Alan B. Linkous

Biography:

Alan Linkous concentrates his practice in public finance, economic development incentives, and local government law. His practice is primarily focused in the roles of bond counsel or underwriter’s counsel in public finance transactions. His experience regularly includes financings of governmental administrative facilities, water & sewer utilities, natural gas utilities, solid waste disposal facilities, multi-family housing projects, educational facilities, health care facilities, industrial development projects, and transporatation and parking facilities.

As bond counsel, Mr. Linkous typically represents cities, counties, authorities, special purpose governmental entities, or Native American tribes. As underwriter’s counsel or placement agent’s counsel, he represents regional or national investment banking firms or banks.

In addition to his experience with municipal bonds and economic development incentives transactions, Mr Linkous' extensive background in corporate transactions, including the areas of commercial finance, real estate law, and insolvency, further enhances his expertise in his primary practice areas. Prior to law school, Mr. Linkous worked as a commercial banker with Bank South, N.A., in Atlanta, Georgia, and SouthTrust Bank, N.A., in Atlanta, Georgia, in the commercial and real estate lending and workout fields. Mr Linkous often relies upon his banking experience and finance expertise to provide a unique, finance-oriented perspective that serves to bridge the gap between the lawyers and the bankers in a transaction.

Mr. Linkous is licensed to practice law in both South Carolina and Georgia.

Education: University of Virginia, B.S., 1988, Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1995

Practice Areas: Municipal Bonds; Municipal Finance; Public Finance; Industrial Development Bonds; State Government Law; Local Government Law; Economic Development Law; Economic Incentives

Membership: Charleston County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; State Bar of Georgia; National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Admissions: 1995, South Carolina; 1996, Georgia; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit