Annual Report 2017

Recommendations

Info

2017 Award Winners The Bernard P. Friel Medal William J. Daly National Association of Bond Lawyers Washington D.C. The Bernard P. Friel Medal recognizes distinguished service in the field of public finance. The Friel Medal was awarded to NABL’s Director of Governmental Affairs William Daly who is retiring at the end of 2017. Awards Committee, Chair Sandy MacLennan said, “The public finance community and NABL, in particular, have greatly benefitted from Bill Daly’s experience and dedication over the course of his career which includes working on behalf of issuers, bankers and lawyers.” The Frederick O. Kiel Distinguished Service Award Fredric A. Weber Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Houston, TX The Frederick O. Kiel Distinguished Service Award recognizes extraordinary service to NABL over an extended period of time. The Kiel Award was presented to Fredric A. Weber of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Houston office. “Rick Weber’s contributions to NABL are countless and span more than three decades of committed service to the organization, including leading NABL as President in 1991-92, assuming the editor’s chair for The Bond Lawyer in October of 2015, and his continued willingness to volunteer for new NABL projects (particularly securities law comment projects). It is an honor to present this well-deserved award to him,” said Awards Committee Chair, Sandy MacLennan. 8
A Look Ahead 2017-18 President Sandy M. MacLennan Squire Patton Boggs US LLP Tampa, FL A New Chapter at NABL... Taking over as President of this organization as the 4th quarter began and less than 30 days prior to H.R. 1 being introduced in the House made for a very short transition period. I was asked by several folks at the time (somewhat sarcastically) “Aren’t you glad you’re President of NABL now?” The answer to that question is “Yes.” For me, personally, it was both stressful and exciting; a great challenge and an opportunity to make good on what I promised at the annual meeting in October. We (the entire NABL Board and NABL) worked hard, day and night, to follow the progress of the House bill; we collaborated with all of the other organizations (the alphabet soup of acronyms) in letter-writing, Hill contacts, and grass roots organizing; and, most importantly, we kept NABL members as informed as possible through alerts, teleconferences (2), the Weekly Wrap, and direct contact. As exhilarating as that start to my term was, there is likely more to come in 2018 when Congress tackles infrastructure financing. On the list of other things to do in 2018 are: • Publication of one or more scholarly articles in legal journals on topics of concern to NABL members; • A 2.0 version of the Model Issue Price documents; • Completion of a model letter of disclosure counsel; • Significant headway on an update to the NABL model bond indenture; • And, as always, monitoring regulatory changes and providing appropriate commentary. All of these projects are being undertaken by our fellow NABL members who have volunteered their time. Volunteerism is the key to NABL’s ability to provide meaningful programs for its members and commentary on regulatory and legislative proposals. We all owe a resounding and continuing “Thank You” to all the NABL members who raise their hand to lead or participate in a project. 9
Page 1 and 2: 2017 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOND L
Page 3 and 4: Mission & Vision NABL’S MISSION &
Page 5 and 6: Financial Summary TOTAL REVENUES $2
Page 7 and 8: Education Summary Tax & Securities
Page 9: Scholarship Program Frederic L. Bal

Annual Report 2017

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?