Edsell "Chip" M. Eady Jr.

Chip Eady serves as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and borrower’s counsel in the financing of public and nonprofit facilities and other infrastructure nationwide. His practice focuses on representing public agencies, cities, special districts, public and nonprofit institutions for projects including mixed use development, affordable housing, municipal utilities, pension and retirement benefits, education, healthcare, cultural and recreational facilities, hydroelectric power, water and wastewater facilities, open space preservation, land development and equipment leasing.

Chip also has extensive experience in compliance with federal tax and securities law, including the representation of clients under investigation or responding to SEC subpoenas and requests for information. He also counsels managers and governing boards in their review and approval of official disclosure to investors and responses to bond credit rating agencies and investor concerns.

Experience

Created the first cover-to-cover plain English municipal bond official statement.

Served as bond counsel and disclosure counsel for the largest wastewater treatment facility in the western United States and a major recycled water producer and distributor in San Diego County.

Served as bond counsel for electric and water system revenue bonds (including renewable energy projects such as hydroelectric and wind power) and tax-exempt trust funding for retirement health care benefits.

Won a civil RICO lawsuit that enabled a city to recover 100% of its investment losses in land development bonds, while achieving termination of an SEC investigation of the city without any settlement or penalty.

Served as borrower’s counsel to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in education and health care sectors, financing dozens of public benefit projects from schools to hospital facilities.

Speaking Engagements

News

Community & Professional

National Association of Bond Lawyers, Member

American Bar Association, State and Local Government Section, Member

The State Bar of California, Member

San Diego County Bar Association, Member

Tom Homann Law Association, Member

Honors & Recognitions

AV Preeminent^® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Recognized as a Top Rated Lawyer by San Diego Magazine, 2015–Present