Bass, Berry & Sims is pleased to announce that 92 of its attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America © 2023. This is the 29th edition of the publication honoring lawyers from across the country.
Knoxville Attorneys
- Shayne R. Clinton: Litigation – Real Estate
- Mark Mamantov: Project Finance Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Timothy B. McConnell: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Russell E. Stair: Commercial Litigation
Memphis Attorneys
- Michael A. Brady: Arbitration; Litigation – Securities
- Al Bright, Jr.: Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- John S. Golwen: Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities
- Taylor Gray: Banking & Finance Law; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law; Real Estate Law
- Michael R. Hess: Health Care Law
- Christopher G. Lazarini: Arbitration; Litigation – Securities
- Richard F. Mattern: Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Robert P. McDaniel, Jr.: Real Estate Law
- Jonathan E. Nelson: Commercial Litigation
- Scott B. Shanker: Health Care Law
- Richard R. Spore III: Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- David A. Thornton: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation – ERISA
- Gaillard Uhlhorn V: Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Nashville Attorneys
- Audrey Anderson: Education Law
- Robert L. Brewer: Copyright Law; Information Technology Law; Technology Law; Trademark Law
- Laura R. Brothers: Corporate Law
- Steele Clayton IV: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
- David Cox: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Matthew M. Curley: Health Care Law; Litigation – Health Care
- Michael L. Dagley: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Securities
- Page Davidson: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- John W. Dawson: Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Environmental
- Brian M. Dobbs: Construction Law
- Kevin H. Douglas: Corporate Law
- Felix R. Dowsley III: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Project Finance Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Todd Ervin: Tax Law
- David R. Esquivel: Banking and Finance Law
- Mary Beth Fortugno: Health Care Law
- Davidson French: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Craig V. Gabbert, Jr.: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Securities
- Tim K. Garrett: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- James C. Gooch: Trusts and Estates
- Riney Green: Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Dale Grimes: Antitrust Law; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Utilities Law
- Anna M. Grizzle: Health Care Law; Litigation – Health Care
- Michael R. Hill: Health Care Law
- Scott Holley: Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- Michael J. Holley: Tax Law
- Robert W. Horton: Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Angela Humphreys: Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Gene L. Humphreys: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Stephen J. Jasper: Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- James Jenkins, Jr.: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Paul G. Jennings: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Kris Kemp: Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Howard H. Lamar III: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
- Britt K. Latham: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities
- Travis G. Lloyd: Health Care Law
- Mark Manner: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- George H. Masterson: Derivatives and Futures Law; Public Finance Law
- Anthony J. McFarland: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Bryan W. Metcalf: Tax Law
- Russell A. Miller: Public Finance Law
- Sarah B. Miller: Commercial Litigation
- Paige Waldrop Mills: Advertising Law; Copyright Law; Entertainment Law – Music; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
- Lori B. Morgan: Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Jennifer N. Noonan: Corporate Law
- Jeffrey A. Oldham: Public Finance Law
- Allen Overby II: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities Regulation
- Tatjana Paterno: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- W. Brantley Phillips, Jr.: Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice; Litigation – Health Care; Litigation – Securities
- Mary Leigh Pirtle: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Cynthia Y. Reisz: Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Fritz Richter III: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Lisa S. Rivera: Litigation – Health Care
- Brian D. Roark: Health Care Law; Litigation – Health Care
- Todd J. Rolapp: Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Glenn B. Rose: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Securities
- John S. Seehorn: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Cynthia N. Sellers: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law
- Mark Sheets: Real Estate Law
- Susan V. Sidwell: Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Blaine H. Smith: Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Michael D. Sontag: Administrative / Regulatory Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Trusts and Estates
- James S. Tate, Jr.: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Stephen C. Taylor: Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Insurance Law
- Scott Thomas: Environmental Law; Information Technology Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Natural Resources Law; Technology Law
- Shelley R. Thomas: Copyright Law
- Overton Thompson III: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Securities
- Mitchell Walker, Jr.: Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Mutual Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Kathryn H. Walker: Commercial Litigation
- Leigh Walton: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Elizabeth S. Warren: Health Care Law
- Jessalyn H. Zeigler: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law
Washington, D.C. Attorneys
- Leslie Demaree Goldsmith: Health Care Law
- William T. Mathias: Health Care Law
- Laurence B. Russell: Health Care Law
- Janelle D Waack: Litigation – Intellectual Property
About Best Lawyers®
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. For the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 12.2 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 71,000 leading lawyers honored in the new edition. More information can be found on the Best Lawyers website.