Butler Snow LLP has been ranked among the nation’s leading public finance law firms in the LSEG Data & Analytics 2026 First Half Bond Counsel Review, including a Top 5 national ranking in bond counsel and Top 4 in negotiated bond counsel.
LSEG Data & Analytics, a leading global provider of financial markets data serving 40,000+ customers across 190 markets, compiles rankings based on self-reported statistics to highlight the most active public finance firms in the country.
Butler Snow earned national rankings in multiple categories, including:
- #4 – Negotiated Bond Counsel
- #5 – Bond Counsel
- #5 – Long & Short-Term Bond Counsel
- #11– Private Bond Counsel
- #13 – Disclosure Counsel (including Long & Short-Term)
“Our continued performance in the first half of the year reflects the strength of our client relationships and our team’s ability to navigate increasingly complex public finance transactions,” said Thad Varner, co-chair of Butler Snow’s Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets Group. “We remain committed to providing strategic, practical counsel that helps clients move critical financings to closure.”
Butler Snow’s Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets Group includes 47 attorneys across the country who advise on all aspects of public finance, including bond counsel, disclosure counsel, and underwriter representation. The team structures and executes financings nationwide for governmental entities, healthcare systems, infrastructure projects, housing, educational institutions, and public-private partnerships.
The firm’s consistent national rankings reflect its active role in some of the country’s most complex and high-volume public finance transactions.