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John Fox
Arnold has represented developers and owners during
acquisition and construction of governmental,
commercial, and urban redevelopment projects; has
structured sales tax rebate, tax abatement, and tax
increment financing; and has served as bond counsel,
special counsel, and underwriter's counsel for
general obligation and revenue bond obligations in
the billions of dollars.
Mr. Arnold is a member of the American Arbitration
Association Panel of Arbitrators.
Mr. Arnold has been selected by his peers for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Corporate
Law).
Primary Practice Areas
- Corporate Law
- Municipal Law
- Securities Law
Bar Admissions
- United States Supreme Court, 1971
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1961
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1961
- Supreme Court of Missouri, 1961
Education and Academic Honors
- L.L.B., University of Missouri School of Law, 1961
- A.B., University of Missouri, 1959
- Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honorary), 1959
- Visiting Professor on
Business Law, School of Business Administration,
Turiba, Riga, Latvia, 2006
- Visiting Professor on
Business Law, Azov Regional Management Institute
of the Zaporizhya State University, Berdyansk,
Ukraine, 2007
Representative Transactions
- Rate Counsel for $661 million Capital Improvement Program for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District,
August 2007
- Special
Counsel for the transactions authorizing the
Purchase, Defeasance and Cancellation of the
Outstanding Series B Subordinate McKinley Bridge
Revenue Bonds and the Transfer of Jurisdictional
Control of the McKinley Bridge to the State of
Illinois Department of Transportation, December 2004
- Underwriters' Counsel
for $420 million Mass Transit Sales Tax Appreciation Bonds
for MetroLink Cross County Extension Project, November 2002
- Special Counsel to Bi-State Development Agency
for $140 million Lease Financing of Rail Equipment among the Agency, Fleet National Bank, and Comerica Leasing Corporation, et al., 2001
Representative Clients
- The Bi-State Development Agency
- St. Louis Public Library
- Rate Commission of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
- National City
Bank of the Midwest (formerly Allegiant Bank)
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
House of Delegates, 1986-1990
- The Missouri Bar
President 1984-1985
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
President 1975-1976
- Municipal Bond Attorneys of the United
States
- International Municipal Lawyers Association
- American Law Institute
Life Member
- American Bar Foundation
- Missouri Bankers Association
Bank Counsel Section
Community Service and Awards
- Missouri & Kansas
Super Lawyers
- St. Louis Bar Foundation
Award 2006 for Significant Contribution to the
St. Louis Community and Legal Profession
- The Missouri Bar President's
Award 2005
- Member - 2005
Missouri State Government Review Commission
- Chairman - Judicial Merit Selection Commission for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1990
- The Missouri Bar Award of Merit for Service to the Profession, 1985
- University of Missouri Law
Alumni Association Citation of Merit for
Meritorious Service in Law, 1985
- Chairman - St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners, 1981-1985
- United States Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
(1973 to date) Drafting Committees, for the Uniform Securities Act
and Article 2 (Sales), Article 2(A) (Leases) and Article 8 (Investment Securities)
of the Uniform Commercial Code
- Member - St. Louis
County Charter Revision Commission, 1967
- Biography in "Who's Who in America"
- Biography in "Who's Who in American Politics"
- Biography in "Who's Who in American
Law"
Employment
- Lashly & Baer, P.C.
Chairman 1987-Present
Managing Partner 1978-1986
Member and Partner 1970-1977
- Green, Hennings, Henry & Arnold
Partner 1963-1970
Military Service
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