Distinctions · The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law · Mississippi Secretary of State's Business and Reform Committee for Corporations, 2010 · Mississippi Secretary of State's Business and Reform Committee for LLC's and Partnerships, 2008-09 Associations · American Bar Association - Business Law Section -- Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations Committee - Mississippi Liaison, State Regulation of Securities Committee - Limited Liability Companies Committee · Mississippi Bar - Business Law Section -- Chair, 2002-03 - Real Estate Section · Capital Area Bar Association Legal Experience · Formation of complex LLCs in private equity transactions · Representation of investment funds and related compliance work under federal and state securities laws · Numerous private placement offerings · Representation of regional professional services firm in its reorganization from professional corporation to LLP and in several major acquisitions · Reorganization of academic medical centers seventeen-physician practice plans to a 400-physician multi-specialty PLLC · Sales and acquisitions and privately-held businesses in a variety of industries · Representation of numerous private businesses in preparation of shareholder agreements and other business planning |