Thomas B. Shepherd III, a partner in the firm’s Business and Commercial Transactions Practice Group in the Jackson office, assumed the office of President of the International Association of Gaming Advisors at the IAGA International Gaming Conference held in London, UK, June 18-20, 2013. IAGA’s International Gaming Conference is one of the gaming industry’s premier summits and brings together leaders of the gaming industry from all sectors - operators, suppliers, attorneys, accountants, investors, bankers, regulators and other advisors. For 2011, he was selected as the "Jackson, MS Best Lawyers Gaming Law Lawyer of the Year" and as "Lawyer of the Year in Mississippi" by the Mississippi Business Journal.