Thomas B. "Tommy" Shepherd III - Lawyer in Jackson, MS

Tommy Shepherd is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Headvises businesses, Native American tribes, and financial institutions on awide range of commercial and transactional matters. Tommy represents a broadspectrum of clients in all types of commercial and regulated matters. He hasextensive experience in acquisitions, public-private leases, financings,land-use approvals, statutory and regulatory interpretation and compliance, operations,and administrative hearings. An accomplished gaming attorney, Tommy advisessome of the worlds largest gaming operators and suppliers, and he is a regularcontributor to the firms Gulf States Gaming Law Blog, availableat www.gulfstatesgaminglaw.com. He also serves as an adjunctprofessor to the University of New Hampshire School of Laws online program fora Certificate in Sports Wagering and Integrity. Tommy is co-chair of the firmsGaming Industry Team. In this capacity, and in his own practice, he advisesmajor private equity and investment banking firms and large commercial lendersinvolved in secured and unsecured lending. He also counsels clients with regardto debt offerings and bond offerings in connection with the development ofvarious projects. An acknowledged thought leader, Tommy serves frequently onpanels and speaks on a range of business, legal, ethics, and regulatory issuesat national and international conferences.