Stephanie Leibe
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
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Biography
Stephanie Leibe joined Norton Rose Fulbright after serving as an Assistant Attorney General with the Public Finance Division of the Texas Attorney General's Office, where she was most recently Chief of the Public Finance Division.
She has experience in public finance transactions for state agencies, cities, counties, school districts, navigation districts, port authorities, economic development corporations, water districts and water authorities. This experience included traditional municipal finance, on behalf of nonprofit corporations, tax increment finance, public improvement districts, and derivative transactions.
Also, Stephanie served as General Counsel to the Texas Bond Review Board providing legal advice on both state agency bond issuances and private activity bond allocations. Additionally, she has testified before and served as a resource witness to members and committees of the Texas Legislature on a variety of public finance matters.
In 2019, Stephanie was appointed as Chair of the Texas Pension Review Board by Texas Governor Abbott and has also served as a member of its governing board since 2015.
Professional experience
Collapse allJD, Loyola University School of Law, 1999
BA, cum laude, Government, Southeastern Louisiana University, 1995
- Texas State Bar
- Chambers USA, Texas, Banking and Finance: Public Finance, Chambers and Partners, 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law, Best Lawyers, 2022 - 2025
- Lawyer of the Year, Austin: Public Finance Law, Best Lawyers, 2024
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- Texas Bar Association
- Austin Bar Association
- Dripping Springs Education Foundation - Board Member (June 2015 - present)
- Texas Pension Review Board - Chair (March 2019 - present), Board Member (November 2015 - present)
News
Firm advises on 'Deal of the Year'
December 01, 2021
Insights
The 88th Texas Legislature review
Publication | October 02, 2023
Texas legislature considers further limitations on local government debt
Publication | April 12, 2023