Allison Wiseman Acker

Associate

Nashville

(615) 742-7895

allison.acker@bassberry.com

https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/acker-allison/

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Allison Wiseman Acker is an associate in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group where she represents clients in complex business litigation, including securities class actions, derivative suits, and litigation related to mergers and acquisitions and breach of fiduciary duty.

Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Allison was an associate at Hunton & Williams, LLP in Richmond, Virginia, where she represented public and private companies and company executives in complex civil litigation, securities class actions, and investigations. Allison earned her law degree from Harvard Law School and received a B.A. in English from Villanova University.

Memberships

American Health Law Association (AHLA)

Publications

Significant 2019 Tennessee Construction Decisions

January 16, 2020
Tennessee Legislative Updates in the Construction Industry

June 27, 2019
Attorneys Examine Key Decisions in Securities Litigation for ABA Book

May 28, 2019

Media Mentions & Firm News

Mid-South Super Lawyers Lists 60 Bass, Berry & Sims Attorneys in 2019

November 5, 2019
Bass, Berry & Sims Welcomes 8 Attorneys to the Firm

June 12, 2018

Accolades

Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2019)

Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review — Editorial Board

Education

Harvard Law School - J.D., 2014
Villanova University - B.A., 2009

magna cum laude

Admissions

Tennessee, 2018
Virginia, 2014

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia