Ben has traveled to over 50 countries, usually with only a small backpack, plane ticket and Lonely Planet guidebook. His travels have allowed him to experience — in person — the reunification of Germany (Weimar 1990), the divestiture of Hong Kong (1997), a sunrise on the Sea of Galilee, a sunset at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, a solo New Year’s night on top of the Temple of the Great Jaguar Tikal, Guatemala, an invigorating hike to Machu Picchu in Peru, a camel ride at Petra, Jordan, a hike on the Great Wall of China, snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef, a hot tub on Mount Fuji, a train ride through Rajasthan, an earthquake in Grindavík, Iceland, and a public sighting of Kumari the Living Goddess in Katmandu, Nepal.
Listed in Chambers USA Real Estate, 2007-2026 Corporate/Commercial, 2019-2026 Banking & Finance, 2019-2026 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyer of the Year," Jackson, Project Finance Law, 2027 “Lawyer of the Year,” Jackson, Corporate Governance Law, 2026 “Lawyer of the Year,” Jackson, Corporate Compliance Law, 2020 “Lawyer of the Year,” Jackson, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2017 “Lawyer of the Year,” Jackson, Project Finance Law, 2024, 2022, 2018, 2016 “Lawyer of the Year,” Jackson, Commercial Finance Law, 2014 Banking & Finance Law, 2007-2027 Commercial Finance Law, 2007-2027 Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, 2027 Corporate Compliance Law, 2007-2027 Corporate Governance Law, 2007-2027 Corporate Law, 2007-2027 Derivatives & Futures Law, 2007-2027 Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2007-2027 Project Finance Law, 2007-2027 Real Estate Law, 2007-2027 Listed in the Mississippi Business Journal, Leader in Finance, 2017 Mississippi Young Lawyers, Fellow Mississippi Outstanding Young Lawyer, 1995 Wall Street Journal Award