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Allison Wiseman Acker

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)

Representative Experience

  • AmSurg Prevails in Dispute with Physician Group in Minnesota

    Successfully represented AmSurg Holdings, Inc. in a dispute with a group of physicians seeking to invalidate a non-compete provision that was a material feature of a highly profitable surgery center partnership located in  Minnesota

    We represented AmSurg Holdings, Inc. in a dispute with a group of physicians seeking to invalidate a non-compete provision that...
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    Client Type: Public Company

Publications

Media Mentions & Firm News

Accolades

Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch — Commercial Litigation (2021)

Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2019-2020)

Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review — Editorial Board

Related Services

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. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia