Greenberg Traurig’s Angel Taveras, Former Providence Mayor, to Speak about the “Politics of Public Sector Pensions”
Boston, MA (PRWEB) November 15, 2016 -- Angel Taveras, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Boston office and former Providence, Rhode Island mayor, will speak at the National League of Cities’ City Summit, Nov. 16 – 19, 2016, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
On Nov. 18th, from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m., Taveras will serve as a panelist on “Politics of Public Sector Pensions,” which will update elected officials on pension plans, retiree healthcare options (OPEB) and the potential for savings and reform. Specifically, Taveras will discuss pension reform in Providence, Rhode Island during his term as mayor.
Taveras served as the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island from 2011-2015, and is credited with rescuing the city from the brink of bankruptcy and confronting a $110 million structural deficit. He spearheaded the completion of a historic municipal pension agreement with Providence's police, firefighters, other city workers and retirees, which saved Providence $18.5 million a year and reduced the city's unfunded pension liability by about $170 million.
Under Taveras’ leadership, Providence received the All-America City Award from the National Civic League for its plan to boost third-grade reading proficiency, and was the recipient of a $3 million award from Carnegie Foundation to create innovative high schools. In 2013, Taveras won Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge $5 million grand prize for his innovative proposal to improve the vocabularies of pre-school age children. Taveras serves on the Board of the Alliance for Early Success, a nonprofit organization that works to advance state policies for young children. Most recently, he was elected to the national board of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, one of the foremost Latino civil rights organizations in the country, serving a pan-Latino constituency.
At Greenberg Traurig, Taveras focuses his practice on municipal restructuring, public finance, commercial litigation, pension litigation, and public infrastructure. He has over 14 years of experience in litigation and has dealt with complex commercial matters, bankruptcy litigation, zoning and land use, shareholder disputes, and election recounts and challenges.
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Lourdes Brezo Martinez, Greenberg Traurig, +1 (212) 801-2131, [email protected]
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