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Scott L. Murphy

Scott L. Murphy

Partner

Scott Murphy was the firm's Managing Partner for 20 years, from 1996 - 2015. His legal practice involves matters of public, corporate and commercial finance, including project financing. He represents a number of quasi-public agencies as general or special counsel and advises them on legislative, governance and compliance matters. Scott has acted as lead counsel on a variety of privatization, public-private partnership and other financing transactions involving governmental parties, including leasing of transit agency equipment, financing of governmental facilities, multi-family housing projects, urban redevelopment projects and 501(c)(3) projects, and contracting for the construction and operation of other publicly-assisted projects, including sports, convention, parking, educational, retail and entertainment facilities.

Credentials

Education

Williams College, B.A., 1969, with honors
Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1973, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

Bar Admissions

Connecticut, 1973

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, District of CT

Distinctions

AV Preeminent® Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer®: Bonds/Government Finance (2006)
Connecticut Bar Foundation: James W. Cooper Life Fellow

Professional Affiliations

Connecticut Law Revision Commission: Former Member

Community Involvement

Connecticut Business and Industry Association: Board of Directors, Emeritus
Connecticut Science Center: Trustee
Wethersfield Planning and Zoning Commission: Former Chairman
Center for Children's Advocacy: Board of Directors

Experience

Quasi-public agencies

Formation of Spin Out for Connecticut Green Bank

Shipman & Goodwin represented the Connecticut Green Bank in the formation of a non-governmental entity called Inclusive Prosperity Capital (IPC). IPC will operate Connecticut Green Bank programs that finance solar panel arrays and other energy offerings for low and middle-income homeowners, multifamily properties, small businesses, schools and nonprofits. IPC’s goal is to preserve Connecticut’s efforts to increase private sector investments in solar and other forms of clean energy. Our attorneys handled the organizational documents and the application for 501(c)(3) qualification for IPC, as well as administrative support agreements and board governance and approval issues, including the statutory authority of a quasi-public agency to create a non-governmental organization to carry out its purposes. The firm also obtained a favorable Advisory Opinion of the Citizen’s Ethics Advisory Board addressing “revolving door” questions arising as a result of the transition of certain Connecticut Green Bank employees to IPC.

General

Property Disposition and Development Agreement Between Municipality and Native American Tribe for Development of Mixed Use Property

Represented the Town of Preston, Connecticut in connection with the negotiation and Town approval of an agreement between the Town and the Gaming Authority to sell approximately 400 acres of Town property to the Gaming Authority for a $200 million to $600 million mixed use development.