Greenberg Traurig’s Ben McGuire Named Banking and Finance Attorney of the Year Finalist

BOSTON - Sept. 9, 2025 - Ben McGuire, co-chair of the Public Finance & Infrastructure Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP and a shareholder in the firm's Boston office, was named a finalist for New England Legal Awards' (NELA) 2025 Banking and Finance Attorney of the Year. NELA winners will be announced at an awards gala Oct. 23 at the Westin Copley Place. The full list of finalists and honorees is featured here.

McGuire was shortlisted for leading some of the most complex and high-value finance transactions both in the New England region and across the United States, including serving as bond counsel to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency; as disclosure counsel to the Executive Office for Administration and Finance of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts School Building Authority, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the University of Massachusetts Building Authority, and the University of Massachusetts; and as underwriter's counsel to numerous investment banks in connection with higher education, health care, and other nonprofit transactions throughout the region.

"Ben being a finalist for Banking and Finance Attorney of the Year is well-deserved," Boston office Co-Managing Shareholders David J. Dykeman and Terence P. McCourt said in a joint statement. "Ben's exceptional skill and unwavering dedication to clients are evident in every matter he handles, and his talent and leadership embody the best of our firm."

McGuire advises on a wide range of public finance, infrastructure, project finance, and commercial loan transactions, including public debt offerings, private placements, and direct lending. He has participated in financings for state infrastructure projects, including water and sewer, electric utility, and transportation facilities; as well as financings for hospitals, public and private colleges and universities, private schools, charter public schools, public school districts, municipalities, cultural institutions, human service providers, assisted living facilities, manufacturers, fixed base operators, and solid waste disposal facilities. These transactions have involved various financing structures, credit enhancements, security provisions, intercreditor arrangements, and interest rate hedges.

The NELA is a distinguished celebration of professional excellence within the legal community across Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.