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Until February 2016, Britt served as the chair of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group, and he currently serves as chair of the firm’s Securities & Shareholder Litigation Practice Group. Britt has been involved in numerous high profile cases, including notably the Envision securities class action litigation, the successful representation of a public company involving the breach of a $1.5 billion merger agreement, and in significant federal securities, ERISA, and derivative multi-district litigation related to an investment fund loss in the wake of the financial crisis.
Britt represents public companies, their directors and senior management in complex securities class actions, merger class actions, and other types of business disputes, as well as advising public and private clients involved in internal investigations. He has protected the interests of clients in more than 50 class actions in various states, with billions in potential exposure.
Until February 2016, Britt Latham served as the chair of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group, and he currently serves as chair of the firm’s Securities & Shareholder Litigation Practice Group. Britt has been involved in numerous high profile cases, including notably the Envision securities class action litigation, the successful representation of a public company involving the breach of a $1.5 billion merger agreement, and in significant federal securities, ERISA, and derivative multi-district litigation related to an investment fund loss in the wake of the financial crisis.
Britt represents public companies, their directors and senior management in complex securities class actions, merger class actions, other types of business disputes, and investigations before the Securities & Exchange Commission and other federal agencies. He has protected the interests of clients in more than 50 class actions in various states, with billions in potential exposure.
More specifically, Britt’s practice encompasses:
Securities & Shareholder Litigation – Representing corporate 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 & Government Investigations – Conducting internal investigations for public and private companies; representing companies under civil or administrative investigation from various federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of the Inspector General and the Department of Justice.
Healthcare Litigation – Representing hospitals and health systems and other healthcare-related entities in litigation and in connection with internal investigations and responding to government inquiries.
Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Britt practiced for 10 years with an international law firm in Dallas, Texas.
Memberships
Nashville Bar Association — Federal Court Committee
American Bar Association
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Until February 2016, Britt served as the chair of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group, and he currently serves as chair of the firm’s Securities & Shareholder Litigation Practice Group. Britt has been involved in numerous high profile cases, including notably the Envision securities class action litigation, the successful representation of a public company involving the breach of a $1.5 billion merger agreement, and in significant federal securities, ERISA, and derivative multi-district litigation related to an investment fund loss in the wake of the financial crisis.
Britt represents public companies, their directors and senior management in complex securities class actions, merger class actions, and other types of business disputes, as well as advising public and private clients involved in internal investigations. He has protected the interests of clients in more than 50 class actions in various states, with billions in potential exposure.
Memberships
Nashville Bar Association — Federal Court Committee
We served as lead counsel for Envision and 23 individual defendants in a putative class action alleging violations of Sections 10(b), 20A and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Sections 11, 12 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933. In its original complaint, the plaintiffs claimed billions of dollars in damages alleging that the defendants made materially false and misleading statements and omissions concerning the company’s contracts and out-of-network billing. We were successful in getting several key allegations dismissed early in the case, including allegations related to Envision’s purported upcoding, improper increases in hospital admission rates, Envision’s transition to in-network status, and due diligence on certain 2014-2015 contracts. This case involved a massive amount of discovery, leading to over 50 depositions and more than 3.2 million pages of documents produced by both parties and non-parties. In May 2023, Envision entered Chapter 11 proceedings. We were successful in getting the securities litigation stayed to make an effort to resolve the litigation through settlement. The settlement, which was fully covered by insurance proceeds, was finalized for $177.5 million. In re Envision Healthcare Corporation Securities Litigation, Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-01112 (M.D. Tenn.).
Representation of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: JAX), owner and operator of J. Alexander’s Restaurant, Redlands Grill, Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill and selected other restaurants, in its $220 million all cash sale to SPB Hospitality LLC, a leading operator and franchisor of full-service dining restaurants.
Since J. Alexander’s first opened in 1991, Bass, Berry & Sims has served as primary corporate and securities counsel to the company for more than 30 years. Additional details about the transaction can be found in the official news release.
Served as lead counsel for Morgan Keegan and related entities in Federal securities, ERISA and derivative multi-district litigation related to investment company losses in the wake of the credit crisis
We served as lead counsel for Envision Healthcare Corporation and current and former board members in four derivative actions asserting claims for breach of fiduciary duty, wasted corporate assets, unjust enrichment and violations of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 arising out of allegations of over billing and improperly billing medical patients, failing to supervise corporate action and failure to maintain proper internal controls. These cases were consolidated in 2018. Following a company merger, the case was dismissed in its entirety on October 25, 2018. Purrone v. Sanger et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-01472 (M.D. Tenn.).
Representation of Change Healthcare in its strategic investment for a minority position in MDsave, a technology and healthcare payments company that simplifies the healthcare services shopping and payment experience for consumers
Successfully argued issue of first impression under the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Successful representation of a public company in an 18-month Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation related to accounting and disclosure issues, resulting in a decision by the SEC to terminate the investigation
Successfully represented a company in a confidential Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation arising from a former employee’s complaint about allegedly improper accounting practices
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 2011
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2004
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 2004
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1999
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1995
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1994
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Admissions
Tennessee, 2003
Texas (inactive), 1993
U.S. Supreme Court, 2014
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 2011
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2004
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 2004
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1999
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1995
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1994
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
"Britt Latham is recognized by market commentators for his expertise in securities and shareholder litigation. He comes highly recommended for his representation of clients facing big-ticket class actions and SEC enforcement proceedings. 'Britt Latham is active and very busy, handling some of the more complex work.'"
