Introduction

Sherrill Oman, nationally recognized as bond counsel by The Bond Buyer’s Municipal Marketplace Directory (commonly referred to as the “Red  Book”), has advised clients for more than 25 years in real estate acquisition and financing transactions. She practices primarily in structured finance, including public finance, and real estate development and redevelopment, with a special emphasis on nonprofit entities and multifamily and cooperative housing. She represents mortgage lenders and developers in acquisition, development and financing transactions, acts as bond counsel and lender’s counsel in small issue (manufacturing), 501(c)(3) (on behalf of nonprofit organizations), and multifamily housing revenue bond issues involving various structures and credit enhancements, and has substantial experience in tax increment and tax-abatement financing. She aids governmental entities and private companies in the structuring and issuance of taxable and tax-exempt debt.

As  general counsel to a large housing and redevelopment agency, Sherry has the ability to bring the viewpoints of both the developer and the governmental entity to public-private partnerships. She has been involved in more than a dozen large mixed-use projects, most involving extensive collaboration between the developer and the local government. She is familiar with the local, state, and federal programs available to further both public-private partnerships and private development.

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1982
• United States District Court, 1982

Practice Areas

• Real Estate
• Bank & Finance
• Agribusiness & Cooperatives
• Energy
• Renewable Energy
• Aging & Disability Providers

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “Show Me the Money – An Update on Corporate Development Subsidies,” Moderator, NAIOP Panel, July 2008
• “Cooperative Housing: A Primer,” FredNEWS: Real Estate, January 2008
• “Financing Cooperative Housing,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Bank Focus Newsletter, September 2006
• “How to Become the Hometown Bank Hero,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Bank Focus Newsletter, March 2004

Professional Activities

• Hennepin County Bar Association, Real Property Section
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Urban, State and Local Government Law Section Affordable Housing Forum
• Minnesota Mortgage Bankers Association
• Mortgage Bankers of America
• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Multi-Housing Association
• Board Member, Affordable Housing Connections
• The Bond Buyer’s Municipal Marketplace Nationally Recognized Bond Counsel Listings, 1985-present
• Former member, Board of Trustees of the International School of Minnesota Foundation

Honors & Distinctions

• Finance and Commerce Top Women in Finance, 2009
• Minnesota Law Review, past editor
• Order of the Coif, 1982