John F. England

Public Law and Finance Group

Jackson Office
Tel: (601) 985-4563
E-mail: john.england@butlersnow.com

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Areas of Emphasis

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

Distinctions

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Public Finance Law
• Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial: Municipal Finance
• Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Bonds/Government Finance
• Dealmaker of the Year, The American Lawyer, 2006
• Certified Public Accountant, 1986
• Adjunct Professor, Federal Taxation, Mississippi College School of Law
• Lecturer, 2007 Mississippi College School of Law Skills Seminar
• Co-Chairman, Mississippi College School of Law Annual Giving Program
• Alumnus of the Year, Mississippi College School of Law, 2008

Education & Honors

• University of Florida, LL.M., Taxation, 1992
• Mississippi College, J.D., with distinction, 1991
• University of Mississippi, B.A., Accountancy, cum laude, 1984

Associations

• American Bar Association
• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Chair, Bond Attorneys' Workshop Panel for Manufacturing Facilities, Enterprise Zone Bonds and Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds
• Mississippi Bar
• Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division
• Governmental Law Section
• Committee on Delivery of Legal Services
• Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi, 1991

Legal Experience

• Bond Counsel, in connection with the issuance of over twenty (20) taxable and tax-exempt Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, which include the following:
• $23,000,000 Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2000 (Columbus Brick, LLC Project).
• $15,000,000 Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, (USA Yeast Company, LLC Project) Series 2002.
• $40,000,000 Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bond (Future Electronics Project), Series 2004).
• $15,700,000 Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A (Signal International, LLC Project).
• $9,500,000 Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2005 (DTE PetCoke, LLC Project).
• $15,000,000 Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Gulf Opportunity Zone Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds, Series 2006 (Gulf Ship, LLC Project).
• $6,900,000 Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Gulf Opportunity Zone Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds (Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association Project).
• $6,805,000 Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds, Series 2006 (Jackson Heart Realty LLC Project).
• Special Counsel, in connection with the closing of three (3) tax-exempt lease/purchase financings through the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Equipment Lease Program.
• Bond Counsel, State of Mississippi and Loan Counsel to the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation in connection with the issuance of State of Mississippi General Obligation Bonds and the closing of over thirty (30) loans under the Small Enterprise Development Loan Program.
• Participated as bond counsel in connection with the issuance of Bonds through the Mississippi Development Bank for participating cities, counties and other local governmental units, which include the following:
• $72,915,000 Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 1998 (Municipal Gas Authority of Mississippi Natural Gas Supply Project).
• $424,988,000 Mississippi Development Bank Variable Rate Special Obligation Bonds (Municipal Gas Authority of Mississippi Natural Gas Supply Project) 2005 Series.
• $125,000,000 Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2001A (Capital Projects and Equipment Acquisition Program.
• $29,760,000 Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A (MSLoan Program -- Mississippi Department of Corrections East Mississippi Correctional Facility Refunding Project).
• $102,000,000 Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2005 (Harrison County, Mississippi Highway Construction Project).
• $103,545,000 Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds (Municipal Energy Agency of Mississippi Power Supply Project), Series 2006A.
• $113,825,000 Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2006A (Harrison County Utility Authority Wastewater Treatment System Revenue Refunding Bond Project).
• Participated in public financings as bond counsel for cities, counties, and school districts within the State of Mississippi, including general obligation bonds, special assessment bonds and certificates of participation for over fifteen (15) Mississippi cities and counties.
• Bond Counsel, in connection with the following health care related bond issues:
• $12,000,000 Mississippi Development Bank Taxable Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2002 (Madison County, Mississippi Hospital Refunding Project).
• $16,500,000 Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2002 (Oktibbeha County, Mississippi Limited Tax and Hospital Revenue Bonds Project).
• $4,000,000 Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2003 (Leake County, Mississippi Leake Memorial Hospital Project).
• $35,000,000 Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Variable Rate Demand Bonds, Series 2006A (Magnolia Regional Health Center Project).
• $63,105,000 Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 1993 (Singing Riving Hospital Project).
• $15,315,000 Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1998 (Medical Foundation, Inc.)
• Underwriter's Counsel, in connection with the closing of seven (7) bond issues for hospitals and health care related facilities.