Kayla My-Linh Thi

Tran

Overview

Kayla is a member of Butler Snow’s Finance, Real Estate and Restructuring group.

Experience

  • Assisted a leading asphalt paving and aggregates producer in its $540,000,000 sale to a publicly traded corporation
  • Assisted the shareholder of a Southeastern-based construction supply company in its $30,000,000 acquisition of all other shareholder interests
  • Assisted a client in connection with the issuance of the $71,285,000 City of Gulfport, Mississippi Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2025
  • Assisted holders of gaming permits and alcohol and liquor permits in licensing applications and renewals, including state and international applications
  • Represented a state agency in the negotiation and drafting of documents involving low-income housing tax credits including other funding sources such as HOME Funds, HTF Funds, and other subsidies
  • Represented a loan servicer in the foreclosure of 10 properties across northern Mississippi
  • Represented a public utility in the negotiation and renewal of approximately 100 mutual assistance agreements
  • Represented a lottery corporation in the negotiation and drafting of various finance, media, and advertising contracts

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi, 2024
  • U.S. District Courts
    • Mississippi: Northern, Southern

Education

  • University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2024
    • Mississippi Law Journal, Associate Case Editor
    • Federal Courts Law Review, Staff Editor
    • Outstanding Student Award for Contracts
    • Top Negotiator for Contract Drafting and Negotiation
  • University of Mississippi, B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science, 2021
    • Who's Who Honoree Class of 2021
    • Phi Kappa Phi
    • Phi Delta Phi
    • Gamma Beta Phi

Associations

  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • Capital Area Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
    • Real Property Section
    • Trust and Estate Law Section
    • Business Law Section
  • Jackson Young Lawyers
    • Recruitment Committee
  • Mississippi Women Lawyers Association

Papers, Presentations & Publications

  • Co-Author, “Don’t Mess with Texas or its Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Laws,” July 10, 2023.

Civic Involvement

  • Vietnamese Martyr Catholic Church, Saint Richard Catholic Church

Kayla My-Linh Thi

Tran

Overview

Kayla is a member of Butler Snow’s Finance, Real Estate and Restructuring group.

Experience

  • Assisted a leading asphalt paving and aggregates producer in its $540,000,000 sale to a publicly traded corporation
  • Assisted the shareholder of a Southeastern-based construction supply company in its $30,000,000 acquisition of all other shareholder interests
  • Assisted a client in connection with the issuance of the $71,285,000 City of Gulfport, Mississippi Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2025
  • Assisted holders of gaming permits and alcohol and liquor permits in licensing applications and renewals, including state and international applications
  • Represented a state agency in the negotiation and drafting of documents involving low-income housing tax credits including other funding sources such as HOME Funds, HTF Funds, and other subsidies
  • Represented a loan servicer in the foreclosure of 10 properties across northern Mississippi
  • Represented a public utility in the negotiation and renewal of approximately 100 mutual assistance agreements
  • Represented a lottery corporation in the negotiation and drafting of various finance, media, and advertising contracts

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi, 2024
  • U.S. District Courts
    • Mississippi: Northern, Southern

Education

  • University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2024
    • Mississippi Law Journal, Associate Case Editor
    • Federal Courts Law Review, Staff Editor
    • Outstanding Student Award for Contracts
    • Top Negotiator for Contract Drafting and Negotiation
  • University of Mississippi, B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science, 2021
    • Who's Who Honoree Class of 2021
    • Phi Kappa Phi
    • Phi Delta Phi
    • Gamma Beta Phi

Associations

  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • Capital Area Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
    • Real Property Section
    • Trust and Estate Law Section
    • Business Law Section
  • Jackson Young Lawyers
    • Recruitment Committee
  • Mississippi Women Lawyers Association

Papers, Presentations & Publications

  • Co-Author, “Don’t Mess with Texas or its Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Laws,” July 10, 2023.

Civic Involvement

  • Vietnamese Martyr Catholic Church, Saint Richard Catholic Church