Kansas City, MO | May 14 – 16, 2025
The Essentials 2025
Foundational conference for attorneys and other municipal market participants new to areas of bond law hosted in Kansas City, MO on May 14 – May 16, 2025.
See You in Downtown Kansas City!
The Essentials convenes new bond lawyers, paralegals, issuers, underwriters, investors, and others looking to get a deep primer on all things bond law. This conference will be held at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown from Wednesday, May 14 to Friday, May 16, 2025.
Our Essentials conference is designed to start at the most basic topics related to public finance law and gradually work up to deeper dives in an effort to prepare the next generation of bond lawyers and municipal market participants. Panelists focus on the principals and general concepts of public finance practice, covering the fundamentals of bond law, including conduit issues and issuers, state law issues, closing logistics, tax law, securities law, and private activity bonds.
Who Should Attend
Anyone looking to gain a deeper understanding of the rules and laws that govern the $4 trillion municipal market — particularly new bond lawyers. While the majority of our attendees will be practitioners with less than five years of experience in public finance law, the conference is open to other stakeholders who would benefit from a primer on issues related to bond law, including municipal issuers, underwriters, investors, trustees, and interested law students.
Lawyers New to Bond Law
Issuers, Underwriters, Investors, Trustees, and Other Market Participants
Law Students Interested in Public Finance
Conference Leadership
As always, the programming of this industry-leading event is member-driven. We are grateful to our conference leadership for their commitment to excellence and support in organizing this special event to help advance the public finance legal community.
What to Expect
Bond Law Bootcamp
A thorough overview of municipal bond law that will start with basic topics and concepts and work up to deeper dives.
CLE Hours
Attendees will have the opportunity to earn up to 15 hours of continuing legal education (CLE) credit with their respective state bar(s). Be sure to confirm that your NABL profile is up to date with your current state bar information.
Networking Opportunities
Numerous networking opportunities for law students, new bond lawyers, and other market participants just starting their careers in public finance. Attendees will meet with each other and experienced faculty members at all levels of their careers.
Valuable Insights
Expect to return to your practice or law school with a deeper understanding of the rules and laws that govern the $4 trillion municipal market.
Registration Fee
| Early Bird (Ends April 4, 2025) | Regular (After April 4, 2025) | Non-Members |
| $895.00 | $995.00 | $1,495.00 |
Hotel: Kansas City Marriott Downtown
To ensure you have the best experience, we highly recommend booking your stay at our event hotel. Staying at the event venue provides you with convenient access to all conference activities and helps us meet our hotel block obligations, which in turn supports the overall success of the event. Our room block at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown closes on April 28, 2025. Rooms for conference attendees booked through our room block start at $236.00 per night. We look forward to seeing you there!
Know Before You Go
Questions about what to expect? We recently hosted an informational webinar session for Essentials attendees and anyone interested in registering to attend.
What’s a Bond?
Really new to bond law? Start with the Basics. Enhance your experience at the Essentials by reading The Bond Basics, our introductory primer on municipal bond law.
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