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This year, three of the firm’s practices were ranked inNationwide
- Government Contracts: Highly Regarded – Band 1
- Healthcare: The Elite – Band 3
- International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Band 2
In the state jurisdictions, Bass, Berry & Sims earned the top Band 1 ranking in 16 practices in Tennessee. The firm was top ranked in two new Tennessee practice categories this year – Insurance and Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations. Additionally, the firm maintained a ranking in Healthcare in the District of Columbia.
The full list of practice rankings inTennesseeDistrict of Columbia
- Banking & Finance – Band 1 (Tennessee)
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Band 1 (Tennessee)
- Construction – Band 1 (Tennessee)
- Corporate/M&A – Band 1 (Tennessee)
- Environment – Band 1 (Tennessee)
- Healthcare – Band 1 (Tennessee)
- Healthcare – Band 4 (District of Columbia)
- Insurance – Band 1 (Tennessee)
- Intellectual Property – Band 1 (Tennessee)
- Labor & Employment – Band 1 (Tennessee)
- Litigation: General Commercial – Band 1 (Tennessee)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Band 1 (Tennessee)
- Real Estate – Band 1 (Tennessee)
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In the 2025Chambers USA
The following three firm attorneys were ranked in theNationwide
- Richard Arnholt – Government Contracts
- Thaddeus R. McBride – International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Todd Overman – Government Contracts; Government Contracts: M&A (newly ranked in Government Contracts: M&A in 2025) *
The following 46 firm attorneys were ranked in the following practice areas inTennessee:
- Robert L. Brewer – Intellectual Property
- Matthew M. Curley – Healthcare: Government Investigations & Fraud
- J. Page Davidson – Corporate/M&A
- John Dawson – Environment
- Brian Dobbs – Construction
- Felix R. Dowsley III – Banking & Finance
- Leslie Ford – Banking & Finance (newly ranked in 2025)
- Craig V. Gabbert, Jr. – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Senior Statesperson)
- Tim K. Garrett – Labor & Employment
- B. Riney Green – Corporate/M&A
- Anna M. Grizzle – Healthcare: Regulatory
- Michael R. Hess – Healthcare
- Michael R. Hill – Healthcare
- Scott Holley – Banking & Finance: Regulatory
- Bob Horton – Labor & Employment
- Angela Humphreys – Healthcare
- J. James Jenkins Jr. – Healthcare
- Paul G. Jennings – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Howard H. Lamar III – Corporate/M&A
- Britt K. Latham – Litigation: General Commercial
- Travis Lloyd – Healthcare: Regulatory
- Mark Manner – Corporate/M&A (Senior Statesperson)
- Paige W. Mills – Intellectual Property
- J. Allen Overby – Corporate/M&A
- Tatjana Paterno – Corporate/M&A
- W. Brantley Phillips, Jr. – Litigation: General Commercial
- Mary Leigh Pirtle – Labor & Employment
- Cynthia Y. Reisz – Healthcare; Healthcare: Regulatory *
- Lisa S. Rivera – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Litigation: Government Investigations & Fraud (newly ranked in Healthcare: Government Investigations & Fraud in 2025) *
- Brian D. Roark – Healthcare: Government Investigations & Fraud
- Todd J. Rolapp – Corporate/M&A (Eminent Practitioner)
- Glenn B. Rose – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Cynthia N. Sellers – Banking & Finance
- D. Mark Sheets – Real Estate
- Richard R. Spore III – Real Estate
- Michael A. Stewart – Real Estate
- Steve Taylor – Insurance (newly ranked in 2025)
- G. Scott Thomas – Environment
- Ryan Thomas – Corporate/M&A
- Shelley Thomas – Intellectual Property
- Overton Thompson III – Litigation: General Commercial
- T. Gaillard Uhlhorn – Real Estate
- F. Mitchell Walker Jr. – Corporate/M&A
- Leigh Walton – Healthcare (Senior Statesperson)
- Elizabeth Warren – Healthcare: Regulatory
- Jessalyn H. Zeigler – Environment; Litigation: General Commercial *
The firm had two attorneys ranked in theDistrict of Columbia:
- Jeffrey Davis – Healthcare
- Jennifer Michael – Healthcare (newly ranked in 2025)
Three firm attorneys received the recognition ofSenior Statesman
- Craig V. Gabbert, Jr.
- Mark Manner
- Leigh Walton
Additionally, the firm’s managing partner, Todd Rolapp, was recognized as an