Poonam is a distinguished leader in public finance law, known for her deep expertise in municipal bond transactions and her commitment to advancing the legal profession. With a career spanning almost two decades, she has built a reputation for providing strategic counsel to public and private sector clients on complex financing matters. Her leadership extends beyond her legal practice, as she actively champions initiatives that strengthen professional networks within the legal community, including in her role on the board of governors for the National Federation of Municipal Analysts and as president of the Women in Public Finance – Boston Chapter.

Poonam’s practice spans all facets of the public finance industry, serving as bond counsel, borrower’s counsel, underwriter’s counsel, trustee’s counsel, and purchaser’s counsel. Poonam regularly acts as bond counsel, borrower’s counsel, and underwriters’ counsel for new issues of revenue bonds and special obligation bonds. Her clients include a wide range of government entities, quasi-governmental agencies, nonprofits, and investment banks. She also serves as disclosure counsel to a state-level issuer and general counsel to a quasi-governmental agency managing a state revolving fund for infrastructure investment.

Poonam is also widely recognized for her work representing bondholders, investors, and indenture trustees with respect to their investments in private placements and high yield transactions and in workouts and restructurings. She advises on legal strategies to restructure debt, maximize recovery, and mitigate losses through out of court and bankruptcy avenues.

Known for her creative problem-solving and deep industry insight, Poonam has designed legal frameworks for innovative bond programs tailored to address complex financing needs. Her ability to navigate regulatory requirements and structure effective solutions makes her a trusted advisor in public finance transactions.

As chair of the Mintz Alumni Program, Poonam oversees a robust network that offers continuing legal education (CLE), webinars, networking events, and career development resources — strengthening connections across the Mintz community.