David Unkovic

April 06, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The world of municipal bonds tends to be conservative in nature and slow to change. The ESG movement (environmental, social and governance) presents a new way of looking at things that can cause confusion and even shock when it bumps up against traditional concepts.

By David Unkovic and Timothy J. Horstmann

8 minute read

August 04, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Even the general practice solicitor that handles all day-to-day legal issues for the client will play an important role in the financing process.

By David Unkovic and Ryan T. Gonder

8 minute read

October 28, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

In recent years, the securities and tax regulations governing municipal bonds have grown increasingly complex. More so than ever before, it is important for the issuer to understand what it is getting into and what its responsibilities are when it undertakes a bond issue.

By Donna L. Kreiser and David Unkovic

8 minute read

April 22, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the world of water and sewage, there are three general types of systems.

By David Unkovic and 
J. Adam Matlawski

8 minute read

February 25, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

As a solicitor for a local government, authority or school district, you have one of the most challenging positions a Pennsylvania lawyer can hold. Your municipal client is a special type of entity, different from a private company but with legal challenges that run the gamut, ranging from general litigation to contracts, labor law to zoning, Right-to-Know Law to dog-bite law and just about anything else you can think of.

By David Unkovic and Donna Kreiser

7 minute read

September 24, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

If you are a municipality in Pennsylvania, you do not have an easy life. In many ways, you operate like a small business: You have revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and cash flow. But you also operate under a set of rules pursuant to state statutes.

By Timothy J. Horstmann and David Unkovic

7 minute read