About Ben McGuire

Ben McGuire is Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Public Finance & Infrastructure Practice. He advises on a wide range of public finance, infrastructure, project finance, and commercial loan transactions, including public debt offerings, private placements, and direct lending. He serves as bond counsel, issuer's counsel, disclosure counsel, and borrower’s counsel on tax-exempt, tax credit and taxable financings for a variety of governmental, non-profit, and corporate borrowers. He also serves as underwriter's counsel, purchaser's counsel, and bank counsel to various investment and commercial banks in connection with infrastructure projects.

Ben has participated in financings for state infrastructure projects, including water and sewer, electric utility, highway, rail, airport and seaport facilities; as well as financings for hospitals, public and private colleges and universities, private schools, charter public schools, public school districts, municipalities, cultural institutions, human service providers, assisted living facilities, manufacturers, fixed base operators, solid waste disposal facilities, and surface transportation facilities. These transactions have involved various financing structures, credit enhancements, security provisions, intercreditor arrangements, and interest rate hedges.

Ben has participated in public finance transactions in every state in New England and throughout the United States and its territories, including projects in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, New York, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Winner, Law.com New England Legal Awards, Banking and Finance Attorney of the Year, 2025 •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Public Finance Law,' 2022-2026 •The Bond Buyer •Team Lead, Deal of the Year, 2024 •Team Lead, Innovative Financing Deal of the Year, 2024 •Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2016-2025 •Listed, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 'Excellence in the Law, Up & Coming Lawyer,' 2017

 

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Transportation
  • Finance
  • Other 9
    • Public Finance & Infrastructure
    • Public-Private Partnerships (P3)
    • Project & Infrastructure Finance
    • Rail & Transit
    • Public Utilities
    • Education
    • Renewable Energy
    • Infrastructure
    • Capital Markets

Practice Details

  • Languages
    English
    Fluent
    Portuguese
    Spanish
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Bond Counsel to Brightline Florida in connection with tax-exempt financing for the development of its passenger rail service from Miami to Orl
    o.
    Bond Counsel to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
    Disclosure Counsel to the Executive Office for Administration
    Finance of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts School Building Authority, the University of Massachusetts Building Authority, the University of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation,
    the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
    Special Tax Counsel to Brightline West in connection with tax-exempt financing for the development of its passenger rail service from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
    Bond Counsel to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    Borrower's counsel in connection with variable rate dem
    bond issuances financing renewably energy, biotechnology
    other manufacturing facilities.
    Underwriter's Counsel on numerous revenue bond financings for colleges, universities, hospitals
    other non-profit institutions.
    Bond Counsel on multiple tax-exempt financings through the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, the Rhode Isl
    Health
    Educational Building Corporation
    the Florida Development Finance Corporation.
    Borrower's Counsel to various educational, health care, human service
    other nonprofit organizations in connection with their tax-exempt financings.
    Purchaser's Counsel on numerous direct purchase, tax-exempt financings for colleges, universities, hospitals
    other non-profit institutions.
    Lender's Counsel on numerous commercial loans, lines of credit, equipment leases,
    other credit facilities for a variety of governmental
    private borrowers.
    Agency Counsel to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency in connection with its commercial property assessed clean energy (C-PACE) financing program.
    Agency Counsel to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency in connection with its commercial lending program
    its mortgage insurance guaranty, charter school loan guaranty, export guaranty,
    working capital guaranty programs.
    Previous Experience: Legal Clerk, General Felony Department, District Attorney, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Legislative Aide, Rhode Isl
    State Representative Steven Costantino
    Policy Analyst, Health
    Human Services, Office of the Lt. Governor, Charles Fogarty
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2007, Massachusetts
    Rhode Island
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Treasurer, Providence After School Alliance, Board of Directors
    •Overseer, USS Constitution Museum
    •Member, The Cicilline Committee, Finance Committee
    •Member, Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers
    •Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
    •Member, Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Boston College Law School
    J.D.
    2007 Board Member

    Boston College Law School
    J.D.
    International Law Society
    Other Education
    Brown University
    B.A.
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Attorneys FAQs

  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Ben McGuire was admitted in 2007 to the State of Massachusetts.
  • Does this attorney speak any other languages?
    Ben McGuire speaks Portuguese, Spanish and Fluent.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Ben McGuire attended Boston College Law School.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.