Megan Martz Gilliland
Biography
Megan is Of Counsel in the Corporate and Public Finance Practice Group. She concentrates her practice on public finance, local government, general corporate business and tax-related matters.
Industries
Representative Matters
- Represent borrowers, issuers, lenders and underwriters in various tax-exempt and taxable bond transactions, with
an emphasis on governmental and 501(c)(3) financings - Represent local governmental bodies on various municipal governance matters
- Assist in the formation, ongoing operation, merger and sale of various types of business entities
- Represent tax-exempt organizations, including forming and obtaining federal tax-exempt status, and advising on
maintaining tax-exempt status and other ongoing operational matters
Recognition & Honors
- Virginia’s Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2022
- Virginia Rising Stars; Bonds/Government Finance, 2010-2020; Business/Corporate, 2009
- Best Lawyers in America, 2022-2023
Associations
- Virginia Women in Public Finance; Executive Council, 2013-present; President, 2016-2018
- Virginia Bar Association
- The Bar Association of the City of Richmond; Business Law Section, Chair, 2012-2013; Secretary, 2010-2011;
Executive Committee, 2007-2017 - National Association of Bond Lawyers
- Local Government Attorneys Association
Education
- College of William & Mary; B.A., cum laude, 2002
- University of Richmond School of Law; J.D., cum laude, 2005
- Georgetown University Law Center; LL.M., with distinction, 2006
Press & Publications
- 53 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2022
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers In America© 2023, 5 Named “Lawyer of the Year” and 8 Named “Ones to Watch”
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America© 2022, 4 Named “Lawyer of the Year” and 8 Named “Ones to Watch”
- 18 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2020 and 4 Named As Rising Stars 2020
- Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys: 18 Named as Super Lawyers & 6 Named as Virginia Rising Stars in Virginia Super Lawyers & Rising Stars 2019
- Eric E. Ballou, Megan Martz Gilliland and Peyton M. Stroud Join Kaufman & Canoles