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, disclosure 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; advising and negotiating the consolidation and transfer of assets of several county fire service areas into a single county-run entity; serving as bond counsel in the issuance of special-source revenue bonds for an economic development project; serving as bond counsel to the highest rated charter school in the State of South Carolina; serving as bond counsel to a municipality in the issuance of hospitality-fee backed revenue bonds; and serving as bond counsel to a municipality in the issuance of combined system (water, sewer and water park) revenue bonds. He has also been active in developing local economic development initiatives for local governments and municipalities.
Representative Transactions
- Bond Counsel, $9,910,000 Utility District Refunding General Obligation Bond, Series 2020
- Bond Counsel, $37,906,492 School District Master Equipment Lease Purchase Financing, Series 2020
- Bond Counsel, $52,015,000 Municipal Combined Public Utility System Refunding and Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2020
- Bond Counsel, $4,889,000 Installment Purchase Revenue Refunding Bond, Series 2020
- Bond Counsel, $11,140,000 Sewer District Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2019
- Disclosure Counsel, $505,330,000 State Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2019A, B & C (Tax-Exempt)
- Disclosure Counsel, $151,580 State Authority Revenue Bonds, Series D (Taxable).
- Bond Counsel, $24,400,000 Charter School Direct Loan from USDA, Rural Redevelopment, Series 2019
- Bond Counsel $5,000,000 Charter School Guaranteed Loan, Series 2019
- Disclosure Counsel, $14,165,000 County General Obligation Bond, Series 2019
Awards and Achievements
- Best Lawyers® 2022 Utilities Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Columbia
- Best Lawyers® 2021 Public Finance "Lawyer of the Year” in Columbia
- 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, 2019-2022
- The Best Lawyers in America, Utilities Law, 2022
- The Best Lawyers in America, Municipal Law, 2022
- Best & Brightest 35 and under, Columbia Business Monthly 2016
- 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
- Vice-President and board member, SC Thrive, 2014-present
- Council Member, Government Law Section of the South Carolina Bar, 2010-2013, 2018-2021
- Member, Tocqueville Society, United Way
- Member, Duke University Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee
- Columbia Attorney Basketball League
- Treasurer and board member, City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Foundation, 2012-2016
- Council Member, Government Law Section of the South Carolina Bar, 2010-2013
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