Monica Michelizzi concentrates her practice in real estate transactions, public finance and government relations. Her experience includes representing both public and private entities in public/private partnership financing plans, such as municipal development agreements, economic incentive agreements, GPLET agreements, redevelopment projects, and tax-exempt financing transactions. Monica has represented both lenders and borrowers in the structuring and administration of tax-exempt financing transactions. Her real estate practice includes mixed-use, commercial, and residential development transactions, real estate purchase and sale transactions, development of master planned communities, lease transactions, and development at general aviation airports.
Representative Transactions
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- Represented a resort developer in structuring a public/private partnership, utilizing municipal development agreements, GPLET, and an Arizona community facilities district to finance infrastructure and other costs associated with a major new resort
- Served as bond counsel and borrower’s counsel on the issuance of approximately $50 million of bonds to be used as conduit financing for the development of a new manufacturing plant
- Represented a municipality in an approximately $21 million redevelopment of 1960s-era bank building (with GPLET abatement)
- Represented a municipality in the structuring of approximately $80 million in economic incentives for the development of a major shopping center and improvements to public infrastructure
Education
- University of California, Davis (J.D., 1986)
- Recipient of an American Jurisprudence Award for Academic Excellence
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1983-1984)
- Dean's List
- Marquette University (B.A., Political Science and Spanish, cum laude, 1982)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Arizona
- Supreme Court of Colorado
Professional Memberships & Activities
- State Bar of Arizona
- Colorado Bar Association
- International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA)
- National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL)
Representative Presentations & Publications
- The Legal Perspective of Plat and Subdivision Law in Arizona, Presenter, Plat and Subdivision Law in Arizona Seminar (March 4, 2008)
- Economic Development Incentives Available From Municipalities - Sales Tax Incentives Agreements, Redevelopment Projects and GPLET Abatements, Presenter, Economic Incentives and Development Financing in Arizona Seminar (January 15, 2008)
- Use of Development Agreements in the Zoning Process, Presenter, The Development Approval Process in Arizona Seminar (September 12, 2008)
Other Professional Experience
- City of Mesa, Arizona, Assistant City Attorney
- Colorado River Indian Tribes, Attorney General
