M. Jeremy Ostow is a member of the law firm of McManimon & Scotland, L.L.C. and practices in the areas of Public Finance and Tax Law. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College in 1970 and a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University Graduate School of Business Administration in 1980. He attended Rutgers University School of Law, Newark from 1980 to 1983 and graduated with high honors. While at Rutgers , Mr. Ostow was Articles Editor of the Rutgers Law Review. In 1987, he received the degree of Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University School of Law. Mr. Ostow is a member of the Bar of the State of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Mr. Ostow has practiced in the area of public finance law continuously since 1983. He has published articles on the subject in The Daily Bond Buyer and New Jersey Municipalities . Mr. Ostow is a member of the American and New Jersey State Bar Associations and the National Association of Bond Lawyers. He is also a member of the State and Local Government Law Section of the American Bar Association.

Mr. Ostow specializes in complex structured governmental transactions, interest rate swaps and other derivatives, as well as federal income taxation of municipal bonds and related tax areas. Prior to joining the firm in June, 2005, Mr. Ostow was a member of the firm of Wolff & Samson PC for 22 years, where he organized the firm’s public finance practice and was the head of its public finance practice group. Mr. Ostow has acted as bond counsel for the State of New Jersey and numerous State agencies and authorities, including the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, the South Jersey Transportation Authority, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority and the New Jersey Building Authority, as well as issuers at the County and municipal levels. He has written enabling legislation for major financing initiatives on behalf of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. Mr. Ostow’s practice has also included over $5.0 billion in notional amount of interest rate swaps as well as other derivative transactions. Mr. Ostow also represents underwriters, trustees, credit enhancers, developers and derivative transaction counterparties.

Mr. Ostow also maintains an active tax practice, which includes tax structuring and documentation in connection with new issues, evaluation of proposed novel financing techniques, post issuance tax matters such as changes in the use of bond financed facilities and other compliance issues, and representation of issuers in I.R.S. examinations.

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