M. Binford "Ben" Williams, Jr.

M. Binford "Ben" Williams, Jr.


Watkins & Eager PLLC

Recognized since 2007

Jackson, Mississippi

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law

Commercial Finance Law

Commercial Transactions / UCC Law

Corporate Compliance Law

Corporate Governance Law

Corporate Law

Derivatives and Futures Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Project Finance Law

Real Estate Law

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Project Finance Law
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Project Finance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Project Finance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Corporate Compliance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Project Finance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Project Finance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Commercial Finance Law
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M. Binford (Ben) Williams, Jr., has over thirty years of experience in large, complex commercial transactions. Ben's practice is fast-paced and, on a regular basis, includes nuanced structures, innovative financing alternatives with his lender and borrower clients alike, and acquisitions and mergers of businesses . His work includes significant representation of lenders in commercial loans (C&I, real estate, bonds, interest rate swaps), developers in the development, construction, and operations of complex real estate projects (apartment complexes, manufacturing facilities, shopping centers), and corporations in acquisition of subsidiaries and properties. He serves as outside general counsel for several corporations in various industries.

Ben is listed in Best Lawyers In America® and in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. He has been selected as a Lawyer of the Year in multiple areas including Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Project Finance, and Commercial Finance Law.

He has practiced at Watkins & Eager since graduating from law school in 1986. He currently serves as Vice-Chair of the firm's Executive Committee and a co-practice leader of the Commercial Lending and Finance Practice Group. Ben served as the firm's Managing Member from 2003 - 2015.

Along with Molly Jeffcoat Moody, Ben is a co-author of Commercial Finance 701, a continuing series on commercial loans written exclusively for the Mississippi Business Journal. The series is geared to lenders, developers, investors and transactional attorneys.

Contact & Links
Location
  • The Emporium Building
    400 East Capitol Street
    P.O. Box 650
    Jackson, MS 39205-0650
Demographics
  • Ethnicity: White
Education
  • University of Mississippi, graduated 1983
  • University of Mississippi, graduated 1986
Bar Admissions
  • Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar

Watkins & Eager PLLC
Headquarters: Jackson, Mississippi

52 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

6 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Project Finance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Project Finance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Corporate Compliance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Project Finance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Project Finance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Commercial Finance Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Project Finance Law, Jackson, MS (2024)
  • Project Finance Law, Jackson, MS (2022)
  • Corporate Compliance Law, Jackson, MS (2020)
  • Project Finance Law, Jackson, MS (2018)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Jackson, MS (2017)
  • Project Finance Law, Jackson, MS (2016)
  • Commercial Finance Law, Jackson, MS (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Derivatives and Futures Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Project Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
Special Focus:
  • Acquisition Finance
  • Bond Finance
  • Commercial
  • Corporate Finance
  • Development
  • Finance
  • General Corporate
  • Industrial Revenue Bond Financing
  • Land Use
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Multi-Family Housing
  • Project Development
  • Real Estate
  • Real Property Law
  • Secured Transactions
  • Shopping Center Transactions
  • Tax Certiorari
  • Transactions
  • White-Collar Criminal Defense
  • Workouts and Restructurings
Awards:
  • Chambers USA-America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Real Estate (2007-2014)
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers® (2011 - 2013, Banking)
  • Best Lawyers in America®, Jackson, Mississippi Lawyer of the Year ( 2017 - Mergers & Acquisitions; 2016 - Project Finance Law; 2014 - Commercial Finance Law)
  • Best Lawyers in America® (2007-2017, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Corporate Law, Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Economic Development Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law

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