Overview

Jennifer Grant Bradlee is Senior Counsel in Lozano Smith's Sacramento office and co-chair of the firm's Public Finance Practice area. Her areas of expertise are public finance, facilities and business, and local government. Ms. Bradlee advises clients on a variety of transactional matters affecting school districts and local public agencies including facilities funding, public agency bonds, bond elections, public contracts, annexation, community facilities districts, lease-financings, taxation, and other business transactions.

Ms. Bradlee supports administrators and governing boards with matters concerning conflicts of interest, the Brown Act, records retention, development of board policies, and the Public Records Act.

Additional Experience

Prior to joining Lozano Smith, Ms. Bradlee has experience working with the international tax planning division of a Fortune 10 company. She has experience dealing with taxation issues for multi-national corporations including treaty interpretation, sub-part F exposure and tax planning strategy for M&A transactions. Ms. Bradlee has also worked for a Bay Area law firm as an associate representing professional sports teams.

Articles and Professional Affiliations

Her articles include "It Is About Control: Progressivism, FATCA and Global Law" published in Perspectives on Federalism Vol. 8, 2016. Ms. Bradlee is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Education

Ms. Bradlee earned her Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law. She earned her LL.M. in Taxation from the University of San Francisco School of Law with a specialization in international taxation. She received a B.A. in History (cum laude) from Saint Mary's College of California.

Bond Election Countdown: Many Things Have Changed, but Election Deadlines Remain the Same

By: Jennifer Bradlee, Derek Ulmer- 05/29/2020

Federal Reserve Launches Municipal Liquidity Facility for Short Term Lending to Eligible States, Cities & Counties

By: Daniel Maruccia, Jennifer Bradlee- 04/23/2020

Assembly Bill 6: A Cure for AB 195, But Too Late?

By: Daniel Maruccia, Jennifer Bradlee- 07/16/2018

Environmental Review Not Necessarily Required Prior to Approval of a Real Property Purchase Agreement

By: Kelly Rem, Jennifer Bradlee- 09/05/2017

Bond Insurers on Credit Watch

By: Daniel Maruccia, Jennifer Bradlee- 06/07/2017

Governor Signs Bill Limiting Design Professionals' Duty to Indemnify Against Liability

By: Devon Lincoln, Jennifer Bradlee- 05/19/2017