John F England

Public finance; economic development incentives; municipal bonds; tax credits.

John England served as the practice group leader for Butler Snow’s Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets Group for over 14 years. John concentrates his practice in government finance, tax credit finance and economic development incentives. He has participated in reviewing, analyzing and structuring a variety of public finance, economic development finance and tax credit finance transactions for over 31 years. He has been involved in financings to support hospitals and other healthcare projects, natural gas, electricity and other energy projects, transportation projects, manufacturing and processing facilities, commercial developments, and community development and other urban renewal projects. He has been recognized as “Dealmaker of the Year” by American Lawyer (2006); Best Lawyers in America® (Public Finance, Lawyer of the Year for Commercial Finance Law in Jackson, Miss. - 2019 and 2022); Mid-South Super Lawyers® (Bonds/Government Finance); and Martindale-Hubbell®.

American Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers (Chair, Bond Attorneys’ Workshop Panel for Manufacturing Facilities, Enterprise Zone Bonds and GO Zone Bonds); Mississippi Bar (Board of Directors of Young Lawyers Division, Delivery of Legal Services Committee); Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants.

University of Florida, LLM, taxation, 1991; Mississippi College, J.D., with distinction, 1989; University of Mississippi, B.A., cum laude, 1984.