Awards

2025 Year-End Ranking Summary

TEXAS:

  • #1 Bond Counsel – $32.3B, 418 issues ($21.3B more than #2 firm)

SOUTHWEST REGION:

  • #1 Bond Counsel – $32.8B, 425 issues ($21.7B more than #2 firm)

NATIONAL:

  • #3 Bond Counsel –$32.8B, 425 issues (2nd highest “number of deals” in the top 15)
  • #5 Private Bond Counsel – $797M, 8 issues (At least $10M and sold to banks/brokers)
  • #7 Disclosure Counsel – $6.3B, 306 issues (Highest “# of Deals” in the top 15)
  • #7 Special Tax Counsel – $727M, 19 issues (3rd highest “number of deals” in the top 15)
  • #9 Underwriter Counsel – $8.2B, 98 issues

These rankings reflect more than numbers — they represent the trust our clients place in us and the dedication of our team, who work tirelessly on every transaction. For more than a century, McCall has been solely focused on public finance in Texas. Since 1919, that focus has never wavered — and we are deeply grateful to the issuers, underwriters, and partners who continue to trust us with their most important financings. Thank you to our clients. Thank you to our team. We are honored to serve.

The Bond Buyer Awards

The firm has served as bond counsel on a number of transactions that have been recognized by The Bond Buyer for their unique contributions to and impact on public finance. The firm has been recognized by the publication for “Southwest Region Deal of the Year” seven times for the following transactions:

  • Texas Water Development Board State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas Revenue Bonds, Series 2015 ($810 million)
  • North Texas Tollway Authority System Revenue Refunding, 2015 ($2 billion)
  • Cities of Dallas & Fort Worth; Joint Revenue Bonds Terminal Renovation & Improvement Program, 2013 ($2.7 billion)
  • Love Field Modernization Corp Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2011 ($310 million)
  • North Texas Tollway Authority for Sam Rayburn Tollway Bonds, 2008 ($5.5 billion)
  • Cities of Dallas & Fort Wort (DFW Airport), Joint Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A ($1.4 billion)
  • Texas Turnpike Authority Central Texas Turnpike System Revenue Bonds, Series 2002 ($2.2 billion)

Additional Awards

  • Small Issuer Deal of the Year (2016) for the Northwest Dallas County Flood Control District (The Bond Buyer)
  • North American Public-Private Partnership Transaction of the Year (2010) for the LBJ Freeway Improvement Project in Dallas for TxDOT (Infrastructure Investor)
  • North American Project Bond Deal of the Year 2010 Award-Winning LBJ Freeway Improvement Project in Dallas for TxDOT (Euromoney Project Finance)