Bio

Phil Buffington, a former managing member and shareholder of a Mississippi-based law firm, joined Adams and Reese in 2011 and serves as a Partner in the Transactions Practice Group, practicing in the firm’s Jackson office. He has been practicing law since 1984 in transactions, and has extensive experience in representing financial institutions, including representation in regulatory matters, creditor bankruptcy, corporate, commercial law, mergers and acquisitions and securities law. He also has experience in insurance regulatory law, real estate and nonprofit and charitable organizations. In addition, he has experience in general commercial litigation, in particular mediation and arbitration, in state and federal courts and federal agencies. Phil is admitted to practice in the Northern and Southern District Courts in Mississippi, the Northern and Southern Bankruptcy Courts in Mississippi, the Mississippi Supreme Court, United States Federal Court of Claims and the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.