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Thomas B Shepherd III

Thomas B Shepherd III

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Suite 800, 190 E Capitol St., Jackson, MS 39201

Business & Commercial Transactions, Corporate & Securities, Gaming and 1 more

About Thomas B Shepherd III

Thomas B Shepherd III is a lawyer practicing business & commercial transactions, corporate & securities, gaming and 1 other area of law. Thomas received a B.B.A. degree from University of Mississippi in 1980, and has been licensed for 42 years. Thomas practices at Jones Walker LLP in Jackson, MS.

Thomas B Shepherd III (Jackson, Mississippi)

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Thomas B Shepherd III got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Other 4
    • Business & Commercial Transactions
    • Corporate & Securities
    • Gaming
    • Mergers & Acquisitions

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Jones Walker LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Purchaser's counsel to Native American tribe in connection with the acquisition of a casino hotel in Louisiana
    Purchaser's counsel to Native American tribe in connection with acquisition of two hotels
    related operations in Caribbean
    Purchaser's counsel to Native American tribal entity in multi-million dollar acquisition
    proposed development of real estate in Mississippi
    Counsel to the purchaser in a $280 million acquisition in Mississippi
    Counsel to the lenders in a $175 million loan to a greenfield development in Mississippi
    Multi-state counsel in a $1.2 billion acquisition of a manufacturer
    related financing Special finance counsel to an international manufacturer in the billion dollar acquisition of a Class II gaming manufacturer
    General counsel to a $40 million greenfield development project in Natchez, Mississippi
    Special counsel to the private equity purchaser of a manufacturing company
    Special counsel to the private equity purchasers in the largest acquisition in the history of the gaming industry
    Special counsel to the lenders in a $100 million loan to a company for the redevelopment of a project in Mississippi
    Special counsel to the lenders in a $500 million loan to a company in connection with existing indebtedness refinancing
    an acquisition in Mississippi
    Mississippi counsel to a publicly traded company in connection with a $5 billion sale
    leaseback transaction with a public REIT

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1984, Mississippi
    Memberships

    Memberships

    •American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section, Gaming Law Committee)
    •Federal Bar Association (Member, Indian Law Section)
    •International Association of Gaming Advisors (Board of Trustees, 2001-2017
    President, 2013-2014
    Counselor, 2018 to date)
    •Leadership Greater Jackson Board of Trustees (Member, 2010-2012)
    •Mississippi Bar Foundation (Fellow)
    •Mississippi Secretary of State Business Law Advisory Group (Chairman, 2000-2007)
    •Mississippi Secretary of State's Business Reform Committees (Co-Chairman, Corporations Law Committee, 2008 and 2011)
    •National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Mississippi Commissioner (1992-1996)
    •Rotary Club of Jackson (President, 2010-2011)
    •The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Section of Gaming Law, 1996-1997
    Chairman, Section of Business Law, 1994-1995)
    •St. James' Episcopal Church (Vestry, served two terms
    Junior Warden, 2017-2018)

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Washington & Lee University School of Law
    Class of 1984
    J.D.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    University of Mississippi
    Class of 1980
    B.B.A.
    cum laude

Thomas B Shepherd III

Partner at Jones Walker LLP
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Suite 800, 190 E Capitol St.Jackson, MS 39201U.S.A.

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    Thomas B Shepherd, III attended Washington & Lee University School of Law.
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    Jones Walker LLP was established in 1937.

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