Poonam Patidar 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, non-profits 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.
Experience
- Represented The Commonwealth of Massachusetts as both bond counsel and disclosure counsel for issuance of its General Obligation Bonds, Consolidated Loan of 2025, Series E and Series F. This $750,000,000 new money transaction financed hundreds of projects across the Commonwealth. As disclosure counsel, ensured the Commonwealth outlined its economic and budget risks as well as identifying certain exposures resulting from shifts in federal policy and agenda.
- Represented the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust as both bond counsel and outside general counsel for the issuance of nearly $543 million in State Revolving Fund Bonds Series 26A (Green Bonds), Revolving Fund Bonds Series 26B (Sustainability Bonds), and State Revolving Fund Refunding Bonds, Series 2025 (Green Bonds). These Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)-rated tax-exempt bonds finance clean water and drinking water infrastructure projects by local municipalities and drinking water providers across Massachusetts.
- Representing the Massachusetts State College Building Authority as bond counsel in the issuance of its Project and Refunding Revenue Bonds (State University Program) Series 2025A. The $50 million in bond proceeds will fund renovations to buildings at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and on campus apartments at Westfield State University.
- Advised the Indenture Trustee in connection with The Amsterdam at Harborside, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) located in New York, with respect to bond obligations exceeding $225 million.
- Represented the Bond Trust with respect to Park Place Christian Community of Elmhurst Project, a CCRC located in Illinois, concerning bond obligations totaling more than $130 million.
viewpoints
New Legislation Would Expand the Use of Municipal Bonds
May 15, 2024 | Alert | By R. Neal Martin, Charles Samuels, Matthew O. Page, Christie Martin, Meghan Burke, Poonam Patidar
Read about the Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act, pending legislation that calls for policy changes and types of bonds that could be used by governments and nonprofits nationwide for a range of public infrastructure and capital improvement projects.
Will It Soon Be Game over for Tax-Exempt Financing of Professional Sports Stadiums?
June 20, 2017 | Blog | By Meghan Burke, Poonam Patidar
GAME OVER FOR TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS STADIUMS?
June 20, 2017 | Blog | By Meghan Burke, Poonam Patidar
News & Press
Three Mintz Attorneys Named 2025 BTI Client Service All-Stars
August 29, 2025
Mintz Members Daniel Bleck, Poonam Patidar, and Vanessa Yen have been named to BTI Consulting Group’s 2025 Client Service All-Star list. This recognition celebrates attorneys who consistently deliver the highest tier of client service.
173 Mintz Attorneys Across 53 Practice Areas Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2026
August 28, 2025
173 Mintz attorneys across 53 practice areas have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Five Mintz attorneys received 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 61 firm attorneys were included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
173 Mintz Attorneys Across 53 Practice Areas Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2026
August 28, 2025
173 Mintz attorneys across 53 practice areas have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Five Mintz attorneys received 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 61 firm attorneys were included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Chambers USA has recognized 43 of Mintz’s practices and 88 of its attorneys in its 2025 guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those featured in the guide, 17 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm expanded its rankings this year with three new practice area listings and 17 attorneys recognized for the first time or in additional categories.
The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas
August 15, 2024
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2024 edition of Legal 500 United States guide. The firm is recognized in 14 practice categories, and 72 individual attorneys are also recognized in the guide, some in more than one category. Additionally, two attorneys are featured in the "Hall of Fame," three attorneys are named "Leading Lawyers," four attorneys are recognized as a "Next Generation Lawyers" and one attorney is recognized as a "Rising Star."
Mintz announced today that 42 of its practices and 83 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those included in the guide, 18 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm obtained new listings in three practice areas and 10 of its lawyers were recognized for the first time.
Fifty-Nine Attorneys Recognized as 2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 12, 2023
Mintz is pleased to announce that 32 attorneys have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers and 27 attorneys have been named Massachusetts Rising Stars for 2023.
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
BOSTON – Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 United States guide. The firm is recognized in 14 practice categories, and 59 individual attorneys are also recognized in the guide, some in more than one category.
Mintz Receives Inaugural ALLY Award from the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts
June 01, 2023
BOSTON – Mintz is pleased to announce that it has been honored with the first-ever ALLY of the Year Award from the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM).
BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.
Mintz Member Poonam Patidar led a Public Finance team in advising the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on a $2.6 billion bond honored as Bond Buyer’s ESG Deal of the Year and Smith’s Research 2022 All-Star Deal of the Year. The transaction builds on the firm’s extensive deal activity in the public finance field.
35 Mintz attorneys have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers and 25 Mintz attorneys have been named Massachusetts Rising Stars for 2022.
Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz Recognized by Chambers USA 2019
April 26, 2019
Chambers USA 2018 Ranks Mintz Attorneys & Practices
May 03, 2018
Chambers USA 2017 Ranks Mintz Attorneys & Practices
May 26, 2017
Mintz Serves as Co-Bond Counsel to Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation in Bond Refinancing
October 03, 2016
Mintz Member Poonam Patidar Named a 2016 Rising Star by The Bond Buyer
September 22, 2016
Mintz Elevates Six Attorneys To Members of the Firm
May 02, 2016
Events & Speaking
Green to the Core? Peeling Back the Layers on Green and Social Bonds
California Society of Municipal Analysts
Napa, CA
NASACTS’s 2019 Annual Conference
Navigating Your Way Through the Relationship between Bond Documents, Financial Statements and Transaction Cashflows
Scottsdale, Arizona
New England Municipal Conference - Predicting the Impact of Unprecedented Regulatory Trends
Financial Research Association
The Harvard Club 374 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA
Sports Law Association Annual Conference
Sports Law Association
Denver Marriott, City Center 1701 California Street Denver, CO
Recognition & Awards
Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year: Public Finance (2023, 2026)
BTI Consulting Group: Client Service All-Star (2025)
Chambers USA: Massachusetts – Public Finance (Band 1) (2025)
Chambers USA: Massachusetts – Public Finance (2018 – 2024)
Featured in Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law (2021 – 2026)
Recommended by The Legal 500 United States for Finance: Municipal Bankruptcy (2023 - 2024)
Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Rising Stars – Government Finance list (2009 – 2012, 2017, 2019 – 2022)
Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Awards: Social Bond of the Year - US Municipal Bond (2026)
The Bond Buyer: Rising Stars Award (2016)
Chambers USA: Massachusetts (Up and Coming Star Associate) – Banking & Finance: Public Finance (2014 – 2017)
Recognized as a member of the team awarded the 2020 Turnaround Management Association's Non-Profit Turnaround Award
Represented The Commonwealth of Massachusetts for its’ MassDirect Notes program as a member of the bond counsel team awarded the 2014 Bond Buyer Deal of the Year
As counsel to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, was a member of the bond counsel team recognized with the 2012 Bond Buyer Northeast Deal of Year.
Involvement
- President, Boston Women in Public Finance
- Board of Governors, National Federation of Municipal Analysts
- ESG Governance Board, Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management
- Chair of the Board, Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
- Board of Trustees, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation
- Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
Recent Insights
Mintz Members Daniel Bleck, Poonam Patidar, and Vanessa Yen have been named to BTI Consulting Group’s 2025 Client Service All-Star list. This recognition celebrates attorneys who consistently deliver the highest tier of client service.
173 Mintz attorneys across 53 practice areas have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Five Mintz attorneys received 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 61 firm attorneys were included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Chambers USA has recognized 43 of Mintz’s practices and 88 of its attorneys in its 2025 guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those featured in the guide, 17 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm expanded its rankings this year with three new practice area listings and 17 attorneys recognized for the first time or in additional categories.
