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Britt  K.  Latham
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Education
Duke University - J.D., 1993
Centre College - B.A., 1990

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, 2002
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1999
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1995
U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas, 1994

Bar Admissions
Tennessee, 2003
Texas, 1993

Memberships
Nashville Bar Association (Member, Federal Court Committee)
American Bar Association
American Health Lawyers Association

Honors & Distinctions
Listed in: Best Lawyers®; Benchmark Litigation "Future Stars”
Senior Editor, Law and Contemporary Problems

Publications
“The Supreme Court Says No ‘Discovery Rule’ for SEC Enforcement Actions, But Options Remain,” Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (April 16, 2013)
“Q & A: U.S. Supreme Court Decision Limits Timeframe for SEC, Other Agencies to Seek Penalties,” Bloomberg Brief – Financial Regulation, March 8, 2013
"Not so fast: Directors and officers sued by the FDIC over bank failures should not assume D&O Insurance will cover the claims,” Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (December 10, 2012)
"Pending Supreme Court decision may breathe new life into SEC civil enforcement actions related to the financial crisis," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (October 15, 2012)
"The Supreme Court’s review of the Amgen decision may cause it to reconsider the 'Fraud-On-The-Market' presumption," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (August 13, 2012)
"Supreme Court Finds Section 16(b) Claims Not Tolled Pending Section 16(a) Disclosure Filing; Hints that Statutes of Repose Can’t be Tolled,” Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (May 11, 2012)
"Navigating the Flood of Merger Litigation," Law360 (February 25, 2012)
"Court’s rejection of Citigroup settlement raises questions for both SEC and defendants," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (December 14, 2011)
"11th Circuit finds actionable ‘confirmatory statements’ that prolong stock-price inflation," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (November 15, 2011)
"6th Circuit refuses to extend SLUSA's ‘Delaware carve-out’ to mutual fund investors," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (September 22, 2011)
"Top Ten Best Practices for Merger Transactions from a Litigator's Perspective," (co-authored with Brant Phillips) ACC.com (August 1, 2011)
"Takeaways from Supreme Court rulings affecting securities litigation," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (July 25, 2011)
"Best Practices for Merger Transactions from a Litigator's Perspective," Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog (May 27, 2011)



Britt serves as chair of the firm's Litigation Department. His practice focuses on complex business, securities and class action litigation and the representation of clients in connection with internal and governmental investigations.

Securities and Corporate: Britt has represented corporate and individual defendants in securities and business-related litigation, including class actions, shareholder disputes and derivative actions in state and federal court, in mediation and in pre-litigation work-outs.

Compliance and Government Investigations
  • Internal Investigations: Britt has conducted internal investigations for public and private companies and represented companies under civil or administrative investigation from various federal agencies, including the Office of the Inspector General, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice.
      
  • Healthcare Fraud and Abuse: Britt represents hospitals and health systems and other healthcare related entites in False Claims Act litigation and in connection with internal investigations and responding to government inquires.

Intellectual Property and Technology: During his practice, Britt has handled a variety of trademark, patent and e-discovery matters.

Representative Matters include:
  • Morgan Keegan – One of the lead attorneys for Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc., and related entities in federal securities, ERISA and derivative multi-district litigation related to investment company fund losses in the wake of the credit crisis;
  • Genesco-UBS/Finish Line Litigation – obtained trial verdict for Genesco and its officers and directors in litigation related to enforcement of a $1.6 billion merger agreement;
  • IASIS Healthcare – Obtained dismissal with prejudice for hospital company in False Claims Act litigation, United States ex. rel. Frazier v. IASIS Healthcare Corp., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78442 (D. Ariz. April 21, 2008);
  • Lead counsel for defendant insurance company in state court class action lawsuit;
  • Lead counsel for defendant company and officer in a fraud and misappropriation of trade secrets action;
  • Obtained dismissal with prejudice for corporate and individual clients in securities class action litigation brought in federal court by shareholders of publicly-traded company as reported in Zishka v. American Pad & Paper Company, et al., No. 3:98-CV-0660-M, 2000 WL 1310529 (N.D. Tex. Sept. 13, 2000); 2001 WL 1748741 (N.D. Tex. Sept. 28, 2001); and 2001 WL 1645500 (N.D. Tex. Dec. 20, 2001), aff'd, 72 Fed. Appx. 130 (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2003);
  • Obtained dismissal with prejudice for defendant company in action related to prior multi-million dollar judgment as reported in Jerral W. Jones v. Reliant Energy Resources Corp., No. 17634, 2001 WL 111988 (Del. Ch. Feb. 2, 2001).

Britt is a contributing blogger to Thomson Reuters' News & Insight Securities Law blog.

Britt and his wife Aimee have two daughters, London and Addison. In his spare time, Britt enjoys cycling and playing tennis. Before joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Britt practiced for 10 years in Dallas.