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1933
Triborough Bridge Authority ($35 Million), for the construction of the toll-financed bridge. (Bond Counsel)
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1934
Niagara Frontier Bridge Commission ($2.8 Million). Tax-exempt financing for the construction of bridges to Grand Island from Tonawanda and Niagara Falls. (Bond Counsel)
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1934
American Museum of Natural History Planetarium Authority ($650,000) for the construction of the planetarium, its maintenance and operations. (Bond Counsel)
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1936
New York City Tunnel Authority ($50 Million) for the construction of the Queens Midtown Tunnel. (Bond Counsel)
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1944
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. White's Estate, 144 F2d 1019, determines that the interest on tax-exempt bonds must be excluded from gross income in determining income tax obligation of the bondholders. (L.L. Delafield Jr., counsel to the Estate)
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1950
The Niagara Issues by the New York State Thruway, $10 Million bank loans. (Bond Counsel)
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1950
New Jersey Turnpike ($220 Million) , combining 53 institutions and 118-mile toll roads. (Bond Counsel)
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1953
Delaware River Port Authority ($100 Million). First series for financing of Delaware River Bridges. (Bond Counsel)
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1953
New York Power Authority $1 Million first loan agreement. (Bond Counsel)
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1953
First Issue of the Alaska State Housing Authority $3.5 Million. (Bond Counsel)
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1954
Indiana Toll Road Commission ($280 Million) 157-mile East-West Toll Road. (Bond Counsel)
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1958
Yale University ($1.5 Million) for the construction of dormitory for 205 female students and faculty apartments. (Bond Counsel)
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1959
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority for the construction of Verrazano Narrows Bridge ($100 Million). (Bond Counsel)
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1964
New York World Fair 1964-1965 Corporation ($40 Million promissory notes). (Bond Counsel)
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1971
Oklahoma Turnpike, $74 Million bonds for construction of the Cimarron Turnpike. (Bond Counsel)
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1972
Battery Park City's first financing. (Bond Counsel)
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1975
NYC Fiscal Crisis $3.3 Billion “BIG MAC" bonds. (Bond Counsel). Hawkins Opinion in “Wein One” helped lead to the dismissal of a key legal challenge, 36 NY 2d 610.
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1986
Opening of the Hartford, Connecticut Office
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1987
Opening of the Newark, New Jersey Office
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1990
Opening of the Los Angeles, California Office
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1993
Opening of the Washington D.C. Office
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1998
Long Island Power Authority in connection with its $7 billion acquisition of the Long Island Lighting Company. (Bond Counsel)
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2000
Opening of the San Francisco, California Office
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2001
Opening of the Sacramento, California Office
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2009-2015
Tower 3 and Tower 4 at the World Trade Center financing for $2.9 Billion bonds. (Underwriters' Counsel)
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2012
Opening of the Portland, Oregon Office
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2012
San Diego County Water Authority, California (+ $900 Million). Hawkins represents the Authority as special contract counsel in the development of California’s first major seawater desalination project.
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2015
Opening of the Ann Arbor, Michigan Office
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2018
Howard County Circuit Courthouse P3 Project. Hawkins represented the County in the first U.S. social infrastructure P3 project to reach financial close outside of California.
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2022
Opening of the Raleigh, North Carolina Office