Stephen D. Sanford

Stephen D. Sanford

West Palm Beach, FL recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010
Greenberg Traurig

629 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Public Finance Law

Biography

Stephen D. Sanford started his legal career with Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon in New York City in 1982, specializing in public finance. He joined Greenberg Traurig, P.A. in West Palm Beach, Florida in 1994. Since he began his career, he has represented all of the various participants in a wide variety of municipal transactions.

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629 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • St. John's University, J.D., graduated 1983

  • Florida, The Florida Bar
  • New York, New York State Bar Association

  • Local Government Finance Officers Association and the Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies - Member
  • Florida, The Florida Bar
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • Local Government Finance Officers Association and the Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies - Member
  • St. John's University, J.D., graduated 1983

Client Testimonials

Stephen Sanford has acted as disclosure counsel to our agency and as such he has proven to be extremely knowledgeable and thorough during the preparation of documents. Also, he is routinely reliable especially with regard to being prepared for document sessions and providing his work product in a timely manner. I would highly recommend him without reservation.

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Public Finance Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Real Estate Law
Special Focus:
  • Real Estate
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5

Case History

Cases
  • Areas of Concentration
  • Public finance
  • Letter of credit
  • Workout transactions
  • Significant Representations
  • Represents many major Florida issuers of municipal debt including Palm Beach County, Manatee County and Boca Raton, as well as many community development districts, community redevelopment agencies and local housing finance authorities
  • Represents underwriters, credit enhancers, trustees and developers in connection with municipal bonds, including Goldman Sachs, Smith Barney, Raymond James, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Commerce Bank and Lennar Homes

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