Phillip S. Sykes

Phillip S. Sykes


Butler Snow LLP

Recognized since 2009

Ridgeland, Mississippi

Practice Areas

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Corporate Governance Law

Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

Litigation - Real Estate

Litigation - Securities

Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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"He is an effective negotiator and effectively uses relationships to obtain optimal results for clients. He has early recognition of cases for trial settings and/or settlement, sees the big picture and creates strategies for the future to protect the client."

-Patricia Bligh, Chubb & Son, Inc.

Location
  • Renaissance at Colony Park, Suite 1400
    1020 Highland Colony Parkway
    P.O. Box 6010
    Ridgeland, MS 39157
Education
  • University of Mississippi, J.D., graduated 1995
  • Mississippi State University, BA, graduated 1990
Bar Admissions
  • Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Member
  • DRI -
  • IADC - Member
  • Mississippi Bar Association - Member
  • Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants - Member

Butler Snow LLP

Headquarters: Ridgeland, Mississippi

233 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

39 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Real Estate Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Real Estate Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Real Estate Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Jackson, MS (2026)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Jackson, MS (2025)
  • Litigation - Securities, Jackson, MS (2025)
  • Litigation - Real Estate, Jackson, MS (2024)
  • Corporate Governance Law, Jackson, MS (2023)
  • Litigation - Securities, Jackson, MS (2022)
  • Corporate Governance Law, Jackson, MS (2021)
  • Litigation - Real Estate, Jackson, MS (2019)
  • Corporate Governance Law, Jackson, MS (2018)
  • Litigation - Securities, Jackson, MS (2017)
  • Corporate Governance Law, Jackson, MS (2016)
  • Litigation - Real Estate, Jackson, MS (2015)
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Jackson, MS (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • Accountants
  • Accounting
  • Architects and Engineers
  • Breach of Contract
  • Corporate
  • Fiduciary Duties
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Professional Liability
  • RICO
  • Trade Secrets

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