Edmund M. See
Edmund "Ted" See's practice includes state and local government finance, representing governmental agencies issuing general obligation and revenue bonds, and representing borrowers, lenders, underwriters, trustees, and issuers of private activity bonds. He also represents banks and financial institutions that provide credit support to bond issues.
Financings have included variable-rate put bonds with swaps; auction-rate bonds; LIBOR indexed bonds sold to European investors; advance refunding bonds with float contracts; forward-purchase bonds; and bonds backed with financial insurance, letters of credit, or standby purchase agreements.
Lead bond counsel and disclosure counsel to State of Connecticut
Bond counsel for over 100 government issuers in State of Connecticut
Bond counsel to various state authorities
Financings throughout New England and the United States
General municipal law matters, including charter revisions, government consolidations, zoning and land use matters, contracts, construction, assessments, and tax matters
$1,030,375,000 State of Connecticut General Obligation Refunding Bonds; served as lead bond counsel, coordinating eight other law firms, in the largest advance refunding in the State's history; prepared escrow agreement for refunding escrow and negotiated terms of float contract for escrow, and prepared forms of all closing documents and coordinated closing; as the State's disclosure counsel prepared annual information disclosure statement of the State, updated disclosure for bond issue, organized due diligence procedures, and provided disclosure counsel opinion
cum laude
1965with Honors; Phi Beta KappaRecognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyer, 2006-2012
Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law, 2006-2015
Connecticut Bar Foundation, Director, 1994-2010
St. Joseph College, Trustee, 1991-2003; Chair, Presidential Search Committee 2003-2004; Trustee, 2004-present
Local Government Committee, Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce, Member, 1991-2001
Hartford Seminary, Corporator, 1994-present
Aid to Artisans, Director, 2006-present
Shady Harbor Fire District, Deputy Moderator, 2007-2009
Shady Harbor Fire District, Moderator, 2009-2011