Alexandra MacLennan

Alexandra "SANDY" MacLennan is a partner with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P, in the firm's Tampa office. She received her B.S. in Journalism in 1980 and her J.D., with honors, in 1984, both from the University of Florida. She served as Student Works Editor of the Florida International Law Journal in conjunction with the publication's inaugural issue in 1984.Ms. MacLennan was elected to the honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi (undergraduate) and the Order of the Coif (law school). She joined the public finance practice of Squire, Sanders in 1989 after practicing for 5 years with Akerman, Senterfitt in the area of tax-exempt and bank financing. She is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and has specialized in the area of tax-exempt financing for 20 years. Ms. MacLennan is a former Chair of the City, County and Local Government Law Section of The Florida Bar and has been the Chair or Co-Chair of the Section's biennial seminar "Public Finance In Florida" since 1993. Ms. MacLennan has also spoken at the Annual Local Government Law in Florida Seminar and served on the Steering Committee for the National Association of Bond Lawyers annual Bond Attorneys' Workshop.