About JoAnn Matthiesen

JoAnn Matthiesen, Managing Partner, was born in Englewood, New Jersey, graduated from Rice University in 1980 and from the University of Texas School of Law in 1983. In 1998 she obtained an LL.M in Environmental Law from the University of Houston. After a quarter of a century practicing at large Houston law firms, JoAnn joined several of her former partners to form Baker Williams Matthiesen LLP.

JoAnn’s practice is concentrated in the areas of public and corporate finance. She has handled over $100 billion of public and private financing transactions. She serves as general counsel, bond counsel, and disclosure counsel to governmental entities, utility districts, and special districts. She is listed as a recognized public finance lawyer in the Municipal Bond Attorneys Section of The Bond Buyer’s Municipal Marketplace (the “Red Book”), has consistently been named a Top Rated Transactional Lawyer by American Lawyer/Martindale-Hubbell, and holds an “AV Preeminent” rating from Martindale. She has also been repeatedly selected to Texas Best Lawyers (Best Lawyers in America) and Woman Leader in The Law.

JoAnn’s clients include financial institutions, governmental entities, municipal utility districts and special districts, as well as state and national underwriters and underwriting syndicates. She represents financial institutions (acting as trustee, custodian and collateral administrator), servicers and issuers in connection with public and private domestic and international asset-backed offerings.