R. Barry Cannada
Firm
233 Best Lawyers awards
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Barry Cannada focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, complex business transactions and finance and restructuring. He has extensive experience in various transactional advisory services, capital formation, joint ventures, private placements, financings (including distressed financings). He formerly served as the Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel overseeing all the administrative functions for a client earning approximately $3 billion in revenues and employing approximately 20,000 employees. Barry is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA and Mid-South Super Lawyers® for his work in corporate law.
Firm
233 Best Lawyers awards
Overview
- University of Mississippi, J.D., graduated 1980
- University of Mississippi, BBA, graduated 1977
- Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar
- American Bar Association - Member
- Capital Area Bar Association - Member
- Mississippi Bar Association - Member
- National Lawyers Association - Member
- Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar
- American Bar Association - Member
- Capital Area Bar Association - Member
- Mississippi Bar Association - Member
- National Lawyers Association - Member
- University of Mississippi, J.D., graduated 1980
- University of Mississippi, BBA, graduated 1977
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Jackson, MS (2021)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Jackson, MS (2012)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Corporate Finance
- AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Business/Corporate
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial
- Lawdragon 3000
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