Lewis Greenbaum Inducted Into The Bond Buyer's 2026 Hall of Fame Class

Government and Public Finance Senior Counsel Lewis Greenbaum, former head of the practice, was recognized as one of the eight members of The Bond Buyer 2026 Hall of Fame class. The Hall of Fame serves to recognize individuals who have not only helped shape major financings and institutions, but also "some of the laws, analytical approaches, market practices and professional networks that underpin municipal finance today," according to The Bond Buyer announcement. Class inductees will be honored at the organization's INFRASTRUCTURE event in Chicago on September 14-15.

Lewis, author of two of the statutes that govern how municipalities in the State of Illinois borrow money, was named to the Hall of Fame for his more than five decades serving as bond counsel on hundreds of transactions worth billions of dollars for the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, O'Hare International Airport, the Chicago Transit Authority and dozens of other public issuers.

He also drafted the legislation that brought tax increment financing (TIF) to Washington, DC. In addition, Lewis co-authored the Local Government Debt Reform Act and the Municipal Bond Reform Act, two statutes that modernized Illinois public finance law and reshaped how hundreds of municipalities access the capital markets.

"The Bond Buyer unveils its 2026 Hall of Fame class," The Bond Buyer, August 11, 2026

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