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Bryan J. Collins

Bryan J. Collins

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Bryan J. Collins

Of Counsel

Indianapolis

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Bryan practices in the Government and Corporate Services group at Dentons Bingham Greenebaum. He is experienced in serving as bond counsel, program counsel, issuer's counsel, trustee's counsel and underwriter's counsel on numerous tax-exempt and taxable matters for the State of Indiana and schools, cities, counties and other municipal units throughout Indiana. He continues to serve his clients in a wide-range of public finance and governmental law matters.

Experience

Served since 1989 as general counsel to the State of Indiana, to establish and facilitate local sewage works and local drinking water projects funded from the State Wastewater & Drinking Water Revolving Loan Funds ("SRFs") and State Supplemental Program Fund .
Served as counsel to the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) in a first of the kind $436 million credit assistance million loan made available to its SRF programs pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (also known as WIFIA).
Served for 10 years as bond counsel to hundreds of schools, libraries, cities, towns and other participants issuing several billion dollars of warrants to the Indiana Bond Bank as part of its Advance Funding Programs and Reassessment Assistance Programs.
Served since 1985 as bond counsel, issuer's counsel, trustee's counsel and underwriter's counsel on numerous tax-exempt and taxable financings related to capital construction and acquisition projects, cash flow needs, funding of social programs, refinancings and other governmental and private needs.
Served as counsel to IFA and Hoosier Lottery in the Hoosier Lottery’s significant P3 outsourcing of a wide scope of integrated services completed over the transaction period. Representation involved matters ranging from conceptualization, evaluation, compliance with specifically applicable laws (such as the Lottery’s enabling statute and regulations and constitutional requirements) to general applicable law (such as those impacting on open records requests and gaming matters), to federal law (including DOJ positional opinions and general gaming law) as well as our highly detailed, risk shifting contractual work. In the course of this representation, we were intimately involved in every step of the procurement process leading up to the award as well as in the implementation and transition phase that is ongoing with the integrated services provider. The end result was one of thoughtfully achieving results and allowing the Hoosier Lottery to be the beneficiary of a growth and efficiency commitment that outperformed its high expectations. By all accounts this was a very successful outcome.
Served as counsel to IFA and Indiana Motorsports Commission in complex 2015 lease financing transaction assistance made available in connection with improvements to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, including ongoing compliance undertakings and 2020 transitional modifications.
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum has represented the Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County (“CIB”) since its inception in all of the convention, tourism and entertain facility activities including its relationship with all major Indianapolis Professional Sports franchises, in which the CIB has been the lead municipal contracting party. Bryan has served as an integral participant since 1991 in all of the CIB financing and sports franchise relationship matters including those related the CIB’s relationship with the Indianapolis Colts, the Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Indians. Through this involvement, as an integral participant, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum has had intimate exposure in developing, implementing and sustaining convention enterprises as well as these high-profile professional sports relationships.

Recognition

News

Dentons recognized by Best Lawyers in America® in 2025 rankings
Dentons recognized by Best Lawyers in America® in 2024 rankings
Dentons recognized by Best Lawyers in America® in 2023 rankings
Dentons recognized by Best Lawyers in America in 2022 rankings
Dentons recognized by Best Lawyers in America in 2021 rankings
77 Attorneys Across All Six Bingham Greenebaum Doll Offices Named to 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
Bingham Greenebaum Doll Attorneys Named Among 2014 Best Lawyers in America©
Bingham Greenebaum Doll Attorneys Named 'Top Rated Lawyers'
Credit Line Urged for Arena; $41 Million Should Do, Attorney Says
Eight Bingham Greenebaum Doll Attorneys Named 2017 "Lawyers of the Year" in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
Eight Bingham Greenebaum Doll Attorneys Named "Lawyers of the Year" in the 25th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
Eleven Bingham Greenebaum Doll Attorneys Named 2018 "Lawyers of the Year" in the 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
Ten Bingham Greenebaum Doll Attorneys Named 2016 "Lawyers of the Year"
Twelve Bingham Greenebaum Doll Attorneys Named 2015 "Lawyers of the Year"

Honors and Awards

Selected as The Best Lawyers in America "Lawyer of the Year" in Indianapolis in the area of Public Finance Law, 2021; 2025
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 2015-2024, in the field of Public Finance Law
Selected for inclusion in the Indiana Super Lawyers lists

Activities and Affiliations

National Association of Bond Lawyers

Community Involvement and Pro Bono

Civic and charitable involvement

Current and past member of various civic organizations and functions

Presentations

Participates as a speaker and/or prepares materials for multiple public finance related events

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