Corporate & Securities

Public and private companies of all sizes across a variety of industries turn to Bass, Berry & Sims for counsel on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, capital markets transactions, executive compensation issues, corporate governance and shareholder activism. We serve as primary corporate and securities counsel to more than 40 public companies and have assisted many more in a number of high-profile, high-stakes engagements. Our work in the M&A space has been recognized by leading industry organizations, including being named Law Firm of the Year in 2021 by The M&A Advisor at the annual awards event.

Chambers USA researchers have concluded that our corporate team is a “Preeminent group highly recommended for its expertise in big-ticket M&A transactions. Also has a wealth of experience advising on private offerings and shareholder activism issues. Maintains an enviable reputation for its work in major healthcare deals and also highly regarded for its work in the energy, technology, retail and financial services spheres. Additionally, the firm has extensive expertise in advising public companies and their executive boards on sophisticated corporate and securities matters, with further noteworthy expertise in private equity.” (from Chambers USA 2021) During the Chambers research process, one client admired the group saying “The sophistication of the work is certainly very high, and there is a level of attentiveness that I get from them that I don’t get elsewhere.” Another client notes that the team provides “really excellent service,” explaining: “They understand the law, but also what our business needs.” (from Chambers USA 2021) Previous editions of Chambers reported the firm was “very knowledgeable, thorough and very conscious of what we need them to do – and they manage their priorities very well” while another source appreciated that the team “provides a New York level of expertise and skill, but at smaller market rates, which is really valuable.” (from Chambers USA 2020); “Their commitment is second to none” and “They go toe to toe on expertise with New York firms.” (from Chambers USA 2018); and “The firm’s performance was outstanding. I’d put them up there with the big firms globally – some of the finest attorneys I’ve seen.” (from Chambers USA 2015) Chambers ranked us in the highest tier in Corporate/M&A in the state of Tennessee for 20 consecutive years (2003-2022), with nine of our corporate lawyers receiving individual rankings in 2022.

Our Corporate & Securities attorneys are leaders in industry organizations and have been recognized for their significant contributions to clients and for their accomplishments. One of our partners is a past chair of the 4,000-member American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section Mergers and Acquisitions Committee, and other members of our group have led numerous committees, subcommittees and task forces within the ABA’s Business Law Section. In addition, more than 25 attorneys were recognized in corporate categories in Best Lawyers in America® 2022.

John R. Adgent
Associate
Shayan A. Ahmed
Associate
Taylor J. Ashley
Member
Dixon Babb
Associate
Annie Batcheller
Associate
Scott W. Bell
Member
Shelby Bess
Associate
Nicholas M. Bessette
Associate
Susan K. Bilbro
Counsel
Courtney  L. Black
Associate
Kolby  A. Boyd
Associate
Robert L. Brewer
Member
Al Bright, Jr.
Member
Laura R. Brothers
Member
Justin K. Brown
Member
Whitney R. Burnley
Associate
Emily A. Burrows
Member
Bryan  P. Bylica
Member
Curtis Capeling
Member
Christopher J. Climo
Associate
Laura J. Cohen
Senior Corporate Attorney
Stefanie Colletier
Associate
Meredith Edwards Collins
Member
Kyle A. Conley
Associate
Emily Connally
Associate
Bo R. Cook
Associate
Elizabeth  A. Cook
Associate
David Cox
Member
Taylor O. Curtis
Associate
Alexandria Wood Davenport
Associate
J. Page Davidson
Member
K. Stewart Day
Associate
Kevin H. Douglas
Member
Kristin C. Dunavant
Counsel
R. Todd Ervin
Member
Curtis L. Fisher
Member
D. Lee Flaherty
Member
Lara A. Flatau
Member
Phil Fox
Associate
John L. Fuller
Member
Ali Gallagher
Associate
Harry L. Goldsmith
Senior Advisor
Erica S. Gray
Associate
B. Riney Green
Member
Mary Lindsey Hannahan
Associate
Nova D. Harb
Counsel
Chelsea L. Harrison
Associate
Brad L. Hart
Member
Caylyn G. Harvey
Associate
Grant Hauss
Associate
Lauren Huddleston Henschen
Associate
Michael R. Hill
Member
S. Ryan Hoffman
Member
Johnathan D. Holbrook
Member
D. Scott Holley
Member
Michael J. Holley
Member
Angela Humphreys
Member
Tyler Huseman
Associate
Philip Kassel
Associate
Juedon B. Kebede
Associate
Kris Kemp
Member
John Keny
Associate
Braxton R. Kinney
Associate
Eric J. Knox
Member
Michael R. Kuffner
Member
Howard H. Lamar III
Member
Noah J. Lewis
Associate
Philip M. Lewis
Member
James R. Litzow
Corporate Attorney
Mark Manner
Member
David W. Marshburn
Associate
George H. Masterson
Member
Richard F. Mattern
Member
William Logan McCallie
Associate
Brittany McCants
Counsel
R. Davis Mello
Member
Bryan W. Metcalf
Member
Lori B. Morgan
Member
Jennifer H. Noonan
Member
Andrea N. Orr
Member
J. Allen Overby
Member
Todd R. Overman
Member
Carter-William Palek
Associate
Janice Parmar
Senior Healthcare Attorney
Tatjana Paterno
Member
Rebecca Payton
Associate
Frank M. Pellegrino
Member
Adam Pfeiffer
Associate
Aleah Reno-Demick
Associate
Todd J. Rolapp
Managing Partner
Grant Sharp
Associate
Sehrish Siddiqui
Member
Susan V. Sidwell
Member
Brian L. Sims
Member
J. Paul Singleton
Member
Megan E. Smit
Associate
Jonathan D. Stanley
Member
Greg Stevens
Senior Counsel
W. Benjamin Tarpley
Associate
T. Stephen C. Taylor
Member
G. Scott Thomas
Member
Oscar L. Thomas
Counsel
Shelley R. Thomas
Member
David R. Venturella
Associate
F. Mitchell Walker, Jr.
Member
Julie C. Walker
Senior Corporate Attorney
Leigh Walton
Member
Patton L. Webb
Associate
Price W. Wilson
Member
Bradley L. Yenter
Associate

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