Bass, Berry & Sims | Practices

Practices Attorneys Newsletters Focus Areas Administrative/Governmental & Regulatory Alternative Dispute Resolution Antitrust and Trade Practices Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Relations Broker-Dealer Business and Commercial Class Action Construction Corporate and Securities E-Discovery and Data Management Environmental Healthcare Insurance Coverage and Disputes Intellectual Property and Technology Internal Investigations and White Collar Crime Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Defense Products Liability Professional Liability and Malpractice Defense Real Estate Contact Overton Thompson III, Chair Related Practices Bankruptcy Telecommunications, Energy and Water	Litigation Trial attorneys at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC are experienced in virtually every type of litigation and method of alternative dispute resolution. We practice in all state and federal courts throughout Tennessee, as well as in courts throughout the country. The firm also represents clients before governmental bodies, administrative tribunals and arbitration panels. In addition to our general litigation experience, our litigation attorneys have developed specialized expertise in specific areas of law. We have experience in litigation arising out of hostile takeover attempts, mergers, acquisitions, securities offerings, proxy fights, and other major corporate transactions. We regularly handle litigation involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, claims against directors and officers, and disputes among partners or shareholders of closely-held corporations. Our experience includes matters involving financial institutions, particularly "lender liability" claims and regulatory problems involving banks, savings and loan institutions and insurance companies. We have active healthcare (including medical malpractice), environmental and intellectual property litigation practices. Our products liability practice has extensive experience in litigation involving pharmaceuticals, medical devices and consumer goods. We are also experienced in aviation and toxic tort litigation. We represent clients in a wide variety of matters involving federal, state and local governments as well as in major antitrust, construction and real property suits and the defense of investigations and prosecutions of white-collar and corporate crime. More recently, we have been engaged to defend healthcare-related qui tam lawsuits and investigations by federal inspectors general and the SEC. Another area of expertise is the defense of class action lawsuits, many of which involve allegations of consumer fraud. We often work in conjunction with members of the firm whose expertise is in other practice areas to represent the client's interests most effectively and efficiently in complex corporate and business matters. Attorneys in the litigation practice have extensive experience in both jury and nonjury trials, appeals, mediations, and arbitration proceedings. We participate in numerous activities within the legal community including bar association service, instruction at continuing legal education seminars and at law schools, and service on various state and federal court committees. Comprehensive list of litigation specialties: Administrative Alternative Dispute Resolution Antitrust Banking Litigation Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Relations Business and Commercial Catastrophic Event Litigation Class Action Construction Corporate and Securities Director Liability Environmental Healthcare Insurance Coverage and Disputes Intellectual Property and Technology Internal Investigations Large and complex commercial litigation Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Defense Products Liability Professional Liability and Malpractice Defense Qui tam - whistleblower Real Estate Securities Offering Liability White Collar Crime Test << top < back

Litigation

Trial attorneys at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC are experienced in virtually every type of litigation and method of alternative dispute resolution. We practice in all state and federal courts throughout Tennessee, as well as in courts throughout the country. The firm also represents clients before governmental bodies, administrative tribunals and arbitration panels.

In addition to our general litigation experience, our litigation attorneys have developed specialized expertise in specific areas of law. We have experience in litigation arising out of hostile takeover attempts, mergers, acquisitions, securities offerings, proxy fights, and other major corporate transactions.

We regularly handle litigation involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, claims against directors and officers, and disputes among partners or shareholders of closely-held corporations. Our experience includes matters involving financial institutions, particularly "lender liability" claims and regulatory problems involving banks, savings and loan institutions and insurance companies.

We have active healthcare (including medical malpractice), environmental and intellectual property litigation practices. Our products liability practice has extensive experience in litigation involving pharmaceuticals, medical devices and consumer goods. We are also experienced in aviation and toxic tort litigation. We represent clients in a wide variety of matters involving federal, state and local governments as well as in major antitrust, construction and real property suits and the defense of investigations and prosecutions of white-collar and corporate crime.

More recently, we have been engaged to defend healthcare-related qui tam lawsuits and investigations by federal inspectors general and the SEC.

Another area of expertise is the defense of class action lawsuits, many of which involve allegations of consumer fraud.

We often work in conjunction with members of the firm whose expertise is in other practice areas to represent the client's interests most effectively and efficiently in complex corporate and business matters.

Attorneys in the litigation practice have extensive experience in both jury and nonjury trials, appeals, mediations, and arbitration proceedings. We participate in numerous activities within the legal community including bar association service, instruction at continuing legal education seminars and at law schools, and service on various state and federal court committees.

Comprehensive list of litigation specialties:

Administrative
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Antitrust
Banking Litigation
Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Relations
Business and Commercial
Catastrophic Event Litigation
Class Action
Construction
Corporate and Securities
Director Liability
Environmental
Healthcare
Insurance Coverage and Disputes
Intellectual Property and Technology
Internal Investigations
Large and complex commercial litigation
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Defense
Products Liability
Professional Liability and Malpractice Defense
Qui tam - whistleblower
Real Estate
Securities Offering Liability
White Collar Crime
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