Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Al Bright, Jr. was named to the 2024 Power 100 list published by the Memphis Business Journal. This is the fifth time Al was named to the annual list; he also was included in the 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 issues. This is the fifth annual Power 100 identifying the area’s top business and community leaders.
The Memphis Business Journal released the 2024 Power 100 list in November 2023. In the March 22 edition it published details about the list and profiles of each honoree. You can access the full list here; Al’s profile is available here. Al was recognized on the Power 100 list in 2024 for his work at Bass, Berry & Sims and for his leadership as chairman of the Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) for Memphis & Shelby County since 2012. Al’s full profile included the following summary:
In his practice at Bass, Berry & Sims, Al Bright Jr. is a go-to outside counsel for corporate clients in biotech, pharma, life science, medical device, manufacturing, and distribution. As chairman of the Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) for Memphis & Shelby County since 2012, Bright is in the vanguard of local efforts to see the growth of corporate investments, either through companies relocating operations to the area or expanding the ones they already have here. EDGE boasts the support of $10.7 billion in capital investment, $1.9 billion in new tax revenue, and more than 53,000 jobs created.