Woodrow W. Woody Vaughan

Banking and Finance Law

5.0 (1 reviews)

Atlanta, Georgia

28+ years experience

Holland & Knight LLP

Updated: Jan 04, 2026

Contact Information

404-817-8500

https://www.hklaw.com/en/professionals/v/vaughan-woody

Regions Plaza, Suite 1800, 1180 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309

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Bio

Woody Vaughan is a partner in Holland & Knight's Atlanta office, where his practice focuses on public finance transactions, economic development projects and multifamily housing finance. Mr. Vaughan leads the firm's Georgia Public Finance Initiative and has substantial experience in tax-exempt finance for state and local governments; multifamily housing facilities; stadiums; and governmental and nonprofit healthcare, educational and other facilities. He routinely serves as bond counsel and counsel to underwriters, bond purchasers, credit enhancers and borrowers on complex public finance transactions. Since 2007, Mr. Vaughan has represented clients in more than 185 public finance transactions totaling more than $10.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of bonds.Mr. Vaughan also has extensive knowledge in the area of affordable housing finance that includes representing financial institutions providing debt financing on tax exempt and conventional low-income housing tax credit projects throughout the United States.In addition, Mr. Vaughan has worked on some of the largest economic development incentive transactions ever completed in the state of Georgia. As a trusted advisor, he helps corporate clients looking to relocate to or expand in Georgia as well as local governments developing incentive packages for prospective private industry clients. Mr. Vaughan also has extensive knowledge in the area of affordable housing finance that includes representing financial institutions providing debt financing on tax exempt and conventional low-income housing tax credit projects throughout the United States. In addition, Mr. Vaughan has worked on some of the largest economic development incentive transactions ever completed in the state of Georgia. As a trusted advisor, he helps corporate clients looking to relocate to or expand in Georgia as well as local governments developing incentive packages for prospective private industry clients.

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law

Awards & Recognition

Lawyer of the Year: Public Finance Law, Atlanta (2025)
Lawyer of the Year: Project Finance Law, Atlanta (2024)
Lawyer of the Year: Project Finance Law, Atlanta (2022)
Recognized: Banking and Finance Law
Recognized: Project Finance Law
Recognized: Public Finance Law
Special Focus: Project Finance
Special assistant attorney general, appointed by the Georgia attorney general to represent the state of Georgia on general obligation bond transactions, 2007-present
"Southeastern Deal of the Year" as bond counsel to the Hospital Authority of Wilkes County, Georgia, on a bond transaction, The Bond Buyer, 2009
Order of the Coif
Georgia Super Lawyers magazine, 2011-2016
Legal Elite, Georgia Trend magazine, 2012-2013, 2015

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011

Education

University of Georgia, J.D., graduated 1997
University of Virginia, BA

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Reviews

Sandra Rivera

2 weeks ago

Indispensable Counsel on a Complex Municipal Bond Refinancing

Our county government engaged Woody Vaughan to navigate a complex $85 million municipal bond refinancing for a new public safety complex. With 28 years of specialized experience in public finance, his strategic guidance was immediately apparent. Woody didn't just handle the transaction; he educated our board on the nuances of current market conditions and structured the deal to achieve optimal savings. His deep knowledge of Georgia's specific legal landscape, honed at Holland & Knight, was invaluable. The recent recognition he's received as a 'Lawyer of the Year' is well-deserved, reflecting the caliber of expertise he brings to the table. Woody is exceptionally responsive, translates complex finance concepts clearly, and delivered a result that exceeded our fiscal goals. He is the definitive choice for sophisticated public finance work in Atlanta.