Richard Stephens Named Practice Group Leader at Holland & Knight
March 15, 2005
Richard B. "Rick" Stephens- Lakeland
MIAMI – Holland & Knight LLP announced today that partner Richard
“Rick” Stephens has been named National Practice Group Leader for Public
Finance, a practice area within the firm’s Business Law Section. The public
finance practice is staffed with more than 30 lawyers across the country who
devote all or a substantial portion of their practice to matters involving
public finance, derivatives and structured financial products.
Stephens, of the firm’s Lakeland, Fla. office, devotes his time to tax-exempt
financings and a diverse corporate practice. Specifically, he has experience in
municipal and industrial development financings, including airports, public
power, solid waste, convention centers and hospitals, derivative transactions
including swaps, caps and collars, large corporate financings, general contract
drafting, and acquisitions and mergers.
Partner Steven Sonberg, who chairs the Business Law Section at Holland &
Knight, is enthusiastic about the appointment. “Rick has more than 30 years of
experience in public finance and brings strong leadership skills and a wealth of
knowledge to this position.”
“Our primary goal will be strengthening our core services and providing them
at competitive prices,” Stephens said.
Stephens received his B.S. in 1969 from the University of Rochester and his
J.D., with high honors, in 1972 from the University of Florida College of Law,
graduating first in this class.
Contact: Susan Berliner, (813) 769-4326