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1020 HIGHLAND COLONY PARKWAY
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RIDGELAND, MS 39157
MISSISSIPPI
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Thad Varner
Work Department
Public Finance, Tax Incentives & Credit Markets - Practice Group Leader
Career
Thad Varner serves as Practice Group Leader for the Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets Group. He has experience in all areas of public finance, including: general obligation bonds, single family mortgage revenue bonds, special assessment bonds, municipal bond issuances, private conduit financings and lease obligations bonds. He has served as Bond Counsel since 2005 for the Mississippi Home Corporation single family mortgage revenue bond program representing issuances over $1.5 billion of Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds. He also served as Bond Counsel for $200,000,000 of gaming tax revenue bonds issued by the State of Mississippi, representing the nation’s only issuance of debt secured solely by gaming tax revenues. Thad is also the creator of the low-interest loan program that resulted in over $79,000,000 in loans made through the Mississippi Development Bank for cities, counties and other public bodies in Mississippi requiring immediate financial assistance in the weeks following landfall of Hurricane Katrina.
Thad is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA and Mid-South Super Lawyers®.
He obtained his J.D. from the University of Mississippi and LL.M. in taxation from Emory University. He is admitted to The Mississippi Bar.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Project finance
Butler Snow LLP‘s deep bench of public finance advisors act on state and county soft and hard infrastructure builds. The group are a frequent port of call for many urban development authorities, public institutions, most notably hospital, schools and art centers, and energy developers for bond, borrower and corporate counsel. Added to this, the firm’s tax credits group is regular feature amongst practice matters, supporting clients on federal New Markets Tax Credits and state New Markets Tax Credits – amongst other tax issues. Thad Varner, Blake Sharpton, and Gregg Gumbert spearhead the team from Ridgeland, Macon, and Memphis respectively. In recent highlights, Thad has been active on port redevelopments, Blake on housing and medical builds, and Gregg on energy, manufacturing and logistics facilities. Also based in Ridgeland, Michael Russ and has been routinely instructed as bond counsel to the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, whereas John England and Anna Watson are well-reputed for their tax advice. Birmingham’s Caitlyn Burchfield and Ridgeland’s Jetson Hollingsworth are also recommended. Michael Bradshaw left the firm in March 2024.