Nashville, Tenn., (August 29, 2012) – Bass, Berry & Sims PLC is pleased to announce that 86 of its attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). The attorneys were listed in more than 70 different practice areas.
Bass, Berry & Sims also was named the nation’s top-listed firm in Corporate Governance Law according to The Best Lawyers in America® 2013. Additionally, the firm received top-listed status in 37 areas within the state of Tennessee, including Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Securities Litigation; two areas in Knoxville, including Public Finance Law; seven areas in Memphis, including Securities Litigation; and 48 areas in Nashville, including Health Care Law. Bass, Berry & Sims had 71 attorneys listed from the Nashville office, the most of any other Nashville firm.
Listed Knoxville attorney includes:
- G. Mark Mamantov – Project Finance Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Listed Memphis attorneys include:
- Michael A. Brady – Arbitration; Litigation-Securities
- John S. Golwen – Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Banking & Finance; Litigation-Securities
- John A. Good – Banking & Finance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- J. Brook Lathram – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Antitrust; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Defendants; Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Christopher G. Lazarini – Arbitration; Litigation-Securities
- Peter R. Pettit – Banking & Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- Stephen W. Ragland – Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
- John C. Speer – Banking & Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Banking & Finance
- Richard R. Spore III – Banking & Finance Law; Business Organizations; Closely Held Companies & Family Businesses Law; Real Estate Law
- John A. Stemmler – Banking & Finance Law; Leisure & Hospitality Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Shepherd D. Tate – Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation-Securities; Securities Regulation
- David A. Thornton – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation-ERISA
- T. Gaillard Uhlhorn V – Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Clarence Wilbon – Commercial Litigation
Listed Nashville attorneys include:
- H. Lee Barfield – Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Litigation-ERISA; Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
- Coburn Dewees Berry IV – Ethics & Professional Responsibility Law; Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation-Land Use & Zoning; Litigation-Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Ross Booher – International Trade & Finance Law
- Robert L. Brewer – Copyright Law; Information Technology Law; Technology Law; Trademark Law
- James H. Cheek III – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Mutual Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- E. Steele Clayton IV – Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Antitrust
- Michael L. Dagley – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Litigation-Mergers & Acquisitions; Litigation-Securities
- J. Page Davidson – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Wallace W. Dietz – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Derivatives & Futures Law; Health Care Law; International Trade & Finance Law; Litigation-Banking & Finance; Litigation-Intellectual Property; Litigation-Mergers & Acquisition; Litigation-Securities
- Kevin H. Douglas – Corporate Law
- Felix R. Dowsley III – Banking & Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law; Securitization & Structured Finance Law
- Robert L. Echols – Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Mediation
- R. Todd Ervin – Tax Law
- Samuel L. Felker – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants; Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Mary Beth Fortugno – Health Care Law
- Susan W. Foxman – Banking & Finance Law
- Davidson French – Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment
- Tim K. Garrett – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment
- J. Andrew Goddard – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation-Environmental; Natural Resources Law; Water Law
- James C. Gooch – Trusts & Estates
- B. Riney Green – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- R. Dale Grimes – Antitrust Law; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Litigation-Antitrust
- Anna Grizzle – Health Care Law
- D. Scott Holley – Banking & Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- Michael J. Holley – Tax Law
- L. Wearen Hughes – Arbitration; Construction Law; Litigation-Construction; Mediation
- Angela Humphreys – Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Gene L. Humphreys – Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- J. James Jenkins, Jr. – Banking & Finance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Paul G. Jennings – Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
- David A. King – Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Litigation-Securities; Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
- Howard H. Lamar III – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
- Britt K. Latham – Commercial Litigation
- Robins H. Ledyard – Corporate Law; Insurance Law
- J. Richard Lodge Jr. – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice; Insurance Law; Non-Profit / Charities Law
- George H. Masterson – Public Finance Law
- Anthony J. McFarland – Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law; Litigation-Banking & Finance; Litigation-Securities; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Bryan W. Metcalf – Tax Law
- Claire F. Miley – Health Care Law
- Russell A. Miller – Public Finance Law
- Paige Waldrop Mills – Advertising Law; Copyright Law; Litigation-Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
- Michael S. Moschel – Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment
- Karen S. Neal – Public Finance Law
- T. Scott Noonan – Health Care Law; Non-Profit / Charities Law
- Jeffrey A. Oldham – Public Finance Law
- J. Allen Overby II – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Regulation
- William N. Ozier – Education Law; Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment
- Michael S. Peek – Banking & Finance Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- W. Brantley Phillips Jr. – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice; Litigation-Securities
- J. Bradbury Reed – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Cynthia Y. Reisz – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- Fritz Richter III – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Brian D. Roark – Commercial Litigation
- Todd J. Rolapp – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- John S. Seehorn – Banking & Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Cynthia N. Sellers – Banking & Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- D. Mark Sheets – Real Estate Law
- Keith B. Simmons – Public Finance Law
- Blaine Smith – Litigation-Trusts & Estates; Trusts & Estates
- Michael D. Sontag – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Litigation & Controversy-Tax; Litigation-Trusts & Estates; Trusts & Estates
- Samuel E. Stumpf Jr. – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Franchise Law; Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law; Mergers &Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- James S. Tate Jr. – Banking & Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Health Care Law; Real Estate Law; Securitization & Structured Finance Law
- T. Stephen C. Taylor – Banking & Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Insurance Law
- G. Scott Thomas – Environmental Law; Information Technology Law; Litigation-Environmental; Litigation-Intellectual Property; Natural Resources Law; Technology Law
- Bob F. Thompson – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Mutual Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Overton Thompson III – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Derivatives & Futures Law; Litigation-Mergers & Acquisitions; Litigation-Securities
- F. Mitchell Walker Jr. – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Mutual Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Leigh Walton – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Elizabeth S. Warren – Health Care Law
- Charles K. Wray – Public Finance Law
- Jessalyn H. Zeigler – Environmental Law; Litigation-Environmental; Natural Resources Law
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