Overview
Andrew Kovar serves as bond counsel to governmental and nonprofit organizations navigating municipal bond finance and economic development transactions, including general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, temporary financing, lease financing, and other financing mechanisms to efficiently advance infrastructure, utilities, health care, education, or other governmental and commercial imperatives. Andrew routinely assists and advises clients with respect to public-private partnerships such as tax increment finance (TIF), community improvement districts (CID), STAR bonds, reinvestment housing incentive districts (RHID), and industrial revenue bonds (IRB).
Whether working with hospitals, universities, school districts, counties, cities, or other community entities, Andrew prioritizes exceptional, highly communicative client service as he designs optimal strategies for public finance initiatives resulting in improved quality of life. He is knowledgeable about the issuance of all types of municipal bond and economic incentives available in Kansas, allowing him to develop legal solutions which are both creative and compliant. Andrew serves as city attorney to Hillsboro and Kechi, Kansas.
Using his background in finance, Andrew also represents companies, financial institutions, placement agents, and underwriters with many types of debt and equity financing, including public offerings, private placements, private loans, and other complex transactions.
Credentials
Education
- University of Kansas School of Law, 2007 (J.D.)
- Wichita State University, 2002 (B.B.A.), cum laude
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 2006
- Music Theatre of Wichita, Board of Directors, 2017-2025; President, 2023-2024
- Rotary Club of Wichita, Member 2013-present; Board of Directors 2016-2018; Secretary, 2017
- Wichita Business Journal, 40 under 40 & Emerging Leader, 2015
- Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Banking and Finance Law; Municipal Law; Public Finance Law, 2021-2024
- Wichita Bar Association, Board of Governors, 2025-present
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- City Attorneys’ Association of Kansas, League of Kansas Municipalities
- American Bar Association
- Kansas Bar Association
- “Economic Development Tools and Strategies,” Midwest Regional Public Finance Conference
- “Conducting the City’s Business,” Kansas City Clerks’ Association, First-Year City Clerk Training