Responsive, experienced public finance counsel 

Rebecca Speckhard dedicates her practice to municipal and governmental finance. A leader of the go-to team in Wisconsin for public finance, advising government bodies of all sizes, she serves as:

• Bond counsel
• Underwriter's counsel
• Issuer's counsel

Whether advising on a complex structured financing for a state level issuer or a straightforward financing for a local municipal construction project, Rebecca combines a meticulous attention to detail with a responsive, user-friendly and efficient approach to helping clients achieve their financing needs. She previously served as national chair of the Quarles Public Finance Group.

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin

Education

• University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.A., 1986)

• University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 1990)
  • Order of the Coif
  • Phi Beta Kappa

• Build America Bonds: IRS Sends Out Questionnaire to Issuers of Build America Bonds Regarding Post Issuance Compliance
• Campaign Practices
• Continuing Disclosure Requirements Related to Bond Issues and the SEC MCDC Initiative
• Continuing Disclosure with EMMA
• Dodd-Frank & Certain Rules Pertinent to Bond Financings
• Economic Development Financing
• Guidance and Allocations Released for ARRA Recovery Bonds
• Material Event Filings for Certain Pre-Refunded Rated Obligations That Have Been Downgraded
• Midwestern Disaster Area Bonds Provide Tax-Exempt Financing Opportunities for Private Businesses
• Midwestern Disaster Area Bonds Provide Tax-Exempt Financing Opportunities for Private Businesses
• MSRB Webinars for EMMA Continuing Disclosure Submission Process; Changes to Small Issuer Continuing Disclosure Exception
• New Bond Programs Under ARRA and Other Recent Legislation
• New Law Changes Time Requirement For Filing Referendum Questions
• Post Issuance Compliance: IRS Questionnaire Sent to Hundreds of Governmental Issuers
• Post-Closing Requirements for Debt Issuance & Economic Development Financing Strategies
• Post-Issuance Compliance
• Post-Issuance Compliance Policy for Tax-Exempt and Tax-Advantaged Obligations
• Proposed Senate Bill 83 Would Adversely Impact Activities of RDAs and CDAs by Changing Standards for Blight Findings
• Public Finance Provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Information for Bond Issuers
• Public Finance Provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Information for Wisconsin Bond Issuers
• Public Finance Stimulus Legislation Changes: New "Bank Qualified" Limits and Changes to AMT Treatment
• Recovery Zone Facility Bonds: Waiver and Reallocation of Allocations; Counties Permitted to Issue Industrial Revenue Bonds Under WI 2009 Senate Bill 440
• Relief for Distressed Tax Incremental Districts
• Reminder Regarding Expanded Disclosure Obligations for Governmental Bond Issuers
• SEC Expands Disclosure Obligations for Governmental Bond Issuers
• Stimulus Bond Programs At A Glance: Build America Bonds, Tax Credit Bonds and Others Compared
• Tax Law Changes for 2011 Affect Municipal Bonds
• Treasury Guidance Regarding ARRA Bond Provisions