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May 17, 2012 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Welcomes Two New Attorneys in Nashville
May 14, 2012 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Managing Partner Keith Simmons Elected Chair of Lex Mundi
May 10, 2012 Bass, Berry & Sims Named Best Corporate Law Firm in Nashville
April 17, 2012 Alonda W. McCutcheon Named an LCLD Fellow for 2012
April 13, 2012 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Elects Todd Rolapp Managing Partner
March 30, 2012 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Hosts Fourth Annual Salute to African-American Executives & Emerging Leaders
March 22, 2012 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Named “Tennessee Firm of the Year” for Litigation by Benchmark Litigation
March 20, 2012 World Congress Leadership Summit on Mergers & Acquisitions welcomes Bass, Berry & Sims PLC leaders to program, March 20, Orlando, Fla.
March 19, 2012 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Expands New Washington, DC Office with Top Patent Lawyer Terry Clark
February 10, 2012 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Welcomes Five New Associates
February 6, 2012 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Announces Three New Members
January 31, 2012 Local Law Firm IT Director Named IT Director of the Year by ALM’s Law Technology News
January 26, 2012 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Selected as Fellows of the Tennessee Bar Foundation
January 13, 2012 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Expands Services to Healthcare Industry with Addition of Top Department of Justice Attorney John Kelly
December 9, 2011 Benchmark Litigation Honors 8 Attorneys from Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
December 5, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Named One of the Nation’s "30 Best" Law Firms for Client Service
December 2, 2011 17 Bass, Berry & Sims Lawyers Named 2012 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers
November 22, 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers Lists 42 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Attorneys in 17 Practice Areas
November 15, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Ranked in 2011-2012 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” List
October 3, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Memphis Attorney John Golwen Receives Mediator Certification for Statewide Dispute Resolution
October 3, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims to Host American Bar Association's Women in Products Liability Workshop
September 11, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Lawyer Publishes The Guide to Business Divorce
September 19, 2011 Robert W. Horton Named Among the 2011 Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys, Up-and-Comers
September 12, 2011 Sixth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Fraud Class Action Suit Against Morgan Keegan & Co.
September 7, 2011 The Best Lawyers in America ® 2012 Lists 77 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Attorneys in 72 Practice Areas
August 19, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Welcomes New Associate
August 2, 2011 Autozone, Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC & Memphis Area Legal Services Team Up For The Third Annual "Give A Little, Help A Lot" Pro Bono Clinic For Memphis Seniors
July 20, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Names Memphis Attorney David Thornton Chair of the Employee Benefits Practice Group For the Firm's Statewide Offices
July 12, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Welcomes Associates
June 22, 2011 Delaware Bankruptcy Court Vindicates AutoZone in Four-year Litigation by Chapter 7 Trustee
June 22, 2011 Twenty-Eight Attorneys Listed in 2011 Best of the Bar
June 10, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Receives Top Honors in Tennessee from Chambers USA
May 23, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Expands Business Litigation Practice in Memphis With Addition of Leading Litigation and Trial Practitioner J. Brook Lathram
May 12, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims Named Best Corporate Law Firm in Nashville
April 14, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Adds Associate and Names One Of Counsel
April 1, 2011 Eight Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Attorneys Listed in Nashville Post's "In Charge" Issue
March 30, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Welcomes New Attorney
March 29, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Honored by Tennessee Bar Association for Pro Bono Work
March 1, 2011 16 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Attorneys Honored by Nashville Post in 2011 "Nashville's 101 Top Lawyers" List
February 28, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Announces New Members
February 4, 2011 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Hosts Third Annual Salute to African-American Executives & Emerging Leaders
January 28, 2011 Matthew M. Curley Appointed Co-Chair of the Class Actions Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section's Commercial and Business Litigation Committee
December 6, 2010 Robert Echols Receives Rutherford Award from Nashville Bar Foundation
November 9, 2010 49 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Attorneys Named Mid-South Super Lawyers
November 3, 2010 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Expands Internal Investigations and Government Enforcement Practice with New Member Eli J. Richardson
September 13, 2010 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Named One of the Nation’s ‘Standout’ Firms in Securities Litigation
September 3, 2010 Matthew M. Curley Appointed Litigation Section Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association
September 2, 2010 Kristen Collier Wright Completes Management Training Program
August 27, 2010 Bass, Berry & Sims Member Appointed Chair-Elect of the Lex Mundi Antitrust Practice Group
August 24, 2010 The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 Lists 74 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Attorneys in 34 Practice Areas
August 24, 2010 The Best Lawyers In America® 2011 Recognizes 74 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Attorneys
July 27, 2010 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC and AutoZone Help Memphis-Area Seniors Receive Valuable Legal Services Through Second Annual “Give A Little, Help A Lot" Free Clinic
July 12, 2010 Federal Judge Robert L. Echols To Join Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
July 1, 2010 David Esquivel Appointed Vice-President of the ABA Antitrust Section's Trial Practice Committee
June 11, 2010 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Receives Top Honors in Tennessee from Chambers USA
February 4, 2010 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Hosts Second Annual Salute to African-American Executives
February 1, 2010 Kinika Young Elected to Napier-Looby Board of Directors
January 26, 2010 NAIOP Awards Acknowledge Bass, Berry & Sims PLC and The Pinnacle at Symphony Place
January 15, 2010 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Announces New Members
January 5, 2010 Business TN Magazine Recognizes 19 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Attorneys in its Annual “150 Best Lawyers” Listing
December 29, 2009 Kinika Young Named to 2010 Nashville Emerging Leaders
December 15, 2009 E. Bruce Foster, Jr. Honored by Knoxville Bar Association and Best Lawyers
December 7, 2009 Stephen W. Ragland Elected to Memphis Bar Association Board
November 16, 2009 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Named 2010 Lawyers of the Year
November 10, 2009 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Attorneys Named Mid-South Super Lawyers
November 9, 2009 Grimes and Booher Assume Leadership Roles in Lex Mundi
October 28, 2009 Keith Simmons Elected to Lex Mundi Executive Committee
October 22, 2009 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Among Benchmark Litigation’s Highly Recommended Tennessee Firms
October 6, 2009 Mamantov and Wray Named to American College of Bond Counsel
September 9, 2009 Leigh Walton Accepts Invitation to Join American Bar Foundation
August 27, 2009 Brian Dobbs Earns Accreditation as LEED® Green Associate
August 20, 2009 Leigh Walton Named to Nashville Health Care Council Board of Directors
August 19, 2009 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC and Legal Aid of East Tennessee to Hold Pro Bono Clinic at All About Women
August 18, 2009 Midsize Law Firm Makes Big-Firm Commitment To Litigation Training for Associates
August 14, 2009 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC to Serve as PENCIL Partner to Antioch Middle School
August 11, 2009 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Named A 2009 Best Law Firm for Women by Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers
August 7, 2009 AutoZone and Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Team Up for Free Legal Services to Assist Seniors
July 30, 2009 71 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Attorneys Named Best Lawyers®
June 12, 2009 Bass, Berry & Sims Receives Top Honors in Tennessee from Chambers USA
May 26, 2009 Mark Mamantov Named Among Most Influential People in Tennessee Commercial Real Estate
May 21, 2009 Bass, Berry & Sims Named Best Corporate Law Firm in Nashville
May 15, 2009 Nine Attorneys Listed in 2009 Best of the Bar
April 27, 2009 David Rue Joins Bass, Berry & Sims
April 23, 2009 Dewees Berry Invited to Join the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
April 20, 2009 Jim Cheek Named Co-Chair of American Bar Association Task Force
April 14, 2009 Reisz to Contribute to Stark Law White Paper
April 13, 2009 Leigh Walton Appointed Chair of Committee on Mergers and Acquisitions of the ABA Section of Business Law
March 17, 2009 Carranza Verdict Upheld
March 9, 2009 Gooch, Ozier and Pappas Honored by Best Lawyers®
February 19, 2009 Cheek and Jones Named Nashville Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®
February 2, 2009 Bass, Berry & Sims Holds Pro Bono Clinic at All About Women
January 30, 2009 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
January 14, 2009 Business Tennessee Magazine Recognizes 19 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys in its Annual “150 Best Lawyers” Listing
January 12, 2009 Bass, Berry & Sims Announces New Members
December 3, 2008 Benchmark Litigation Cites Bass, Berry & Sims as Highly Recommended Among Tennessee Firms
December 1, 2008 Leigh Walton Named Co-Chair of American Health Lawyers Association Affinity Group
November 26, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Hosts Salute to African-American Executives
November 19, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Partners Named Among Best Lawyers in Knoxville
November 10, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Partner Listed on Business Tennessee’s Commercial Real Estate 101
November 6, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Managing Partner Keith Simmons Elected to Lex Mundi Board of Directors
October 27, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Partner Named Vice Chair for Tax and Securities Law Institute
October 22, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Among 500 Top Lawyers in America
October 16, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Welcomes 2008 Fall Class of New Associates
October 15, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Partner Honored as One of the Nation’s Top Environmental Lawyers
October 6, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Partner Honored as One of the Nation’s Top Benefits Attorneys
October 1, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Author 2009 Labor Law Guide
September 25, 2008 65 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Named Best Lawyers®
July 21, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Receives Top Honors in Tennessee From Chambers USA
July 21, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Named Top Corporate Law Firm
July 8, 2008 Eleven Attorneys Listed in 2008 Best of the Bar
July 7, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Adds Three Associates to Nashville Office
July 2, 2008 Simmons Named One of the Top Managing Partners in the U.S.
May 27, 2008 Riney Green Joins Bass, Berry & Sims as Member
April 29, 2008 Michael Dagley Receives National Recognition as One of Lawdragon’s “100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation”
April 28, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Holiday Card Receives Top Honor
April 21, 2008 Attorneys From Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Recognized as the Best in Their Field
April 10, 2008 Russell E. Stair Moves to Bass, Berry & Sims’ Knoxville Office
March 18, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims Announces New Members
January 18, 2008 Performance Food Group Signs $1.3 Billion Merger Agreement
January 14, 2008 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Leads Bright Horizons Through $1.3 Billion Acquisition
December 27, 2007 Bass, Berry & Sims Wins High-Stakes Case for Genesco
November 14, 2007 Bass, Berry & Sims Welcomes 2007 Fall Class of New Associates
November 9, 2007 Todd Ervin Joins Bass, Berry & Sims’ Nashville Office
November 6, 2007 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorney Ross Booher Named Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
October 5, 2007 Tate Lazarini to Combine Practice with Bass, Berry & Sims
September 12, 2007 Sixty-Four Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Named Best Lawyers®
September 4, 2007 Five Attorneys Join Bass, Berry & Sims' Nashville Downtown Office
August 14, 2007 Scott W. Bell Joins Bass, Berry & Sims
August 14, 2007 B. Taylor Gray Joins Bass, Berry & Sims’ Memphis Office
July 31, 2007 Shayne Clinton Joins Bass, Berry & Sims
July 30, 2007 Bass, Berry & Sims Welcomes Two Attorneys to the Nashville Downtown Office
July 27, 2007 Pro Bono Case Concludes with Whistleblower Promotion
June 28, 2007 Bass, Berry & Sims Receives Top Honors in Tennessee from Chambers USA
June 27, 2007 KIPP Academy Nashville Recognizes Bass, Berry & Sims
June 25, 2007 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Named in Lawdragon Dealmakers
June 7, 2007 Bass, Berry & Sims Ranked No. 1 Corporate Law Firm
June 5, 2007 The American Lawyer Recognizes Bass, Berry & Sims’ REIT Practice
May 31, 2007 Mary Beth Fortugno Joins Bass, Berry & Sims
May 21, 2007 Bass Receives Honorary Degree from University of the South
April 30, 2007 LaToya Williams Joins Bass, Berry & Sims
April 30, 2007 Bass, Berry & Sims Welcomes Three to the Nashville Downtown Office
March 19, 2007 Bass, Berry & Sims Named Go-To Law Firm
February 7, 2007 Brant Phillips Named TNDP Legal Counsel
November 15, 2006 Six Join Bass, Berry & Sims’ Memphis Office: Largest Fall Associate Class
October 26, 2006 Kaalberg and Wood join Bass, Berry & Sims
October 16, 2006 Six Attorneys Join Bass, Berry & Sims’ Nashville Office
September 28, 2006 Leigh Walton Appointed Healthcare Chair
September 22, 2006 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Named in Lawdragon
September 12, 2006 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers®
August 9, 2006 Bass, Berry & Sims’ Annual Report Receives First Place
June 20, 2006 Six Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Named “New Stars” by Lawdragon
June 13, 2006 Bass, Berry & Sims Ranked No. 1 Corporate Law Firm
June 12, 2006 24 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys Ranked in Chambers USA 2006
June 6, 2006 Two Associates Join Bass, Berry & Sims
April 27, 2006 Bass, Berry & Sims' REIT Practice Nationally Recognized
April 26, 2006 Bass, Berry & Sims' Attorneys Named to Who's Who Legal
April 3, 2006 Bass, Berry & Sims Gets Big Win for Pfizer Inc.
March 23, 2006 Bass, Berry & Sims Adds Two Associates in Commercial Transactions and Real Estate
February 22, 2006 Cynthia N. Sellers Joins Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
February 20, 2006 Bill Ozier Elected to Two Tennessee Boards
January 9, 2006 Bass, Berry & Sims Announces New Members
January 6, 2006 Three Attorneys Honored in the Lawdragon 500