Amanda E. Gordon
Member
Cleveland
P: 216.348.5708
agordon@mcdonaldhopkins.com
Amanda E. Gordon has nearly 30 years of experience in the practice of public law and public finance. She maintains a statewide public finance practice, having represented public bodies across the State including townships, cities, villages, counties, school districts, port authorities, library districts, fire districts, water and sewer districts, the State of Ohio and other public bodies and authorities as bond counsel and special project counsel, as well as in general counseling capacities.
Amanda also represents banking and financial institutions, non-profit corporations, hospitals, institutions of higher learning and private developers and corporations in areas of public law and public finance in a variety of capacities including underwriter counsel, bank counsel and project counsel.
Amanda’s experience spans all areas of public finance law including general obligations, revenue obligations, special obligations, leasing obligations, conduit transactions, tax law, securities law, including primary and continuing disclosure matters, and complex structures involving a myriad of sources and structures.
She also has extensive experience in the areas of economic development and regional cooperation including tax incentives, cooperative developmental structures and public/private partnerships.
Amanda’s practice covers the gamut of public law issues including general public law matters, organizational matters, sunshine law matters, general public contracts and bidding matters, general governmental procedural matters, tax levy law and election law.
Amanda earned her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and received her B.S. in Business Administration/Finance from The University of Akron.
Admissions - State
- Ohio
Education
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- The University of Akron
Honors and Awards
- AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Professional Membership
- Akron Bar Association
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Government Finance Officers Association
- Municipal Finance Officers Association
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
Public Service and Volunteerism
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Board of Governors
- Wadsworth City School District Board of Education, President
- Wadsworth Youth Baseball and Softball Association, President
Blog Posts
News
- Amanda Gordon quoted in Norwalk Reflector: "Can Rescue Plan money be used for Senior Center?"
- "Special improvement district to support property owners experiencing erosion"
- McDonald Hopkins LLC continues to grow Public Law Practice Group with additions of Corkran, Gordon and Triozzi in Cleveland office