Massey, Stephanie H.

Stephanie H. Massey

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Stephanie Massey is Co-Chair of the Public Finance Practice Group. She serves as bond counsel, underwriters' counsel, borrower's counsel and bank’s counsel in connection with the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable revenue bonds for governmental entities, including housing finance agencies, and in conduit issuer transactions for nonprofit institutions, including:

  • Hospitals
  • Colleges
  • Private secondary schools
  • Charter schools
  • Retirement communities
  • Nursing homes
  • CCRCs
  • Solid waste disposal companies
  • Cultural and other institutions

Stephanie Massey is Co-Chair of the Public Finance Practice Group. She serves as bond counsel, underwriters' counsel, borrower's counsel and bank’s counsel in connection with the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable revenue bonds for governmental entities, including housing finance agencies, and in conduit issuer transactions for nonprofit institutions, including:

  • Hospitals
  • Colleges
  • Private secondary schools
  • Charter schools
  • Retirement communities
  • Nursing homes
  • CCRCs
  • Solid waste disposal companies
  • Cultural and other institutions

She frequently represents borrowers in connection with the bond counsel role and has experience with public offerings, private placements and taxable non-conduit bond offerings, including century bonds. Her practice encompasses transactions throughout the Northeast and elsewhere nationally.

Stephanie has been recognized as a leader in her field by Chambers USA.

Stephanie’s representative experience includes:

  • Serve as bond counsel to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency with respect to numerous financings for colleges, hospitals, cultural institutions and secondary schools
  • Serve as bond counsel to the National Finance Authority
  • Serve as bond counsel to the Homeownership Division of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency and as co-bond counsel to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
  • Serve as company counsel for a national solid waste disposal company's tax-exempt bond program
  • Serve as underwriters' counsel for Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, and Vermont Bond Bank financings
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Education
  • J.D., Boston College Law School, 1996
    Executive Editor, Boston College International and Comparative Law Review
  • A.B., Cornell University, 1993
    Cornell National Scholar
Bar Admissions
  • Massachusetts, 1996
Professional Affiliations
    • Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
    • Associate Member, National Council of State Housing Agencies
Awards & Recognitions
    • Named, Lawyer of the Year (Boston), The Best Lawyers in America®, Public Finance Law (2025)
    • Recognized, ESG/Green Financing Deal of the Year, The Bond Buyer (2023)
    • Recognized, Top 10 Massachusetts Public Finance Lawyer, Business Today (2023)
    • Named, The Best Lawyers in America®, Public Finance Law (2022-2025)
    • Named, Chambers USA, Banking & Finance: Public Finance (2013-2024)
    • Named, Top Women of Law, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (2020)