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In December, G&B client and nonprofit organization, Mirabella at ASU, Inc., a joint venture between the ASU Foundation and Oregon-based Pacific Retirement Services finalized tax-exempt bond financing for the construction of Mirabella at ASU. Mirabella at ASU is an innovative 20-story “Life Plan Continuing Care Retirement Community” located on the Arizona State University Tempe campus. The $250 million in bonds, which also constituted the largest bond offering in the country in December, were issued by The Industrial Development Authority of the City of Tempe.   The G&B team handling the transaction, which was the culmination of two years of effort, was led by Firm Members Jeff Miller, Kevin Merritt and Manjula Vaz.

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Congratulations to Associate Lauren Fajkowski for her admission to Ladder Down, class of 2018.

Ladder Down is a year-long program that provides direct training and career development for women lawyers through a combination of coaches and sponsors. The program aims to empower women lawyers in three critical areas:  leadership, business development, and mentoring. The course is comprised of recurring leadership training sessions with experienced business consultants, followed with business development training. Lauren will graduate from the year-long program at the end of 2018. G&B Partner Susan Demmitt is a former Ladder Down graduate who completed the program in 2015, along with Partner Heather Boysel who graduated in 2016.

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Firm Administrator Sharon Williams was recently elected to a new position within the International Association of Legal Administrators. She has been appointed to the International Business Partner Project Team which works to implement strategic decisions and develop processes to enhance the relationship between members and business partners. This is a two year position which Sharon takes over as she completes her term as President of the Arizona chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators. It is her sixth year since joining the Arizona Chapter of ALA in 2012.

Sharon Williams joined the legal field over 30 years ago starting off as a receptionist and working her way to her current position as Firm Administrator for Gammage & Burnham. 

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