University of Southern California

Hawkins served as special financing counsel to the University of Southern California (“USC”) in connection with the issuance by USC of two series of taxable bonds, aggregating approximately $628 million.  One series was structured as a “century bond” – a single bullet maturity which matures one hundred years after issuance.  This represents USC’s second century bond issue.  Hawkins also served as counsel on USC’s inaugural century bond issue in 2011.