Holley & Pearson-Farrer LLP

Holley & Pearson-Farrer LLP is a boutique law firm headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Atlanta, New York, and Savannah. Founded in 1993, the firm advises governments, public authorities, nonprofit organizations, financial institutions, developers, and businesses. The attorneys have participated in more than $200 billion in complex financing transactions involving public infrastructure, economic development, education, healthcare, housing, transportation, and community improvement projects.

Holley & Pearson-Farrer LLP serves as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriters’ counsel, issuer’s counsel, borrower’s counsel, bank counsel, developer’s counsel, and defeasance counsel. The firm handles general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, tax-backed obligations, private activity bonds, secured loans, tax-exempt financings, and anticipation notes. The attorneys guide clients through transaction structuring, document preparation, securities disclosures, tax requirements, negotiations, closings, and post-issuance compliance responsibilities.

Holley & Pearson-Farrer LLP advises on economic development incentives, public-private partnerships, housing finance, school financing, healthcare facilities, and water, wastewater, and waste management projects. The firm helps structure tax increment financing, special tax districts, PILOT bonds, tax credit transactions, and other capital tools. Corporate counseling services include entity formation, governance, commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, securities matters, fiduciary responsibilities, periodic reporting, and strategic business transactions. The firm remains available after closings to address compliance questions and developments.

Holley & Pearson-Farrer LLP combines national finance experience with responsive service and practical advice. The firm served as disclosure counsel on The Bond Buyer’s 2023 Deal of the Year, while partner Natalia N. Pearson-Farrer was named a 2024 Rising Star. The firm is certified as a minority-owned and woman-owned business enterprise. Attorneys Charles J. Holley and Natalia N. Pearson-Farrer provide focused counsel designed to support successful transactions, responsible growth, and stronger communities.