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Robert W. Horton

Robert W. Horton

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Nashville
(615) 742-7708
rhorton@bassberry.com
https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/horton-robert-w/

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As chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group, Bob Horton represents management in all areas of labor and employment law. Bob’s practice consists primarily of counseling clients regarding employment issues and defending companies against all manner of employment claims throughout the U.S.

Bob has substantial jury trial experience and has obtained defense verdicts in discrimination and retaliation lawsuits across the country. With a robust non-compete practice, Bob has assisted employers in drafting non-compete agreements on a state by state basis, enforcing non-compete agreements by way of obtaining injunctive relief, and defending the company and new employees against claims of breach of non-compete agreements with prior employers. Bob assists numerous public companies and executives in the negotiation of employment agreements, as well as executive departures and subsequent issues that arise from equity grants in various forms.

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Memberships

American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)

Representative Experience

Publications

Past Events

Media Mentions & Firm News

Accolades

Chambers USA — Labor & Employment (2010-2018)

Best Lawyers in America® — Labor Law: Management; Litigation: Labor and Employment (2019)

Lawdragon 100 Most Powerful Employment Lawyers (2014)

Nashville Business Journal “Best of the Bar” (2011-2012)

Human Resource Executive “Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys” (2014-2016)

HR Professionals Magazine “2013 Top Labor & Employment Law Attorneys”

Mid-South Super Lawyers (2007)

Phi Beta Kappa

Omicron Delta Kappa

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Education

  • University of Tennessee College of Law - J.D., 1991

    Order of the Coif

  • Southern Baptist Theological Seminary - M.Div., 1987
  • Louisiana State University - B.A., 1984

Admissions

  • Tennessee, 1995
  • Texas, 1991
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Chambers USA

Chambers USA 2018 Leading Individual

"Bob Horton offers notable expertise in noncompete agreements, discrimination lawsuits and contract drafting, as part of his broad labor and employment practice. One source notes: 'He's done an outstanding job of guiding us through every stage of the legal system,' while another adds: 'I marvel at how smooth and effective he is in presenting his argument.'"

From Chambers USA 2017