Sarah O’Dea is a public finance attorney with experience in the areas of municipal and tax-exempt finance, including economic development, health and higher-education, public schools and public-private partnerships. She has served in the roles of bond counsel, disclosure counsel and underwriter’s counsel in connection with complex municipal transactions across the U.S., and she provides general counsel to clients on matters of compliance with federal securities laws and treasury regulations.

Sarah has recently worked on various general obligation and structured revenue financings, including economic development projects, public utility, airport and other infrastructure projects. She has experience representing port authorities and other governmental issuers focused on growing jobs and economic opportunities in communities across Ohio. Sarah has worked on significant transportation facilities, including runway expansions and other capital projects at Miami International and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airports, and seaport tunnel and cruise terminal expansions at the Port of Miami and Port Everglades. Sarah has also represented public entities involved in the construction of professional sports facilities, including the Miami Marlins’ (MLB) Stadium in Miami, Florida, and the Memphis Grizzlies’ (NBA) FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Sarah has assisted colleges and universities across Ohio and the northeast United States, including financings on behalf of The Ohio State University, Columbus State Community College, New York University (NYU), Williams College, Rutgers and others. Sarah served as underwriter’s counsel in one of the largest and most complex higher education mergers in history—the merger of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) into Rutgers University. This transaction was awarded The Bond Buyer’s Healthcare Deal of the Year in 2013.

Prior to joining Bricker, Sarah served as Senior Counsel with a New York City-based firm.