Kent M. Floros

Kent Floros is a partner in Chapman’s Illinois Public Finance Department. He participated in the firm’s summer associate program in 2008, and joined the firm in 2009. Kent is a certified public accountant (CPA) registered in the State of Illinois.

Kent serves as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, and disclosure counsel in governmental purpose securities transactions. He routinely advises issuers, investment banks, commercial banks, and financial advisors on state law and federal tax law matters related to the structure and sale of governmental obligations. Kent also provides legal assistance with respect to securities law matters, including SEC and MSRB rules and regulations governing the municipal securities market. Kent has also served as pension disclosure counsel with respect to bond issuances by several large Illinois issuers, in which role he has drafted or revised such disclosures in response to recent enforcement actions by the SEC.

Kent is a frequent panelist and speaker on public finance and regulatory topics, including post-issuance compliance, state law matters relevant to local governments, disclosure matters, and pensions.