Atty. Jacalyn Smith
Jacalyn Smith is an associate in our Project Finance and Public Finance group, serving as counsel to nonprofit borrowers, underwriters, and banks in connection with tax-exempt and taxable financings to hospitals, health care facilities, and educational institutions. My focus I represent a wide variety of clients on financing transactions for health systems, charter schools, colleges and universities, cultural institutions, and other nonprofit entities.
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Jacalyn Smith is an attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, practforg at Nixon Peabody LLP. Admitted to practice in Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association. Educated at Loyola University Chicago (J.D., 2020) and DePaul University (M.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America โ Corporate Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America โ Health Care Law (2026). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jacalyn Smith is an associate in our Project Finance and Public Finance group, serving as counsel to nonprofit borrowers, underwriters, and banks in connection with tax-exempt and taxable financings to hospitals, health care facilities, and educational institutions
- My focus I represent a wide variety of clients on financing transactions for health systems, charter schools, colleges and universities, cultural institutions, and other nonprofit entities
- I assist with reviewing a variety of documents as part of due diligence, drafting offerings and memoranda, and researching complex legal issues
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Practforg law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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