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Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Receives Top Honors in Tennessee from Chambers USA


Nashville, Tenn., June 11, 2010 – Twenty-eight Bass, Berry & Sims PLC attorneys have been listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, the most attorneys listed of any firm in the state of Tennessee. Listings are based on thousands of in-depth interviews by Chambers USA staff who researched the strengths and reputations of attorneys all across the United States.

Bass, Berry & Sims, as a firm, received a #1 ranking for Tennessee in seven practice areas: Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Environment, Healthcare, Labor & Employment, Litigation (General Commercial), and Real Estate. Bass, Berry & Sims was ranked #1 more times than any other firm in the Tennessee category.

Bass, Berry & Sims’ attorneys were ranked in the following practice areas:

Lee Barfield: Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense
Dewees Berry: Real Estate
Jim Cheek: Corporate/M&A
Michael Dagley: Litigation: General Commercial
Page Davidson: Corporate/M&A
Wallace Dietz: Litigation: General Commercial
Felix Dowsley: Real Estate; Banking & Finance
Tim Garrett: Labor & Employment
Andrew Goddard: Environmental
John Good: Corporate/M&A
Bob Horton: Labor & Employment
Paul Jennings: Litigation: Bankruptcy
Howard Lamar: Corporate/M&A
Claire Miley: Healthcare; Healthcare: Regulatory
Scott Noonan: Healthcare: Regulatory
William Ozier: Labor & Employment
Michael Peek: Real Estate
Cynthia Reisz: Healthcare; Healthcare: Regulatory
Todd Rolapp: Corporate/M&A
Cynthia Sellers: Banking & Finance
Mark Sheets: Real Estate
Richard Spore: Real Estate
John Stemmler: Real Estate
James Tate Jr.: Banking & Finance
Bob Thompson: Banking & Finance
Overton Thompson: Litigation: General Commercial
Mitchell Walker: Corporate/M&A
Leigh Walton: Healthcare 

About Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners, based in London, began as general book publishers in 1969. Since 1990, they have published the Chambers Guide to the UK legal profession. The USA Guide was first introduced in 2003. For more information on rankings, visit www.chambersandpartners.com.

About Bass, Berry & Sims
With more than 200 attorneys representing numerous publicly-traded companies and Fortune 500 businesses, Bass, Berry & Sims has been involved in some of the largest and most significant business transactions and litigation matters in the country. For more information, visit www.bassberry.com.

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