Nashville, Tenn. (August 24, 2015) – Bass, Berry & Sims PLC is pleased to announce that 91 of its attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers in America ® 2016 (Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). The attorneys were listed in more than 75 different practice areas.
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
- Annie T. Christoff: Commercial Litigation
- John S. Golwen: Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities
- B. Taylor Gray: Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law; Real Estate Law
- Michael R. Hess: Health Care Law
- 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 and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- John C. Speer: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Richard R. Spore III: Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- John A. Stemmler: Banking and Finance Law; Leisure and 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
Listed Nashville attorneys include:
- Martha B. Allard: Trademark Law
- H. Lee Barfield II: Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Health Care; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Coburn Dewees Berry IV: Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Robert L. Brewer: Copyright Law; Information Technology Law; Technology Law; Trademark Law
- James H. Cheek III: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Mutual Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- E. Steele Clayton IV: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
- Matthew M. Curley: Litigation – Health Care; Litigation – Securities
- Michael L. Dagley: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Securities
- J. Page Davidson: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Wallace W. Dietz: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; International Trade and Finance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Health Care; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisition; Litigation – Securities; Trade Secrets Law
- Brian M. Dobbs: Construction Law
- Kevin H. Douglas: Corporate Law
- Felix R. Dowsley III: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Project Finance Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Robert L. Echols: Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Mediation
- R. Todd Ervin: Tax Law
- Mary Beth Fortugno: Health Care Law
- Susan W. Foxman: Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Davidson French: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Tim K. Garrett: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- J. Andrew Goddard: Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law; Water Law
- James C. Gooch: Trusts and Estates
- B. Riney Green: Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Charles A. Grice: Banking and Finance Law
- R. Dale Grimes: Antitrust Law; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Utilities Law
- Anna M. Grizzle: Health Care Law; Litigation – Health Care
- D. Scott Holley: Banking and 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 and Acquisitions Law
- Gene L. Humphreys: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- J. James Jenkins, Jr.: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Paul G. Jennings: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- David A. King: Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Litigation – Health Care; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation – Securities; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Howard H. Lamar III: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and 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: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Andrew L. McQueen: Corporate Law
- 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
- Lori B. Morgan: Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Michael S. Moschel: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Karen S. Neal: Public Finance Law
- Jennifer N. Noonan: Corporate Law
- Jeffrey A. Oldham: Public Finance Law
- J. Allen Overby II: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities Regulation
- William N. Ozier: Education Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Michael S. Peek: Banking and Finance Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- W. Brantley Phillips, Jr.: Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice; Litigation – Health Care; Litigation – Securities
- Cynthia Y. Reisz: Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Fritz Richter III: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Brian D. Roark: Health Care Law; Litigation – Health Care
- Todd J. Rolapp: Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- John S. Seehorn: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Cynthia N. Sellers: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law
- D. Mark Sheets: Real Estate Law
- Keith B. Simmons: Public Finance Law
- Blaine H. Smith: Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Michael D. Sontag: Administrative / Regulatory Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Trusts and Estates
- Samuel E. Stumpf, Jr.: Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Franchise Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- James S. Tate, Jr.: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- T. Stephen C. Taylor: Banking and 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
- Shelley R. Thomas: Copyright Law
- Bob F. Thompson: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Mutual Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Overton Thompson III: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Securities
- F. Mitchell Walker, Jr.: Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Mutual Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Kathryn H. Walker: Commercial Litigation
- Leigh Walton: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and 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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About Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
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