The Memphis Business Journal released its annual Power 100 List recognizing the area’s most influential local business and community leaders. Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Al Bright, Jr. was again recognized, this year as part of “The Recruiters” list – the individuals that attract new companies, jobs, residents, and visitors to the area that will create economic conditions today that will pay off in opportunities and prosperity for the future. Al has been named to the Power 100 list for the past five consecutive years (2021-2025).
The full list of “The Recruiters” were named in a February 7 article, available here. Al’s full profile included the following bio:
In his law practice, Al Bright Jr. is a go-to outside corporate law counsel for clients in biotech, pharma, life science, medical device, manufacturing, and distribution. As chair of the Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) for Memphis & Shelby County since 2012, Bright is in the vanguard of local efforts to see the growth of corporate investments through relocation and expansion. EDGE has recruited and supported projects with a combined $11.6 billion in capital investment, $1.9 billion in new tax revenue, and more than 53,000jobs created.