Webinar: One year later – Rating agency perspectives on COVID-19

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Webinar: One year later – Rating agency perspectives on COVID-19

The Bond Buyer

Webinar | April.08.2021 | 12pm - 1pm (Eastern Daylight Time)

Webinar - Recording Available

One year ago, representatives from the four rating agencies gathered to share their initial thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic and its myriad effects on the public finance market. Disclosure about the ongoing pandemic is now ubiquitous. Although there have been some downgrades and credit watches, actions by the rating agencies have been measured given the persistent uncertainties about whether, when and how the “return to normal” will occur.

Speakers

Karen Daly
Senior Managing Director, Public Finance & Financial Guarantors
KBRA

Arlene Bohner
Managing Director, Head of U.S. Public Finance
Fitch

Robin Prunty
Managing Director, Head of Analytics and Research
S&P

Michael Rowen
Managing Director
Moody’s

Moderator

Christine Reynolds Partner, Public Finance, Revenue Bond Financing

Portland; Seattle

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Practice:

Finance Sector
Public Finance
Revenue Bond Financing
Transportation Finance
Infrastructure
Health Care Finance
General Obligation Bonds

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Christine Reynolds Partner

Portland; Seattle

Christine has more than two decades of experience in public infrastructure finance, advising on both traditional bond financings and innovative funding structures. She serves as a Vice-Chair of the Public Finance Group and on the leadership team for the Impact Finance Group.

Christine’s experience includes various general obligation and revenue bond financings, including those relating to transportation, education, healthcare, water and wastewater, economic development, urban renewal, public power and other infrastructure financings.

She has extensive knowledge and experience with disclosure requirements for municipal issuers under federal securities laws, including both initial and continuing disclosure issues, material events disclosure, public offerings, private placements and other matters.

Christine is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars given by trade and professional organizations within the municipal finance industry, including serving as Chair for The Bond Buyer's 2022 Infrastructure Conference.