Ben McGuire, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Public Finance & Infrastructure Practice and a shareholder in the firm's Boston office, was named the ALM | Law.com's 2025 New England Legal Awards (NELA) "Banking and Finance Attorney of the Year."
BOSTON, Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ben McGuire, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Public Finance & Infrastructure Practice and a shareholder in the firm's Boston office, was named the ALM | Law.com's 2025 New England Legal Awards (NELA) "Banking and Finance Attorney of the Year." McGuire and fellow honorees were recognized at the NELA annual awards gala Oct. 23 at the Westin Copley Place, Boston.
McGuire was recognized for leading some of the most complex and high-value finance transactions both in the New England region and across the United States. To date in 2025, he has served as bank counsel on over $300 million in tax-exempt direct purchases, taxable loans, and lines of credit; as underwriter's counsel in connection with over $2.3 billion in publicly offered debt issues and tender offers; as disclosure counsel to governmental issuers in connection with over $1.9 billion of bond offerings; and as bond counsel or special tax counsel in connection with over $4.8 billion in tax-exempt capital markets transactions.
"Ben is well-deserving of being named 'Banking and Finance Attorney of the Year,'" Boston office co-Managing Shareholders David J. Dykeman and Terence P. McCourt said in a joint statement. "This extraordinary recognition illustrates his exceptional skill and unwavering dedication to clients in every matter he handles."
McGuire advises on a wide range of public finance, infrastructure, project finance, and commercial loan transactions, including public debt offerings, private placements, and direct lending.
McGuire has led public finance transactions in every state in New England and throughout the United States and its territories. He has participated in financings for state infrastructure projects, including water and sewer, electric utility, and transportation 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, and solid waste disposal facilities. These transactions have involved various financing structures, credit enhancements, security provisions, intercreditor arrangements, and interest rate hedges.
The New England Legal Awards are a distinguished celebration of professional excellence within the legal community across Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
About Greenberg Traurig's Boston Office: Greenberg Traurig's Boston office is home to more than 100 attorneys practicing in the areas of banking and finance, corporate, emerging technology, energy, environmental, gaming, governmental affairs, intellectual property, labor and employment, life sciences and medical technology, litigation, public finance, real estate, restructuring and bankruptcy, tax, and white collar defense and investigations. An important contributor to the firm's international platform, the Boston office includes a team of nationally recognized attorneys with both public and private sector experience. Working collaboratively with the firm's global network, the Boston team collectively offers clients decades of experience advising on complex legal matters and providing hands-on knowledge of the local business community.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 3,000 lawyers across 51 locations in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm's broad geographic and practice range enables the delivery of innovative and strategic legal services across borders and industries. Recognized as a 2025 BTI "Best of the Best Recommended Law Firm" by general counsel for trust and relationship management, Greenberg Traurig is consistently ranked among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100, NLJ 500, and Law360 400. Greenberg Traurig is also known for its philanthropic giving, culture, innovation, and pro bono work. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.
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