Cases
Experience: Representative Client Services: Served as bond
disclosure counsel to Harris County, Texas, the Harris County Toll Road Authority, the City of Houston, the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County
the Texas Department of Transportation.
Served as lead counsel to governmental authorities
professional teams in the development, financing
construction of sports
entertainment facilities, including Erie County, New York, Nashville, Tennessee, the City of Austin, the Harris County - Houston Sports Authority, the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, the Anschutz Entertainment Group/Houston Dynamo, the Dallas Cowboys, the Houston Texans
the Rio Gr
e Valley Vipers.
Served as general counsel to local government corporations
not for profit corporations.
Served as counsel to companies creating projects with urban redevelopment authorities
tax increment reinvestment zones.
Advised regional
national underwriters relating to various public
project finance transactions.
Representative Transactions - Sports
Entertainment Facilities: Replacement of Highmark Stadium - Home of the Buffalo Bills. Currently represent Erie County, New York on the development, financing
construction of a replacement facility for Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.
Replacement of Nissan Stadium - Home of the Tennessee Titans. Currently represent the Metropolitan Government of Nashville
Davidson County on the development, financing, construction
tenancy of a replacement facility for Nissan Stadium
surrounding mixed-use development in Nashville, Tennessee.
City of Charlotte-Charlotte Hornets
Spectrum Project. Currently represent the City of Charlotte in the renovation
lease extension of the Spectrum Center
a new Hornets practice facility.
Bexar County Community Arenas Board. Currently represent the CAB in matters related to the future development of the Freeman Coliseum Campus.
Houston Texans. Currently represent the Texans in matters related to the future tenancy
development of NRG Stadium
practice facility.
Proposed Convention Center Hotel. Currently represent the Savannah - Georgia Convention Center Authority on the development
financing of a new 400 room convention center hotel to be built adjacent to the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia.
Mercedes Benz Stadium - Home of the Atlanta Falcons. Represented the Georgia World Congress Center Authority on the development, financing
construction of a new retractable roof NFL stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Signia Hilton Convention Center Hotel. Represented the Georgia World Congress Center Authority on the development
financing of a new 975 room convention center hotel built adjacent to Mercedes Benz Stadium
the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
AT&T Stadium - Home of the Dallas Cowboys. Represented the Dallas Cowboys on the development, financing
construction of a new retractable roof NFL stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Minute Maid Park - Home of the Houston Astros. Represented Harris County - Houston Sports Authority on site acquisition, development, financing, tenancy
construction of a new retractable roof ballpark in Houston, Texas.
NRG Stadium - Home of the Houston Texans. Represented Harris County - Houston Sports Authority on site acquisition, development, financing, tenancy
construction of a new retractable roof stadium in Houston, Texas.
Q2 Stadium - Home of Austin FC. Represented the City of Austin, Texas on the development, financing, tenancy
construction of a major league soccer stadium for Austin FC in Austin, Texas.
Toyota Center - Home of the Houston Rockets. Represented Harris County - Houston Sports Authority on site acquisition, development, financing, tenancy
construction of a new multipurpose arena in Houston, Texas.
Oakl
Raiders. Representation of a sports group in its bid to acquire a minority stake in the Oakl
Raiders, including development of a new multi-use stadium complex in Oakl
, establishment of the acquisition financing arrangements, negotiation with the City
County
negotiation of terms for the transaction. (The Raiders ultimately determined to move to Las Vegas.)
Rio Gr
e Valley Toros (RGV Toros). Served as lead counsel in the acquisition of a United Soccer League (formerly USL Pro) expansion team.
RGV Toros. Served as lead counsel in the negotiation of an affiliation agreement with the Houston Dynamo, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team, to operate the RGV Toros as a minor league affiliate of the Houston Dynamo.
HEB Park - Home of the RGV Toros (Houston Dynamo USL Pro Affiliate). Represented the RGV Toros in the development, financing
construction of a new soccer stadium
practice facility in Edinburg, Texas.
Bert Ogden Arena - Home of the Rio Gr
e Valley Vipers (Houston Rockets G-League Affiliate). Represented the Rio Gr
e Valley Vipers on site acquisition, development, financing, tenancy
construction of a new multi-purpose arena in Edinburg, Texas.
Hard Rock Stadium - Home of the Miami Dolphins
-: Represented the Dolphins on the financing of Hard Rock Stadium renovations, including NFL G-4 financing. Total outst
ing debt approximates $350 million.
Representative Transactions - Public Finance: $290,400,000 City of Houston Higher Education Finance Corporation Higher Education Revenue Bonds (Rice University Project) Series 2024 - Underwriter's Counsel.
$245,890,000 Judson Independent School District Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2024 - Underwriter's Counsel.
City of Houston, Texas Airport System Inferior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 2024 (AMT) - Disclosure Counsel.
$756,050,000 City of Houston, Texas Airport System Subordinate Lien Revenue
Refunding Bonds, Series 2023A/B - Disclosure Counsel.
$298,400,000 Texas Public Finance Authority General Obligation
Refunding Bonds Taxable, Series 2023A - Underwriter's Counsel.
$51,460,000 City of Galveston, Texas Wharves
Terminal First Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 2023 (AMT) - Underwriter's Counsel.
$24,475,000 City of Port Arthur, Texas Combination Tax
Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2023 - Underwriter's Counsel.
$364,600,000 Texas Public Finance Authority General Obligation
Refunding Bonds Taxable, Series 2023 - Underwriter's Counsel.
$80,680,000 Texas Public Finance Authority Texas Southern University Revenue Financing System Bonds, Series 2023 - Underwriter's Counsel.
$35,750,000 State of Texas General Obligation Water Financial Assistance Refunding Bonds, Series 2023B - Underwriter's Counsel.
$24,875,000 State of Texas General Obligation Water Financial Assistance Bonds (Economically Distressed Areas Program) Taxable, Series 2023D - Underwriter's Counsel.
$68,820,000 State of Texas General Obligation Water Financial Assistance Bonds (Economically Distressed Areas Program) Taxable, Series 2023C - Underwriter's Counsel.
$87,470,000 Judson Independent School District Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2023 (NON-PSF) - Underwriter's Counsel.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Jones prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
