Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
Nicholas Koontz serves as Counsel at Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP since August 2019, following a tenure as an Associate at Dilworth Paxson LLP from July 2018 to August 2019. Prior experience includes roles as a Graduate Assistant at The University of South Dakota School of Law, Production Editor for the South Dakota Law Review, and Summer Associate at Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP. Nicholas also contributed as a Staff Writer for the South Dakota Law Review and worked as a Loan Document Specialist 3 at Wells Fargo. Earlier in their career, Nicholas held positions in education and banking, including English Teacher at Wonderland Academy and Resident Director at Black Hills State University. Academic credentials include an LL.M. in Tax Law/Taxation from New York University School of Law, a Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota, and a Bachelor of Science from Black Hills State University.
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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.