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Greenberg Traurig, LLPOrlando Co-Managing Shareholder; Chair, Atlanta Public Finance Practice; Chair, Orlando Public Finance Practice
Jean E. Wilson
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Jean E. Wilson

5.0
2 reviews

101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1900, Tampa, FL 33602

Public Finance, Public Utilities, Transportation & Automotive and 2 more

About Jean E. Wilson

Jean E. Wilson is Chairman of the Orlando office and Chair of the firm's Orlando and Atlanta Public Finance and Infrastructure Practices. Jean is an infrastructure finance attorney with a focus on disclosure and municipal securities issues, economic development, and public-private infrastructure projects. Jean has broad experience as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriters' counsel, bank counsel, trustee's counsel, borrower's counsel and purchasers' counsel in various types of tax-exempt and taxable financings, including housing, transportation, public utilities, general obligation, sales tax, revenue and tourist development tax issues, as well as tax increment, industrial development and downtown redevelopment financings.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Elected, Paul C. Perkins Bar Association Hall of Fame, 2024
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law, 2007-2026
•Listed, Thomson Reuters, 'Stand-Out Lawyers,' 2023-2025
•Listed, Lawdragon, 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers, 2024-2025
•Listed, Florida Trend magazine, 'Florida 500,' 2024
•Listed, Florida Trend magazine, 'Legal Elite,' Notable Managing Partners, 2023
•Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2023
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2021
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2007-2019, 2025
•Recognized, The National Black Lawyers, 'Top 100 in Florida,' 2023
•Nominated, ONYX magazine, 'Black Men Honors,' 2019
•Listed, Orlando magazine, 'The Best Lawyers in Orlando,' 2010-2025
•Voted, Orlando magazine, 'One of the Six Most Respected and Admired Lawyers in Orlando,' December 1997
•Rated, AV Preeminent 0 out of 5.0

 

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Areas of Law

  • Finance 1
    • Public Finance
  • Other 4
    • Public Utilities
    • Transportation & Automotive
    • Infrastructure
    • Real Estate Finance

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Orlando Co-Managing Shareholder; Chair, Atlanta Public Finance Practice; Chair, Orlando Public Finance Practice
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel or issuer's counsel on bond issues for various entities, including: City of Atlanta, City of Jacksonville, City of Orl
    o, City of Memphis, Atlanta Development Authority (Invest Atlanta), Canaveral Port Authority, Miami-Dade County, Orange County, Broward County, Orl
    o Utilities Commission, Orl
    o-Orange County Expressway Authority, Greater Orl
    o Aviation Authority, Orange County Industrial Development Authority, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority, Housing Finance Authority of Broward County, Orange County Housing Finance Authority, Orl
    o Housing Authority
    the Tampa Housing Authority.
    Acted as lead disclosure counsel in connection with the issuance of over $6 billion of airport revenue bonds for the City of Atlanta issued to finance
    refinance the massive capital improvement program at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
    Acted as lead disclosure counsel in connection with a $1 billion transaction for the Orl
    o-Orange County Expressway Authority.
    Acted as lead disclosure counsel in connection with a $369 million City of Atlanta general obligation transaction which the City designated as 'Social Bonds.'
    Acted as independent transaction counsel to the City of St. Louis in evaluating
    analyzing P3 proposals for the St. Louis Lambert International Airport
    reviewing
    providing advice with respect to developing the transaction documents, including any proposed lease agreement for the airport, airline use agreements with the airlines operating at the airport,
    airport operating st
    ards.
  • Additional Links
    http://www.gtlaw.com/People/Jean-E-Wilson

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1983, Florida
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Board Member, Central Florida Leadership Academy
    •Board Member, Florida A&M University College of Law Dean’s Advisory Council
    •Former Member, Fifth District Court of Appeal, Judicial Nominating Commission
    •Former Member, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Executive Committee
    •Former Member, Senator Bob Graham's Federal Judicial Nominating Commission
    •Former Member, The Florida Bar, Committee on Equal Opportunities in the Profession
    •Past president of the Paul C. Perkins Bar Association and Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association
    •Previously served as a member of the Board of Valencia Community College Foundation, African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida and the YMCA Black Achievers Program

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Florida Levin College of Law
    Class of 1982
    J.D.
    with honors
    Other Education
    DePaul University
    Class of 1980
    B.S.
    Finance

    DePaul University
    Class of 1980
    B.S.
    with honors
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1959
    Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 25, 1959

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Orlando Co-Managing Shareholder; Chair, Atlanta Public Finance Practice; Chair, Orlando Public Finance Practice at Greenberg Traurig, LLP
5.0
2 reviews

101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1900Tampa, FL 33602U.S.A.

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    Jean E. Wilson was admitted in 1983 to the State of Florida.
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
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    Yes, Jean E. Wilson has a presence in Orlando, FL.
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    Jean E. Wilson attended University of Florida Levin College of Law.

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