When private companies seek to provide public services on behalf of cities, developers partner with government agencies on difficult projects or companies need to access government incentive programs to achieve their goals, Faegre Baker Daniels provides the experience and key relationships necessary to help clients succeed. We represent developers, municipalities, nonprofit organizations and established businesses, structuring deals that would not occur without government assistance.

We handle all stages of public-private partnerships, from strategy formation and financing to real estate selection and negotiations. We provide innovative financing solutions that may include tax increment financing, tax-exempt bonds, tax abatements, new markets tax credits, low-income housing tax credits, historic tax credits, Minnesota's Job Opportunity Building Zones credits and other project-specific government incentives. Our lawyers took a lead role in crafting and implementing the legislation that made tax increment financing available in Indiana and have significant insight into the process and policies for obtaining such financing as a result.

Our public-private partnership team has contacts among federal, state and local government leaders throughout the United States, including relationships with housing and redevelopment authorities, economic development agencies, port authorities and state agencies. These connections provide additional insight into partnership opportunities and policies.

Recent public-private partnerships we have counseled on in Indiana include development of the Indianapolis International Airport, Lucas Oil Stadium, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Waterworks and the JW Marriott Convention Center Hotel.