Title: Partner
Firm: Nixon Peabody LLC
Age: 38
Jade Turner-Bond set becoming a Rising Star as a goal.
When she saw previous cohorts earn Rising Stars, she wanted to be a member of the group that achieved the prestigious muni industry award.
"This recognition reaffirms that the work that I, alongside my fellow Nixon Peabody finance team members, do on various financings is truly making a positive impact on our communities," Jade said. "I look forward to continuing to rise as a leader in our industry while also continuing to help advance diversity, equity, and inclusion among future leaders."
She started her career in public finance working in the California Treasurer’s Office. During interviews to select law firms to work on the state’s deals, Jade met Nixon Peabody’s public finance attorneys. “Nixon Peabody had a diverse group of attorneys and they were down to earth,” Jade said. “At that point, I wanted to get the experience that came from working at a bond counsel firm, so I transitioned from the state treasurer’s office to Nixon Peabody.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, "Jade worked tirelessly to serve her clients by working on various financings to ensure that state and local government had the necessary resources to serve their communities despite the declines in revenues due to the pandemic,” according to the Rising Star nominating entry. “Her clients at state, county, city, school district and economic development agencies were some of the hardest hit and most vulnerable.”
Among her accomplishments, Jade worked on the Nixon Peabody team that served as disclosure counsel to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for its $545 million offering of Proposition C sales tax revenue bonds that was recognized by The Bond Buyer as ESG/Green Financing Deal of the Year.
She was named a partner in 2021 and serves as an active member and mentor to the firm’s Black Resource Group. She helped develop Nixon Peabody’s podcast “To Live and Law in LA.”
"Over this past year, some of my clients in local, regional, statewide and economic development agencies, as well as non-profits, were among the hardest hit by the economic crisis," Jade said. "It was extremely rewarding to be in a position to use my public finance skillset and experience to ensure that they had the necessary resources to further their vital and life-changing initiatives."
