Douglas S. Brown

Douglas S. Brown is a partner in Stradling's Public Law practice group.

Douglas' practice centers on bond counsel representation of a variety of public agencies with an emphasis on water project and water agency financing and airport and transportation project financing.

Douglas' bond counsel clients include:

  • Orange County Water District
  • Castaic Lake Water Agency
  • Inland Empire Utility Agency
  • West Basin Municipal Water District
  • Santa Clara Valley Water District 
  • Westlands Water District
  • South San Joaquin Irrigation District
  • Nevada Irrigation District
  • Las Vegas Monorail Company

His underwriter representation includes Citigroup Global Markets, Bear Stearns, JP Morgan, and UBS. 

Experience

Served as disclosure counsel to Clark County, Nevada, on behalf of its Department of Aviation, which operates McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, in connection with the issuance of a series of second lien Airport System revenue bonds and a series of third lien Airport System revenue notes ($71,270,000, Series 2021A and $125,310,000, Series 2021B).  The proceeds of the bonds and notes were applied to pay off two series of third lien notes that were maturing on June 30, 2021.
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth’s public finance department has been engaged to serve as bond counsel to the Sites Project Authority for the proposed Sites Reservoir Project. The proposed Project will consist of constructing a new 1.8 million acre-foot reservoir offstream of the Sacramento River, new ancillary facilities, and integrating with the existing Tehama-Colusa Canal and Glen-Colusa Irrigation District’s main canal. The Project will also provide electrical power through both conventional hydropower and pumped-storage that can integrate with renewable energy sources.

Credentials

Education
  • Columbia University, J.D., 1982
  • Princeton University, A.B., 1979
  • California

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