floral Park, New York
Publications
Editor, "Demystifying DTC," National Association of Bond Lawyers, 2017
Credentials
Education
Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1992)
Colgate University (B.A., 1988)
Languages
Spanish
Admissions
New York
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Appellate Division, Third Department, State of New York Supreme Court