Butler Snow LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Charity W. Karanja has been selected as a member of The Bond Buyer’s 2025 Rising Stars.
“We are thrilled to congratulate Charity on this well-deserved recognition,” said Christopher R. Maddux, chair of Butler Snow. “Her continued growth and increasing experience in the industry is a valuable asset to our Public Finance group.”
The Bond Buyer’s Rising Stars program honors municipal finance professionals throughout the country under the age of 40 whose leadership, collaborative spirit and innovative work with issuers has positively impacted their communities. Rising Stars are nominated by their peers and submissions are judged by a panel of municipal finance leaders throughout the country and The Bond Buyer’s editorial leadership team.
Charity W. Karanja
Charity is a member of Butler Snow’s Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets Group and is a Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) through the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA). She also has the distinction of being one of six women in the nation named to the 2024 Class of the Caren S. Franzini Fellowship, a merit-based program by the CDFA Foundation, recognizing outstanding women in development finance for their leadership and dedication to the advancement of the industry.
In her practice, Charity has served in multiple roles on public, private, and public-private finance transactions, including economic development matters, and has represented both governmental and private organizations in a variety of financing structures, including new market tax credit (NMTC) transactions.
Charity is a member of various civic and legal organizations, including the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL), Women in Public Finance (WPF), and the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). She is a member of the prestigious WPF Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) and the Mississippi Bar Leadership Program. She has also been featured in a Spotlight by NABL, and is listed by a variety of industry publication, including: Marquis Who’s Who in America and The National Black Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40.
As part of her continued dedication to the industry, Charity has presented at various conferences and seminars on matters relating to public finance, including the CDFA National Development Finance Summit, and has authored various articles, including a financing toolkit for medium-density housing developments titled: “Financing Tools and Incentives for Developers in Missing Middle Housing.”
Charity Karanja earned her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law.
