Brant Phillips is chair of the firm’s 100-attorney Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Previously, Brant served on the firm’s Executive Committee and as co-chair of its Securities & Shareholder Litigation Practice Group. Brant’s practice focuses on complex business litigation and healthcare matters, and he routinely serves as lead counsel to public and private companies and their directors in high-stakes arbitrations, securities and shareholder class actions, derivative actions and business fraud cases throughout the country. Drawing on his background in public policy, Brant also leads clients through administrative and enforcement proceedings before government boards and commissions, with a special focus on obtaining certificates of need and regulatory approvals for the establishment and operation of healthcare facilities and services.
W. Brantley Phillips, Jr.
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Nashville
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W. Brantley Phillips, Jr.
Member
Nashville
bphillips@bassberry.com
https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/phillips-w-brantley/
Featured Experience
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We successfully represented Medsurant LLC in an appeal to vacate an $18.8 million dollar jury verdict in a case alleging...
Memberships
American Constitution Society — Nashville Chapter Advisory Board Co-Chair (2010-2015)
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Birmingham-Southern College — Alumni Board (2016-2019)
Harry Phillips American Inn of Court (2008-2012)
Leadership Nashville (Class of 2019)
Leadership Tennessee (Class of 2016)
Martha O’Bryan Center — Board of Directors (2016-present)
Nashville Ballet – Board of Directors (2017-present); Member, Audit Committee (2020-present)
Nashville Bar Association — Board of Directors (2016-2020); First Vice-President (2020); Member, Executive Committee (2020)
Nashville Bar Foundation — Fellow (Class of 2014)
Nashville Symphony Orchestra — Board of Directors (2014-2020); Member, Executive Committee (2015-present); Chair, External Affairs Committee (2019-present); Chair, Governance Committee (2015-2018)
Tennessee Bar Association — Leadership Law (Class of 2006)
Washington & Lee University — Law School Alumni Council (2013-2020)
Brant Phillips is chair of the firm’s 100-attorney Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Previously, Brant served on the firm’s Executive Committee and as co-chair of its Securities & Shareholder Litigation Practice Group. Brant’s practice focuses on complex business litigation and healthcare matters, and he routinely serves as lead counsel to public and private companies and their directors in high-stakes arbitrations, securities and shareholder class actions, derivative actions and business fraud cases throughout the country. Drawing on his background in public policy, Brant also leads clients through administrative and enforcement proceedings before government boards and commissions, with a special focus on obtaining certificates of need and regulatory approvals for the establishment and operation of healthcare facilities and services.
Memberships
American Constitution Society — Nashville Chapter Advisory Board Co-Chair (2010-2015)
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Birmingham-Southern College — Alumni Board (2016-2019)
Harry Phillips American Inn of Court (2008-2012)
Leadership Nashville (Class of 2019)
Leadership Tennessee (Class of 2016)
Martha O’Bryan Center — Board of Directors (2016-present)
Nashville Ballet – Board of Directors (2017-present); Member, Audit Committee (2020-present)
Nashville Bar Association — Board of Directors (2016-2020); First Vice-President (2020); Member, Executive Committee (2020)
Nashville Bar Foundation — Fellow (Class of 2014)
Nashville Symphony Orchestra — Board of Directors (2014-2020); Member, Executive Committee (2015-present); Chair, External Affairs Committee (2019-present); Chair, Governance Committee (2015-2018)
Tennessee Bar Association — Leadership Law (Class of 2006)
Washington & Lee University — Law School Alumni Council (2013-2020)
Representative Experience
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We successfully represented Medsurant LLC in an appeal to vacate an $18.8 million dollar jury verdict in a case alleging...
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Bass, Berry & Sims served as lead counsel to Upper Cumberland Orthopedic Surgery, P.C. (UCOS) and The Campbell Clinic in...
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Lead counsel to Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. in its efforts to obtain a Certificate of Need (CON) to open a state-of-the-art opioid treatment program (OTP) facility in suburban Nashville, Tennessee
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Lead counsel to a Memphis-based children’s research hospital in obtaining a Certificate of Need (CON) to initiate home health services
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Lead counsel to West Tennessee Healthcare in obtaining a Certificate of Need (CON) to convert its existing hospital-based outpatient surgery center to a freestanding multi-specialty surgery center that will provide state-of-the art services
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Lead counsel to Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. in its efforts to obtain a Certificate of Need (CON) to open a state-of-the-art opioid treatment program (OTP) facility in Cleveland, Tennessee
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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
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Served as lead counsel for Morgan Keegan and related entities in Federal securities, ERISA and derivative multi-district litigation related to investment company losses in the wake of the credit crisis
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Representation of the Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation (MTE), the largest electric co-op in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) region and among the five largest in the United States, in its acquisition of Murfreesboro Electric Department for $245 million
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Served as lead counsel to BriovaRx Infusion Services in obtaining a Certificate of Need to expand services in Middle Tennessee
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Bass, Berry & Sims served as lead counsel to Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance (TOA) in obtaining a Certificate of Need (CON)...
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Publications
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May 30, 2024 | Firm Publication
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July 7, 2021 | Firm Publication
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June 7, 2021 | Firm Publication
Past Events
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February 15, 2024 | Nashville, TennesseeThe Vanderbilt Law and Business Program
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July 22, 2015
Media Mentions & Firm News
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November 21, 2024 | Firm News
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August 15, 2024 | Best Lawyers®
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June 10, 2024 | Nashville Business Journal
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May 30, 2024 | Firm Publication
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July 7, 2021 | Firm Publication
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June 7, 2021 | Firm Publication
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April 20, 2020 | Firm Publication
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February 21, 2017 | Firm Publication
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March 10, 2016 | Firm Publication
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July 10, 2014
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June 27, 2014
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June 25, 2014
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March 24, 2014
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February 26, 2014
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February 19, 2014
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August 1, 2011 | Association of Corporate Counsel
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May 16, 2011
Media Mentions & Firm News
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November 21, 2024 | Firm News
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August 15, 2024 | Best Lawyers®
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June 10, 2024 | Nashville Business Journal
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June 6, 2024 | Chambers USA
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March 27, 2024 | Nashville Post
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November 28, 2023 | Super Lawyers
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October 17, 2023 | Benchmark Litigation
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August 17, 2023 | Best Lawyers®
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August 17, 2023 | Best Lawyers®
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July 12, 2023 | Nashville Business Journal
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June 1, 2023 | Chambers USA
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April 20, 2023 | Nashville Post
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November 30, 2022 | The AmLaw Litigation Daily
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November 29, 2022 | Super Lawyers
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October 10, 2022 | Benchmark Litigation
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August 18, 2022 | The Best Lawyers in America ©
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July 13, 2022 | Nashville Business Journal
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April 22, 2022 | Nashville Post
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December 29, 2021 | Modern Healthcare
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November 30, 2021 | Super Lawyers
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October 11, 2021 | Benchmark Litigation
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August 19, 2021 | The Best Lawyers in America©
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March 29, 2021 | Nashville Post
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December 11, 2020 | Mid-South Super Lawyers
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December 6, 2020 | Nashville Post
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October 9, 2020 | Benchmark Litigation
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August 20, 2020 | The Best Lawyers in America©
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March 10, 2020 | Nashville Post
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November 5, 2019 | Mid-South Super Lawyers
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September 26, 2019 | Benchmark Litigation
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August 15, 2019 | Best Lawyers®
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August 15, 2019 | The Best Lawyers in America©
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March 25, 2019 | Nashville Post
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January 16, 2019 | Benchmark Litigation
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November 9, 2018 | Mid-South Super Lawyers
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October 17, 2018 | Benchmark Litigation
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August 27, 2018 | Philadelphia Business Journal, Nashville Post
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August 17, 2018 | The Best Lawyers in America
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June 22, 2018 | Leadership Nashville
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March 6, 2018 | Nashville Post
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November 7, 2017
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January 27, 2017 | Nashville Scene
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Accolades
Chambers USA — Litigation: General Commercial (2023-2024)
The Best Lawyers in America© — Administrative/Regulatory Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice; Litigation: Health Care; Litigation: Securities (2008-2025)
Best Lawyers® — Nashville Litigation: Health Care “Lawyer of the Year” (2024, 2020); Nashville Administrative/Regulatory Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2018, 2016)
Benchmark Litigation — Local Litigation Star: Tennessee (2017-2024); Future Star: Tennessee (2010-2016)
Nashville Business Journal — “Best of the Bar” (2008, 2022-2024)
Nashville Post “In Charge” — Legal Sector (2015-2024)
Mid-South Super Lawyers (2013-2024)
Top 50 Nashville Super Lawyers (2016-2018, 2021-2024)
Top 100 Tennessee Super Lawyers (2016-2018, 2021-2024)
Martindale-Hubbell — AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated (2005-present)
Tennessee Bar Association — Corporate Counsel Pro Bono Initiative Award (2011)
Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers — Capital Defense Award (2011)
Washington & Lee Law Review — Senior Articles Editor (1996-1997)
Law Clerk to William M. Acker, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama (1997-1998)
Phi Beta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa
Accolades
Chambers USA — Litigation: General Commercial (2023-2024)
The Best Lawyers in America© — Administrative/Regulatory Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice; Litigation: Health Care; Litigation: Securities (2008-2025)
Best Lawyers® — Nashville Litigation: Health Care “Lawyer of the Year” (2024, 2020); Nashville Administrative/Regulatory Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2018, 2016)
Benchmark Litigation — Local Litigation Star: Tennessee (2017-2024); Future Star: Tennessee (2010-2016)
Nashville Business Journal — “Best of the Bar” (2008, 2022-2024)
Nashville Post “In Charge” — Legal Sector (2015-2024)
Mid-South Super Lawyers (2013-2024)
Top 50 Nashville Super Lawyers (2016-2018, 2021-2024)
Top 100 Tennessee Super Lawyers (2016-2018, 2021-2024)
Martindale-Hubbell — AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated (2005-present)
Tennessee Bar Association — Corporate Counsel Pro Bono Initiative Award (2011)
Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers — Capital Defense Award (2011)
Washington & Lee Law Review — Senior Articles Editor (1996-1997)
Law Clerk to William M. Acker, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama (1997-1998)
Phi Beta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa
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Washington and Lee University School of Law - J.D., 1997
cum laude
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Duke University - M.P.P. , 1997
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Birmingham Southern College - B.A., 1991
magna cum laude
Education
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Washington and Lee University School of Law - J.D., 1997
cum laude
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Duke University - M.P.P. , 1997
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Birmingham Southern College - B.A., 1991
magna cum laude
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Tennessee, 1998
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U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
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Tennessee, 1998
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U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
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U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
"Brantley Phillips is a well-known attorney with a strong reputation in the Tennessee market. He leads the firm's litigation team and has considerable experience acting for clients in declaratory judgment proceedings." Client feedback: "Brant is simply the finest lawyer I have had the good fortune of working with in my career. His ability to synthesize complex information and provide sound counsel is excellent. His command of facts, thorough preparation and understanding of the mission at hand make him an incredibly effective litigator." "Brant Phillips has been a godsend to our company. His representation has elevated our business, and we feel fortunate to call on him to provide guidance, wisdom and the very best of legal services."
From Chambers USA 2024