Gregory W. Stype

Gregory W. Stype: Experienced Public Finance and Economic Development Attorney in Columbus, OH

With over 30 years of experience, Gregory W. Stype is a highly respected attorney specializing in public and infrastructure finance and economic development. Based in the Columbus office of Barnes & Thornburg, he serves as a member of their Government Services and Finance Department.

Practice Areas

• Economic Development Law
• Municipal Law
• Public Finance Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

Gregory W. Stype has provided counsel to numerous state government entities, including the Ohio Public Facilities Commission, the Ohio Office of Budget and Management, and the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission. He has also represented counties, municipalities, local entities, new community authorities, and special districts in a variety of legal matters.

Practice Highlights

• Served as lead bond counsel on financings totaling billions of dollars for Ohio infrastructure projects involving toll and other project revenue subject to appropriation and lease-purchase, as well as general obligation and tax-supported financings for transportation and other state and local infrastructure.
• Counsels clients in matters related to public-private partnerships for residential and commercial development and redevelopment projects, covering the full range of economic development tax increment financing programs and related incentives.
• Advises on complex issues involving infrastructure financing and economic development, including constitutional and statutory concerns such as debt, appropriation, lending of aid, credit restrictions, exceptions to each, and state constitutional and statutory limitations on aid.

Gregory W. Stype has advised clients in numerous legal matters resulting in the creation or counseling of new community authorities that have supported development projects totaling more than 10,000 acres. He also serves as general counsel for Ohio’s first ‘new community authority’ and has drafted constitutional amendments and public finance and economic development legislation.

Awards & Recognitions

• Lawyer of the Year: Public Finance Law (Columbus, OH) in 2020
• Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law (Columbus, OH) in 2017
• Recognized in Best Attorney USA since 2006
• Nominated for Best Lawyer of the Year - Public Finance Law in 2016

Gregory W. Stype is a Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel and rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. He holds a J.D., cum laude, from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1982, after graduating with a B.A. in Urban Studies from The College of Wooster in 1977.

Additional Information

• Firms: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
• Affiliations: National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL), the International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
• Languages: English
• Recognized Since: Recognized in Best Attorney USA since 2006
• Bar Admissions: Ohio State Bar Association, American Bar Association
• City: Columbus, OH
• State: OH
• Country: United States of America (USA)