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, 2007-2025 Corporate/Commercial, 2019-2025 Banking & Finance, 2019-2025 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® “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, 2007-2026 Commercial Finance Law, 2007-2026 Corporate Compliance Law, 2007-2026 Corporate Governance Law, 2007-2026 Corporate Law, 2007-2026 Derivatives & Futures Law, 2007-2026 Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2007-2026 Project Finance Law, 2007-2026 Real Estate Law, 2007-2026 Listed in the Mississippi Business Journal, Leader in Finance, 2017 Mississippi Young Lawyers, Fellow Mississippi Outstanding Young Lawyer, 1995 Wall Street Journal Award