“We interact with, and rely on, bond counsel for a lot of the substantive legal analysis that goes into structuring these deals,” he said. “Having colleagues we can call on when developing new structures is a huge asset for our clients.”
Dinsmore highlighted that Norris and his incoming team possess deep expertise in the 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and specialize in structuring tax-exempt private activity bond transactions that qualify for those credits.
“There’s no secret that there is an affordable housing crisis in the United States,” Norris said. “We take great satisfaction in knowing that what our clients and we do in these financings helps meet a critical social need.”
Joining Norris at Dinsmore are his son, Reginald “Reggie” Norris, who will serve as associate of counsel in the firm’s Denver office, and Quinn Bero and Melissa Harvison, both joining as public financial analysts.
Meanwhile, Robinson & Cole LLP announced on the same day that it had added Ryan L. George and Ethan Ostrow—the other two named partners from Norris George & Ostrow—along with another partner, three associates, three paralegals, and an administrative assistant. George, Ostrow, and partner Catherine E. Woltering confirmed in September that their firm had begun the process of dissolving.
