Securities & Shareholder Litigation
Securities & Shareholder Litigation
Our Securities & Shareholder Litigation Practice Group has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation, Best Lawyers in America©, BTI Litigation Outlook and Chambers USA for its experience and success in corporate and securities litigation, including:
- Securities fraud class actions
- Shareholder derivative litigation
- Merger-related litigation
- SEC investigations/enforcement proceedings
- Internal investigations
- Corporate governance disputes
- Securities-related arbitrations
Our clients include more than 35 publicly traded companies, some of the country's largest privately held companies and their officers, directors, issuers, underwriters, special committees, financial and investment advisers. In recent years, we have represented these clients in connection with corporate transactions valued at more than $75 billion, as well as dozens of litigation matters related to sub-prime structured investment products. Our team has significant experience resolving insurance coverage disputes, including working with D&O insurance carriers and their counsel on securities litigation matters filed against corporate and director/officer clients. We also routinely defend clients in securities-related arbitrations, as well as other forms of alternative dispute resolution, throughout the U.S.
Our experience also includes serving as lead counsel for Special Litigation Committees to effectively and efficiently investigate derivative claims and allegations of breaches of fiduciary duties.
While we take great pride in our record of favorably resolving cases through both dispositive motions and favorable settlements, we have an equally impressive record of success in taking these complex litigation matters to trial. For example, in one of the first credit crisis-related trials in the country, we obtained an order of specific performance for our client, Genesco Inc., in connection with a proposed $1.6 billion merger with The Finish Line, Inc.
Our Securities & Shareholder Litigation Practice Group has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation, Best Lawyers in America©, BTI Litigation Outlook and Chambers USA for its experience and success in corporate and securities litigation, including:
- Securities fraud class actions
- Shareholder derivative litigation
- Merger-related litigation
- SEC investigations/enforcement proceedings
- Internal investigations
- Corporate governance disputes
- Securities-related arbitrations
Our clients include more than 35 publicly traded companies, some of the country's largest privately held companies and their officers, directors, issuers, underwriters, special committees, financial and investment advisers. In recent years, we have represented these clients in connection with corporate transactions valued at more than $75 billion, as well as dozens of litigation matters related to sub-prime structured investment products. Our team has significant experience resolving insurance coverage disputes, including working with D&O insurance carriers and their counsel on securities litigation matters filed against corporate and director/officer clients. We also routinely defend clients in securities-related arbitrations, as well as other forms of alternative dispute resolution, throughout the U.S.
Our experience also includes serving as lead counsel for Special Litigation Committees to effectively and efficiently investigate derivative claims and allegations of breaches of fiduciary duties.
While we take great pride in our record of favorably resolving cases through both dispositive motions and favorable settlements, we have an equally impressive record of success in taking these complex litigation matters to trial. For example, in one of the first credit crisis-related trials in the country, we obtained an order of specific performance for our client, Genesco Inc., in connection with a proposed $1.6 billion merger with The Finish Line, Inc.
Experience
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We served as lead counsel for Envision and 23 individual defendants in a putative class action alleging violations of Sections...
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We served as lead counsel for Morgan Keegan and related entities in federal securities, ERISA and derivative multi-district litigation related...
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We served as lead counsel for Envision Healthcare Corporation and current and former board members in four derivative actions asserting...
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We successfully argued issue of first impression under the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act before the U.S. Court of Appeals...
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We obtained summary judgment on behalf of Change Healthcare and related entities in federal court litigation in Seattle stemming from...
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We represented Pinnacle Financial Partners in a class action brought on behalf of shareholders of Avenue Bank, arising out of...
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We represent Ruby Tuesday and certain named officers in a putative class action alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a)...
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We represented Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNFP) in its $1.9 billion merger with BNC Bancorp (NASDAQ: BNCN) pursuant to...
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We represented Morgan Keegan & Co. in two cases brought by individual investors in certain Morgan Keegan Funds stemming from...
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We successfully represented an individual in the Northern District of Georgia in a securities fraud suit arising from an investment...
Experience
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We served as lead counsel for Envision and 23 individual defendants in a putative class action alleging violations of Sections...
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We served as lead counsel for Morgan Keegan and related entities in federal securities, ERISA and derivative multi-district litigation related...
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We served as lead counsel for Envision Healthcare Corporation and current and former board members in four derivative actions asserting...
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We successfully argued issue of first impression under the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act before the U.S. Court of Appeals...
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We obtained summary judgment on behalf of Change Healthcare and related entities in federal court litigation in Seattle stemming from...
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We represented Pinnacle Financial Partners in a class action brought on behalf of shareholders of Avenue Bank, arising out of...
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We represent Ruby Tuesday and certain named officers in a putative class action alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a)...
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We represented Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNFP) in its $1.9 billion merger with BNC Bancorp (NASDAQ: BNCN) pursuant to...
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We represented Morgan Keegan & Co. in two cases brought by individual investors in certain Morgan Keegan Funds stemming from...
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We successfully represented an individual in the Northern District of Georgia in a securities fraud suit arising from an investment...
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Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
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Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
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Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
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Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Professionals
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Allison Wiseman Acker Member |
(615) 742-7895 | allison.acker@bassberry.com |
Elaina S. Al-Nimri Member |
(615) 742-7766 | eal-nimri@bassberry.com |
Ryan R. Baker Member |
(901) 543-5705 | rbaker@bassberry.com |
Denise M. Barnes Member |
(202) 827-7214 | Denise.Barnes@bassberry.com |
Michael A. Brady Member |
(901) 543-5703 | mbrady@bassberry.com |
Shayne R. Clinton Member |
(865) 521-0372 | sclinton@bassberry.com |
Joseph B. Crace, Jr. Counsel |
(615) 742-7896 | jcrace@bassberry.com |
Margaret Dodson Associate |
(615) 742-7712 | margaret.dodson@bassberry.com |
Harry L. Goldsmith Senior Advisor |
(901) 543-5719 | hgoldsmith@bassberry.com |
Brian Irving Member |
(615) 742-7769 | birving@bassberry.com |
Britt K. Latham Member |
(615) 742-7762 | blatham@bassberry.com |
Christopher G. Lazarini Member |
(901) 543-5702 | clazarini@bassberry.com |
W. Brantley Phillips, Jr. Member |
(615) 742-7723 | bphillips@bassberry.com |
Glenn B. Rose Member |
(615) 742-6273 | grose@bassberry.com |
Briana Sprick Schuster Counsel |
(615) 742-7853 | briana.sprick.schuster@bassberry.com |
Overton Thompson III Member |
(615) 742-7730 | othompson@bassberry.com |
Virginia Maynard Yetter Senior Litigation Attorney |
(615) 742-7858 | vyetter@bassberry.com |
Publications
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September 23, 2024 | Firm Publication
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June 20, 2024 | Today’s General Counsel
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April 18, 2024 | Securities Law Exchange Blog
Past Events
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February 15, 2024 | Nashville, TennesseeThe Vanderbilt Law and Business Program
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September 14-15, 2022 | Nashville, TennesseeBass, Berry & Sims
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September 28, 2021 | VirtualBass, Berry & Sims
Media Mentions & Firm News
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August 7, 2024 | Benchmark Litigation
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May 15, 2024 | Firm News, Westlaw Today, Law360
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November 30, 2022 | The AmLaw Litigation Daily
Publications
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September 23, 2024 | Firm Publication
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June 20, 2024 | Today’s General Counsel
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April 18, 2024 | Securities Law Exchange Blog
Past Events
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February 15, 2024 | Nashville, TennesseeThe Vanderbilt Law and Business Program
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September 14-15, 2022 | Nashville, TennesseeBass, Berry & Sims
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September 28, 2021 | VirtualBass, Berry & Sims
Media Mentions & Firm News
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August 7, 2024 | Benchmark Litigation
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May 15, 2024 | Firm News, Westlaw Today, Law360
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November 30, 2022 | The AmLaw Litigation Daily
Contact
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Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
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