William M. Musser

Shareholder

bmusser@mcnair.net
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Assistant Angie Gould
agould@mcnair.net
803 753 3337 Direct

Columbia

1301 Gervais Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
Mailing Address
803 799 9800 Main
803 753 3277 Fax
Overview

Bill Musser's practice is primarily transactional in nature and encompasses the practices of municipal, corporate and banking law, with most of his practice concentrated on contract and financial matters. His expertise includes acting as bond, underwriter's, letter of credit and issuer's counsel in municipal bond offerings; underwriter's and issuer's counsel on SEC-registered securities offerings and corporate, borrower's and disclosure counsel to diverse business enterprises.

 
Recent Engagements

  • Bond or underwriter's counsel in offerings in excess of one billion dollars in principal amount of tax-exempt bonds and certificates of participation
  • Issuer's counsel in Securities Exchange Commission registered offerings of first mortgage electric utility bonds
  • Issuer's counsel in Securities Exchange Commission registered offerings of medium-term notes
  • Borrower's counsel in connection with revolving credit facilities with an aggregate amount available of $1.1 billion
  • Development and bond counsel in connection with a development project with a projected $650 million in residential and retail development on the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base
  • Prepared response to request for proposal and served as development and finance counsel in connection with the $35 million redevelopment of a former high school
  • Bond and corporate counsel in connection with a $61,000,000 energy plant financing

 
Awards and Recognition
  • The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 - Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2003-2006
 
Professional and Community Involvement
  • Carolinas Municipal Council Advisory Board 
  • Served on the 2006 task force to develop the National Association of Bond Lawyer's ("NABL") comments to the Government Finance Officers Association's draft checklist for Government entities participating in derivative transactions and was a panel member at the SC City County Management Association Summer Conference in June 2006. Has also served as a panelist at NABL's annual bond attorneys' workshops.