Service Areas
- Business
- Climate Change
- Economic Development Incentives
- Oil + Gas
- Governments + Nonprofits
- Climate Change
- Economic Development
- Financings
Education
- University of Illinois Law School, J.D.
- Marquette University, B.A.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- New York
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals
- Seventh Circuit
U.S. District Courts
- Central District of Illinois
- Northern District of Illinois
Supreme Court of Illinois
Paul Durbin represents clients in solving issues related to financing, capital projects and new ventures. He has worked on financial transactions throughout his career and has spent the last decade in public and project finance. Paul serves as counsel to underwriters, borrowers, developers and governmental entities in the financing of capital projects and infrastructure improvements.
In recent years, he has worked with renewable energy companies on expansion projects around the country. He positions companies for new opportunities in green energy and works on the financing and construction of renewable energy projects.
“My top priority is to help my clients capitalize on opportunities and achieve their business and financing objectives.”
Paul Durbin
Experience
Paul has worked on numerous significant financings over the years for public and private borrowers, including for public utilities, cities, counties and villages. He acted as counsel in conduit bond offerings (through the Illinois Finance Authority and other issuers) for commercial, healthcare, and not-for-profit borrowers. He was bond counsel and underwriter's counsel in increment revenue, general obligation and revenue bonds issuances. He has represented corporate borrowers and financial institutions in the negotiation and documentation of secured and unsecured loans and private placements. He also has represented numerous energy companies in their quest to find suitable sites and obtain the financing they need to build generation and manufacturing facilities in the United States.
“I helped a client finance the expansion of its facility, resulting in a substantial growth in its operations.”
Representative Matters
- Electric Generating and Wastewater Treatment Facility Finance
Counsel in financing of a 250MW electric generating facility, wastewater treatment facility, and numerous other capital projects.
- Renewable Energy Companies' Financing, Site Location and Construction
Represent renewable energy companies in connection with the site location, financing, and construction of generation and manufacturing facilities in the United States.
Professional Activities
- Illinois State Bar Association
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
Honors + Awards
- Marquette University, Marquette Scholarship
- Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, Executive Education Program, International Finance and Capital Markets
Civic, Cultural + Social Activities
- Illinois Wind Energy Association, Co-Founder and Treasurer
- SOS Children's Villages, Illinois, Board of Trustees
- Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Chicago Committee, Member
Publications
"Renewable Energy Financing," McGuireWoods Illinois Renewable Energy Bulletin, November 2006
"Improving Hospital Access to Capital Financing," Chicago Hospital News, June 2003
"Bonding Agencies Consolidated into Illinois Finance Authority," Ross & Hardies Public Finance Legal Update, June 2003