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


Nashville, Tenn., June 12, 2009 – Twenty-eight Bass, Berry & Sims 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 six practice areas: Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, 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
Karen Ellis: Labor & Employment
Tim Garrett: Labor & Employment
John Good: Corporate/M&A
Paul Jennings: Litigation, Bankruptcy
Howard Lamar: Corporate/M&A
Claire Miley: Healthcare; Healthcare Regulatory
Scott Noonan: Healthcare
Allen Overby: Corporate/M&A
William Ozier: Labor & Employment
Michael Peek: Real Estate
Cynthia Reisz: Healthcare
Todd Rolapp: Corporate/M&A
Cynthia Sellers: Banking & Finance, Transactional
Mark Sheets: Real Estate
Richard Spore: Real Estate
John Stemmler: Real Estate
James Tate Jr.: Banking & Finance, Transactional
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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