Brant Phillips is chair of the firm’s 100-attorney Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Previously, Brant served on the firm’s Executive Committee and as co-chair of its Securities & Shareholder Litigation Practice Group. Brant’s practice focuses on complex business litigation and healthcare matters, and he routinely serves as lead counsel to public and private companies and their directors in high-stakes arbitrations, securities and shareholder class actions, derivative actions and business fraud cases throughout the country. Drawing on his background in public policy, Brant also leads clients through administrative and enforcement proceedings before government boards and commissions, with a special focus on obtaining certificates of need and regulatory approvals for the establishment and operation of healthcare facilities and services.
W. Brantley Phillips, Jr.
Member
Nashville
bphillips@bassberry.com
https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/phillips-w-brantley/
Related Services
Related Industries
-
Washington and Lee University School of Law - J.D., 1997
cum laude
-
Duke University - M.P.P. , 1997
-
Birmingham Southern College - B.A., 1991
magna cum laude
Education
-
Washington and Lee University School of Law - J.D., 1997
cum laude
-
Duke University - M.P.P. , 1997
-
Birmingham Southern College - B.A., 1991
magna cum laude
-
Tennessee, 1998
-
U.S. Supreme Court
-
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
-
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
-
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
-
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
-
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
Admissions
-
Tennessee, 1998
-
U.S. Supreme Court
-
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
-
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
-
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
-
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
-
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
"Brantley Phillips is a well-known attorney with a strong reputation in the Tennessee market. He leads the firm's litigation team and has considerable experience acting for clients in declaratory judgment proceedings." Client feedback: "Brant Phillips is brilliant. Not only are his breadth of expertise and knowledge of our industry second to none, but he also understands our company, its culture and what we want to achieve. We greatly appreciate his service." and "He is an excellent litigator who is extremely knowledgeable and very professional."
From Chambers USA 2026