About Renee M. Friedman

Renée Friedman assists her clients in all aspects of public finance. For more than 30 years, she has handled financings for health care systems, cities, school districts, municipal utilities and nonprofit institutions involving both tax-exempt and taxable issues. She serves as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, bank counsel and borrower's counsel in these financings.

A trusted legal advisor on public financing

Renée has participated in a wide variety of financings throughout her career, including bond issues to build a cathedral in Oakland, a wind farm in Minnesota, a cardiology hospital in Wisconsin and children's museums in Illinois. As a result of her work in debt finance, Renée has experience with a variety of derivative products as well as regulatory compliance. She often participates as a panelist or speaker at seminars on public finance topics.

Practice Focus

  • Public financing

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Education
  • Washington University School of Law, JD
  • Northwestern University, BA
Bar Admissions
  • Illinois
Community Involvements
  • EverThrive Illinois, Board of Directors and Secretary
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois, Trustee
  • Women in Public Finance
Recognitions
  • Leading Lawyers Network
    Top 100 Women Real Estate-Related Lawyers, 2015