Ryan L. George, a founding partner of Norris George & Ostrow PLLC, has been practicing law in the public finance space since 2001. His experience includes the use of tax-exempt and taxable municipal bonds with a focus on private activity bonds for the financing of affordable multifamily properties as well as 501(c)(3) owned facilities including affordable multifamily, student housing and healthcare facilities. While specializing in the representation of lenders and underwriters in such matters, he also has experience representing borrowers on bond-related issues in such matters.
More specifically, Mr. George has played a major role with Mr. Norris in serving as special tax-exempt bond and loan counsel in developing and executing transactions under the nation’s largest bank sponsored tax-exempt housing bond and loan conduit private placement program for affordable multifamily rental projects, and in similar private placement programs for other banking clients. In addition to the foregoing, Mr. George has served as underwriter’s counsel on a wide variety of tax-exempt financings including those credit-enhanced by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, FHA/GNMA financings, letter of credit-backed financings and noncredit-enhanced financings. Mr. George also plays a leading role in the firm’s practice serving as special bond matters or defeasance counsel to borrowers on bond-financed projects. He is also the firm’s lead attorney on hospital, educational and other municipal bond financings in which the firm is involved.
Mr. George attended Washington & Jefferson College where he received his B.A. in Biology. Mr. George received his law degree and M.B.A. (with a concentration in corporate finance) from the University of Pittsburgh in 1998 and his LL.M in taxation from Georgetown University School of Law in 2002. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1999, the District of Columbia Bar in 2001 and the Kentucky Bar in 2012 and is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers.