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Kris A. Moussette

Partner, Attorney at Hinckley Allen

Medium firm (21 to 100 attorneys)Boston, MA Website 617-378-4194
ALS Association, Massachusetts Chapter, Past Board of Trustees ChairAmerican College of Bond Counsel, FellowBoston Bar Association, MemberBoston Women in Public Finance, Board MemberMassachusetts Bar Association, MemberNational Association of Bond Lawyers, MemberNational Women in Public Finance, Member

About

Kris A. Moussette recently advised a nonprofit hospital system through its merger with a nonprofit teaching hospital system. She advises nonprofits, quasi-public authorities, and government issuers as a Hinckley Allen partner in Boston. She serves as outside corporate counsel to higher education institutions on public-private partnerships and corporate formation. She also advises those institutions on debt covenant compliance and acquisition financing. For decades she has worked as bond counsel, borrower's counsel, and lender's counsel. She also represents underwriters and acts as disclosure counsel on tax-exempt and taxable bond financings. She holds a 1996 J.D. from Boston College Law School and a 1993 Colby College B.A., magna cum laude. She guides 501(c)(3) debt issuances for private colleges, hospitals, and museums. She serves as bond counsel to Massachusetts, Maine, and Rhode Island.

Who is a good fit for Kris A. Moussette

  • Nonprofit hospital systems planning a merger with a teaching hospital system.
  • Higher education institutions arranging financing for an acquisition.

Education and admissions

Education
  • Boston College Law School, J.D., 1996
  • Colby College, B.A., 1993
Bar admissions
Maine, Massachusetts

Recognition

  • Chambers and Partners, Chambers USA (2024-2026), Public Finance

Specialties

Entity formation and holding structures

Representative matters

As described on the firm’s website.

  • She recently advised a nonprofit hospital system on its merger with another nonprofit teaching hospital system.
  • Represents credit providers - bond insurers and banks - in connection with distressed borrowers’ working capital needs and bond defaults.
  • Structured complex documentation for 501(c)(3) and industrial development bond clients involving letters of credit, bond insurance and multi-modal, auction and fixed rate financings.

Deal profile

Typical deal size
Any deal size
Remote work
In-person / regional

Frequently Asked Questions

Kris A. Moussette represents government issuers on airport, water, and sewer projects. She acts as bond counsel for cities and towns throughout Massachusetts. She advises Massachusetts on its I-Cubed infrastructure development program. She has drafted legislation that creates new bond issuers and lets existing issuers combine.

Kris A. Moussette holds a Chambers USA Public Finance ranking from Chambers and Partners for 2024-2026. She is a Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel. She serves on the board of Boston Women in Public Finance.

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