Christine M. Chale

Christine M. Chale is a partner in the firm.  She practices primarily in the areas of municipal and public authority finance and municipal law.

Ms. Chale acts as bond counsel for general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, water and sewer projects, industrial and commercial development bonds, multifamily housing bonds, solid waste financings and 501(c)(3) project bonds.  She acts as counsel to issuers, underwriters, borrowers, lenders and trustees in connection with public finance issues.  Ms. Chale has extensive experience with a broad range of public financing structures including letters of credit, variable rate structures, common bond funds, straight lease financings and PILOT agreements, workouts and restructurings and current and advance refundings.  She assists local issuers with all aspects of bond financing, including planning, preparation of resolutions and other documentation for the issue, coordinating with fiscal analysts, bond insurers and underwriters, providing assistance with federal tax and securities matters, and rendering of bond counsel opinions.

Ms. Chale acts as counsel to municipalities and public authorities regarding real estate development, procurement and contracting, economic development loans, grant agreements, local laws, special legislation, ethics, and general governance matters.  She acts as general and special counsel to public authorities.  She provides assistance with special district proceedings, including water and sewer districts, transportation corporations, and fire districts.

Ms. Chale has represented not-for-profit corporations in connection with financing and development of a variety of projects, including day care centers, elderly and low income housing, and recreational facilities.  Ms. Chale has acted as lender's or borrower's counsel in connection with multifamily housing developments involving low income housing tax credits, Section 8 assistance, and GNMA and FNMA programs.

Ms. Chale currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Poughkeepsie Day School.  She has served on the board of the Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency and the Friends of Clermont.   She regularly provides pro bono services to Columbia County Habitat for Humanity in connection with their active home construction program.

Ms. Chale is admitted to practice in New York.  She previously practiced in Minnesota for ten years in the area of municipal finance.