Stephen Weyl Partner Steve has a national practice in tax-exempt financing transactions, serving as counsel to borrowers, investment bankers, credit facility providers, bond purchasers, and corporate trustees as well as bond counsel. He assists his clients in all aspects of public finance, including federal and state tax issues, securities matters, and derivative transactions. His borrower clients include colleges and universities, independent schools, hospitals, health systems, nursing care and senior living facilities, student loan programs, social service agencies, and cultural institutions. Steve is a frequent lecturer and author on public finance topics. Practice Areas Tel 617-378-4122 sweyl@hinckleyallen.com Public Finance Corporate & Business Health Care Securities Nonprofit Education Boston University, J.D., 1975 o Cum Laude Amherst College, B.A., 1969 o Cum Laude Bar Memberships Massachusetts, 1975 New Hampshire, 1976 U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire, 1976 U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1983 U.S. Supreme Court, 1986 Rhode Island, 1990 Work Experience Hinckley Allen o Partner (2005 - Present) Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green, P.A. o Partner (1976-1988; 1993-2004) Castaldo, Hanna & Malmberg, P.C. o Partner (1988-1993)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts o Law Clerk to the Justices (1975-1976) Professional Affiliations American Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association New Hampshire Bar Association Rhode Island Bar Association Merrimack County Bar Association American Health Lawyers Association Association of Independent Schools in New England National Association of Bond Lawyers National Business Officers Association Special Honors Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2016 for Public Finance Law Currently listed in Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for the category of Corporate/Commercial: Finance (Band 1) Recipient of the Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating Currently listed in Woodward/White Inc.'s Best Lawyers in America in the Public Finance Law category Charitable & Civic Involvement National Association of Bond Lawyers - Member, Nominating Committee Mediator in the New Hampshire Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association Judge in moot court competitions at the law school level Participant in the New Hampshire Bar Association's Lawyer in Every School and Mock Trial programs Lectureships and Publications o Panelist - "Arbitrage and Rebate" and "IRS Enforcement," May 2014 Tax and Securities Law Institute, National Association of Bond Lawyers o Panelist - "The Function and Professional Responsibilities of Bond Counsel in Light of Recent Circular 230 Developments," March 2014 Academic Impressions - Co-presenter of webinar: Private Business Use Compliance in Higher Education, November 2013 o Member - Steering Committee, 2013 o Panel Chair - Tax Due Diligence and Documentation, September 2013 o Panelist - Interest Rate Swaps, September 2013 o Panelist - Refunding and Reissuance, September 2013 o Panelist IRS Enforcement, Arbitrage and Rebate and General Tax Law, April 2013
Presentation to non-profit organizations on "Tax-Exempt Bonds - Essentials for Non-Profit Borrowers," January 2013 o Member - Steering Committee, 2012 o Panel Chair - Tax Due Diligence and Documentation, October 2012 o Panelist, - Interest Rate Swaps, October 2012 o Panelist Refundings and Reissuance and Introduction to Interest Rate Swaps, April 2012 o Member - Steering Committee, 2011 o Panel Chair - Tax Due Diligence and Documentation, October 2011 o Panelist - Interest Rate Swaps, October 2011 o Panelist Introduction to Interest Rate Swaps, April 2011 Bond Attorney's Workshop, National Association of Bond Lawyers o Panelist - "Interest Rate Swaps," "Tax Due Diligence and Documentation" and "Introduction to Municipal Securities," October, 2010 American Bar Association - Panelist for National Teleconference: "The Provena Hospital Decision: Is this the Beginning of the End for Real Property Tax Exemptions?" April 2010 Second Annual Senior Living Symposium, Panelist - "Corporate Structure Considerations" - Framingham, Massachusetts, March, 2010 Bond Attorney's Workshop, National Association of Bond Lawyers o Panelist - "Introduction to Interest Rate Swaps" and "Tax Due Diligence and Documentation." October, 2009 "Interest Rate Swaps After the Lehman Bankruptcy" presentation at Municipal Summit, Denver, Colorado. October 2009 "Managing Your Finances in Today's Unprecedented Times" - Panelist, Association of Independent Schools of New England, Devens, Massachusetts, April 2009 "Current Topics in Tax-Exempt Finance" - Panelist, Manchester, New Hampshire, December 2008 "Tax Due Diligence and Documentation" - Panelist, Bond Attorneys' Workshop, National Association of Bond Lawyers, Chicago, Illinois, September, 2008 "The Dolphin and Bradbury Case - Disclosure Issues" - Presentation at Municipal Summit, Denver, Colorado, September, 2008 "The Biola Case - Implications for Swap Providers, Bidding Agents and Advisors" - Presentation at Municipal Summit, Denver, Colorado, September, 2007 Lessons Learned and Implications for Community Hospitals from the Illinois Department of Revenue Decision in the Provena Covenant Case - Presenter in National Teleconference Sponsored by Health Business and Policy, October 4, 2006 National Council of Health Facilities Finance Authorities Presentation: "State Law Tax Exemption Issues Affecting Healthcare Providers," Denver, Colorado, September 27, 2006 Independent Schools East Coast Roundtable "Financing the Sectarian Institution," Baltimore, Maryland, June 13, 2006 American Health Lawyers Association: Speaker on Bond Issues and Case Studies for the General Practitioner, Tax Issues for Healthcare Organizations Conference, Arlington, Virginia, October 2005
Risk Management Association: Presenter on Charity Care Issues at National Health Care Lending Forum in Atlanta. March 2005 ABA Emerging Issues in Healthcare Conference: Presenter/Panelist on state law issues for "Tax-Exempt Healthcare Providers Under Attack: An Assessment of the Issues, Risks and Opportunities." Orlando, February 2005 Smith's 2004 Healthcare Finance Conference: Presenter/Panelist on Challenges and Opportunities Facing Hospitals. Boston, November 2004 Healthcare Financial Management Association: Panelist in national teleconference: "Dealing with New Challenges to Hospitals' Tax-Exempt Status Relating to Charity Care." May 2004 American Bar Association: Moderator and Panelist for National Teleconference/Webcast: "Charity Care Under the Microscope: The Threat to Healthcare Providers' Exempt Status." April 2004 Risk Management Association: Presenter at National Health Care Lending Forum in Chicago. April 2004 Publications June 1, 2006 Tax-Exempt Bonds Considerations for College and University In-House Counsel National Association of College and University Attorneys April 3, 2013 Private SWAP Counterparty ("End User") Requirements to Retain and Obtain A Legal Entity Identifier for Historical Interest Rate Swaps Under Dodd-Frank Hinckley Allen - Client Alert July 31, 2012 Interest Rate Swaps & the LIBOR Controversy: Issues for Healthcare Borrowers Hinckley Allen Healthcare enewsletter - July 2012 October 10, 2007 Assisted Living Newsletter - Fall 2007 Hinckley Allen May 13, 2008 Not Just a Housing Problem: Subprime Mortgage Fallout Extends to Variable and Auction Rate Bonds and Securities Terralex enewsletter September 29, 2008 Bankruptcies and Takeovers of Major Wall Street Firms: The Effects on Borrowers November 17, 2008 Lehman Brothers' Bankruptcy Motion: Troublesome Issues for Counterparties
December 10, 2008 Lehman Brothers Swaps: Court Approved Assumption and Assignment Procedures October 9, 2009 Non-Profit Borrowers & the Credit Crisis - Is This the End of Easy Access to Inexpensive Capital? New Hampshire Bar Journal Article April 5, 2010 Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Revocation of Hospital's State Property Tax Exemption American Bar Association Reprint Events Tax-Exempt Bonds: Essentials for Non-Profit Borrowers January 29, 2013 at 11:30am Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, 50 Kennedy Plaza, Suite 1500, Providence, RI 02903 2012 Fundamentals of Municipal Bond Law Seminar April 18, 2012 at 9:00am Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, FL