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M. JOHN TROFA Partner Chicago (V-Card) T: 312.845.3777 F: 312.516.1977 trofa@chapman.com |
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John Trofa is a partner in the firm’s Public Finance Department and his practice has been concentrated in the area of municipal reinvestment products, mortgage and other asset-backed finance (both taxable and tax-exempt) and tax-exempt derivative products. He has been practicing law since 1981 when he joined Chapman and Cutler LLP.
Mr. Trofa represents providers of municipal reinvestment products and has been responsible for the implementation of over $8 Billion of investment contracts for such clients. Mr. Trofa also acts as underwriter’s counsel to numerous investment banking firms in connection with the offering and sale of tax-exempt securities, asset-backed securities and derivative products. In addition, his experience includes general securities laws matters including broker/dealer representation, the law of perfection of lien and security interests and representation of purchasers in corporate and tax-exempt private placements. Mr. Trofa also acts as bond counsel for several housing finance agencies (“HFAs”) in connection with single family and multifamily land financings and as partnership counsel in connection with multifamily tax credit financings. Mr. Trofa has been instrumental in the structuring of numerous innovative products for municipal reinvestment providers, investment banking firms and municipal issuers. A representative list of such products includes:
Mr. Trofa has appeared as a lecturer and panelist at mortgage-backed securities seminars and has conducted several in-house derivative product seminars for investment banking firms. Mr. Trofa serves on the legislative committee for the Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies.
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