Jenny Barket represents state and local governments in structuring and procuring public-private partnerships and other alternative delivery procurements, negotiating finance agreements and major complex infrastructure contracts for the design, construction, operation, management and financing of public works facilities, and ensuring compliance with federal laws and regulations.

Jenny has recently joined the firm and brings a wealth of experience with federally funded P3s, corporate and project finance, federal grants, loans and compliance and Colorado representation. She previously represented the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration, issuing and monitoring federal grants and drafting FTA’s federal regulations for P3s in public transportation. Separately, she worked in USDOT’s Build America Bureau, negotiating TIFIA and RRIF loans and developing policy documents, including for transit-oriented development. She has also worked for the owner’s side, serving as in house counsel for the Regional Transportation District in Denver, where she was responsible for the Eagle P3 Project, among other major capital rail projects, and provided general representation in real estate, utilities, intergovernmental agreements, and public utilities commission hearings. 

Government Service

  • Assoc. Gen’l Counsel, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
  • Chief of Staff, Dallas Area Rapid Transit
  • Assoc. Gen’l Counsel, USDOT FTA and Build America Bureau
  • Assoc. Gen’l Counsel, Regional Transportation District, Denver
  • Assistant U.S. Attorney, S.D.N.Y., 1994-2000

WSP US Advisory Services Excellence Awards, Outstanding Delivery/Management Award for the BART to Silicon Valley Value for Money Report, 2019

FTA Associate Administrator Honors Award Circular 5010 Reissuance, 2016

American Public Transportation Association, Leadership APTA, Graduate, Class of 2013

RTD Leadership Academy, 2012

RTD Outstanding Achievement Award, 2010

RTD General Manager’s Award, 2007 and 2010

Volunteer, DC Animal Shelter