About Phillip Buffington

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Phil Buffington joined Adams and Reese in 2011 and serves as Leader of the Financial Services Team, and is a Partner in the Transactions Practice Group. For more than 30 years, Phil has served as a trusted advisor to community, regional and national financial institutions, and he routinely helps these institutions assess and analyze regulatory and litigation risks.

His practice is focused primarily on the representation of financial institutions in corporate governance, transactional and bankruptcy matters.  He serves on the Adjunct Faculty Staff of Mississippi College School of Law (Banking Law and Business Planning) and also serves as a Faculty Member at the Mississippi School of Banking (Commercial Lending I and II).  He is a frequent speaker and presenter for CLE and other courses on topics related bank regulatory matters, commercial lending, secured transactions and other banking topics.

Webinars

• The Effective Board
  (Published on May 12, 2022)
• The Effective Director
  (Published on April 21, 2022)
• Roles & Responsibilities: a Primer
  (Published on March 24, 2022)
• Basic Concepts Applicable to All Borrowers & Lenders 2021
  (Published on July 8, 2021)
• What Kind of Loan? 2021
  (Published on June 3, 2021)
• Trade Finance Basics 2020
  (Published on December 4, 2020)
• Post-Closing Issues: Integration & Potential Buyer/Seller Disputes 2020
  (Published on November 5, 2020)
• Dealing With Defaults 2020
  (Published on September 9, 2020)
• Key Provisions in M&A Agreements 2020
  (Published on September 3, 2020)
• Alternative Structures- PO Financing, Factoring & MCA 2020
  (Published on August 5, 2020)
• Structuring and Planning the M&A Transaction 2020
  (Published on July 23, 2020)
• Basic Concepts Applicable to All Borrowers & Lenders 2020
  (Published on July 8, 2020)
• What Kind of Loan? 2020
  (Published on June 10, 2020)
• Representing Asset Purchasers in Bankruptcy 2020
  (Published on February 4, 2020)
• Post-Closing Issues: Integration & Potential Buyer/Seller Disputes 2019
  (Published on November 12, 2019)
• Dealing With Defaults
  (Published on April 18, 2019)
• Basic Concepts Applicable to All Borrowers & Lenders
  (Published on February 21, 2019)
• Navigating Credit Agreements 2018
  (Published on October 18, 2018)
• Understanding Commitment Papers (Bank)
  (Published on August 23, 2018)
• Post-Closing Issues – Integration & Potential Buyer/Seller Disputes 2018
  (Published on May 17, 2018)