Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
Gerard Fernandez has had a distinguished legal career since December 1950 as Of Counsel at Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP, providing representation to various banks and trust companies across major cities including New York City, Boston, Hartford, and Los Angeles. Prior to this role, Gerard served in the United States Naval Reserves from October 1944 to July 1946, achieving the rank of Lieutenant after being commissioned as an Ensign. Educational qualifications include an AB in Political Science and Government from Brown University (1943-1947), a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from St. John's University School of Law (1947-1950), and further studies at NYU School of Law Graduate Division (1951-1952).
Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
Hawkins is a nationally recognized leader in public finance. Founded in 1854, the firm now has 90 lawyers in ten offices across the country. Hawkins offers government agencies, non-profit organizations and financial institutions exceptional legal service and sophisticated counsel in finance and infrastructure transactions. State and local governments regularly turn to Hawkins on the strength of our specialty practice and record of innovation and accomplishment, to structure new financing programs, resolve complex tax and securities disclosure questions, and advise on infrastructure procurement, project finance and public private partnership matters. Hawkins is perennially rated among the very top bond counsel and underwriters’ counsel nationally and the firm has closed over $1 trillion in public finance transactions.