Public Finance Partner Michael Botelho Elected Fellow of American College of Bond Counsel (ACBC)

Updike, Kelly & Spellacy shareholder Michael P. Botelho has been elected to become a Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel (ACBC). Admission as a Fellow of the ACBC is a recognition of the lawyer’s accomplishments and legal expertise in the field of bond law.

The American College of Bond Counsel was formed in 1995 for the purpose of recognizing lawyers who have established reputations among their peers for their skill, experience and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of bond law.

The College seeks to admit to its membership only bond lawyers who have long experience and outstanding reputations in the field of municipal bond law. Membership in the College is extremely limited and admission as a Fellow (i.e., member of the College) is a signal recognition of the lawyer’s accomplishments.

As chair of the Firm’s Public Finance Practice Group, Attorney Botelho represents municipal issuers, underwriters, trustees, borrowers, letter of credit banks and purchasers in general obligation bond and revenue bond financing transactions. His bond counsel practice includes the representation of quasi-municipal development authorities, solid waste recycling authorities and companies, and various types of 501(c)(3) nonprofit entities. Attorney Botelho is a frequent speaker concerning various public finance matters of specific concern to municipal issuers, including primary and continuing disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws and SEC enforcement law developments.

Attorney Botelho received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Bowdoin College, and his J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center. He is admitted in Connecticut and Massachusetts.