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.
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‘The firm possesses a broad range of experience and works collaboratively. More important is that they work seamlessly with in-house counsel to create a coherent team to address the legal questions or transactions. The attorneys are quite knowledgeable even down to mid-year associates. They are quite responsive to requests.’
Work highlights
- Counsel to The Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation in connection with the issuance of $787,490,000 Gas Project Revenue Refunding Bonds, consisting of $768,035,000 Series 2023A-1, and $19,455,000 Series 2023A-2 (Taxable), issued to refinance prior debt and to finance the acquisition of an approximately 30-year supply of natural gas for sale to certain municipal utilities and joint action agencies
- Served as bond counsel on three separate solar projects for Origis Energy with a combined par value in excess of $1,000,000,000.
- Served as special New Markets Tax Credit and Historic Tax Credit counsel to the developer, Crosstown Arts, a nonprofit organization, in connection with the redevelopment of the Crosstown Sears Building in Memphis, Tennessee.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Thad Varner, Blake Sharpton, Gregg Gumbert