Distinctions · AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell · The Best Lawyers in America® Lawyer of the Year, Mergers and Acquisitions Law · The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law · Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Business/Corporate · Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial Associations · American Bar Association · National Lawyers Association · Mississippi Bar Legal Experience · Extensive experience in various transactional advisory services, regularly representing numerous public and private companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions, capital formation, public and private offerings and general transactional advice. · Served as Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of a client for whom he had performed substantial corporate finance and other transactional work, where he performed various legal and financial functions while overseeing all the administrative functions for the company which, at its height, earned approximately $2.5 billion in revenues and employed approximately 20,000 employees. · Served as a consultant to a national investment banking firm and took a position as President of a local, privately-held holding company where he also served as General Counsel to its operating subsidiaries. · Chambers USA, America's Business Lawyers noted that interviewees hailed Barry as "the very best for corporate work," citing his accounting background and his big-ticket experience as particular assets. |