Balch & Bingham LLP

Banking & Financial Services

Partner

Phil Buffington advises financial institutions throughout the United States on federal and state banking laws and regulations. For more than 30 years, he has served as a trusted advisor to community, regional and national financial institutions, helping them to assess and analyze regulatory and litigation risks. Phil counsels clients on a full range of issues, including federal and state regulatory matters, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, succession planning, strategic planning, capital planning and offerings, evaluating and assisting in the development of new products and services, and responses to examinations and enforcement actions. His practice also includes commercial lending transactions, health care and insurance.

American Bar Association, Banking Law Committee

Mississippi Bar Association, Business Law Section

Madison County Business League & Foundation

Government Relations Committee, Chair of the Board

Diversity Committee, Vice-Chair

Mississippi Senate, Mississippi Tort Claims Board, Chair

Mississippi Economic Council, Board of Governors

University of Mississippi Banking and Finance Board, Member

Madison County Republican Party Executive Committee

Mississippi Republican Party State Executive Committee

Central Mississippi Planning and Development District, Board Member

Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 1984

University of Mississippi, B.B.A., 1981