Nashville, Tenn., (November 1, 2013) – Bass, Berry & Sims has received 67 first-tier metropolitan rankings in the 2014 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list. The firm received an additional 17 second-tier rankings.
Firms included in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms Rankings” for Bass, Berry & Sims PLC:
National Tier 3
- Corporate Law
Metropolitan Rankings – Tier 1
Knoxville
- Project Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
Memphis
- Arbitration
- Banking & Finance Law
- Closely Held Companies & Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Litigation-ERISA
- Litigation-Securities
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Defendants
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
Nashville
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Banking & Finance Law
- Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Construction Law
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law-Management
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Franchise Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Health Care Law
- Information Technology Law
- Insurance Law
- Labor Law-Management
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation-Antitrust
- Litigation-Banking & Finance
- Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Litigation-Construction
- Litigation-Environmental
- Litigation-ERISA
- Litigation-Intellectual Property
- Litigation-Labor & Employment
- Litigation-Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation-Mergers & Acquisitions
- Litigation-Real Estate
- Litigation-Securities
- Litigation-Tax
- Litigation-Trusts & Estates
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Defendants
- Mediation
- Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Non-Profit / Charities Law
- Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Tax Law
- Technology Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Venture Capital Law
Metropolitan Ranking – Tier 2
Memphis
- Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs & Partnerships)
- Corporate Governance Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Litigation-Antitrust
- Litigation-Banking & Finance
- Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Project Finance Law
- Securities Regulation
Nashville
- Education Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Project Finance Law
- Securitization & Structured Finance Law
- Water Law
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About Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
With more than 200 attorneys representing numerous publicly traded companies and Fortune 500 businesses, Bass, Berry & Sims PLC has been involved in some of the largest and most significant business transactions and litigation matters in the country. For more information, visit bassberry2022.wpengine.com.