Background
A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Lawrence E. Flynn III is a 2004 graduate of Duke University and a 2007 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law. Having been admitted to practice in 2007, Mr. Flynn concentrates in public finance. Mr. Flynn serves on the firm’s management committee.
Lawrence Flynn’s practice primarily consists of serving as bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel in South Carolina-based transactions. His practice also consists of serving as local attorney to a number of municipalities, counties, and special purpose districts. Mr. Flynn’s focused practice and diverse client base keep him in regular contact with the public finance challenges and opportunities facing South Carolina issuers and results in a broad base of practical knowledge.
Recent engagements have included advising on the transition of a non-profit water company to a governmental entity and serving as bond counsel on its initial offering of revenue bonds; serving as underwriter’s counsel for an innovative tire-recycling facility; serving as bond counsel in the issuance of special-source revenue bonds for an economic development project; and serving as bond counsel to a municipality in the issuance of hospitality-fee backed revenue bonds. He has also been active in developing local economic development initiatives for local governments and municipalities.
Representative Transactions
- Bond Counsel, $13,290,000 School District General Obligation Bond, Series 2018
- Bond Counsel, $8,000,000 City Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2017
- Bond Counsel, $24,560,378 City Water and Sewer System Improvement Revenue Bond, Series 2017
- Bond Counsel, $24,400,000 SCJEDA Economic Development Revenue Notes, Series 2017 (for benefit of Charter School)
- Bond Counsel, $33,790,000 Public Service District Waterworks System Revenue Bonds, Series 2016
- Bond Counsel, $23,730,000 County General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016B
- Underwriter’s Counsel, $19,330,000 Public Service District Waterworks System Revenue Bonds, Series 2015
- Disclosure Counsel, $50,000,000 County General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2015
- Disclosure Counsel, $65,000,000 School District General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015
Awards and Achievements
- Leadership in Law Award, SC Lawyers Weekly, 2018
- Midlands Legal Elite, Bank & Finance Law, Columbia Business Monthly, 2018
- The Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law, 2019
- Best & Brightest 35 and under, 2016, Columbia Business Monthly
- Leadership South Carolina, Class of 2015
- Leadership Columbia, Class of 2012
- AV Rating by Martindale Hubbell
Affiliations
- Government Law Section of South Carolina Bar – Council Member, 2010–2013, 2018 to 2021
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- South Carolina Bar
- Richland County Bar Association
- Municipal Association of South Carolina
- South Carolina Association of Counties
- South Carolina Special Purpose Districts Association
Civic Activities and Community Involvement
- Council Member, Government Law Section of the South Carolina Bar, 2010-2013, 2017 to present
- Member, Tocqueville Society, United Way
- Vice-President and board member, SC Thrive, 2014-present
- Treasurer and board member, City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Foundation, 2012-2016
- Member, Duke University Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee
- Columbia Attorney Basketball League
- Council Member, Government Law Section of the South Carolina Bar, 2010-2013
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