Thad W. Varner

Public Law and Finance Group

Jackson Office
Tel: 601-985-4518
E-mail: thad.varner@butlersnow.com

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Areas of Emphasis

• Municipal Bonds
• Economic Development Incentives
• Public Finance
• Taxation

Distinctions

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Public Finance Law
• Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial: Municipal Finance

Education & Honors

• Emory University, LL.M., Taxation, 1993
• University of Mississippi, J.D., 1992
• University of Mississippi, B. Accy., 1988

Associations

• American Bar Association
• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Mississippi Bar
• Hinds County Bar Association

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi, 1993

Legal Experience

• Served as Bond Counsel during 2005 and 2006 for $246,000,000 of bonds through the Mississippi Development Bank for the Mississippi Department of Transportation.
• Served as Bond Counsel during 2005 and 2006 for seven (7) issues representing over $380,000,000 of Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds for the Mississippi Home Corporation (over $133,500,000 of which qualified as Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds).
• Served as Bond Counsel during 2006 for $31,040,000 of private conduit financings which qualify as Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds.
• Creator of the low-interest loan program resulting in over $79,000,000 of 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.
• Bond Counsel for $104,755,000 of lease obligation bonds for Mississippi State University.
• Bond Counsel for $100,505,000 of lease obligation bonds for the University of Mississippi.
• Bond Counsel for $36,900,000 of special assessment bonds issued by Public Improvement Districts in the State of Mississippi.
• Along with other Butler Snow attorneys, has handled the representation of twenty-three cities and counties in Mississippi during Internal Revenue Service audits of municipal bond issuances by said cities and counties.
• Regularly serves as Bond Counsel, Underwriter’s Counsel, Trustee Counsel and other loan counsel concerning various issuances of debt by governmental entities and private companies, including with issuances benefiting 501(c)(3) entities, healthcare organizations, multi-family housing projects, public universities, private primary and secondary schools, correctional authorities and manufacturing and retail concerns.