NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwired - Aug 26, 2015) - Sixty-five attorneys from Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016. Waller attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers in 53 distinct practice areas with many attorneys recognized in multiple areas. Attorneys representing each of Waller's four offices in Nashville, Birmingham, Austin and Memphis, which opened in February 2014, were among those honored. In addition, 11 Waller attorneys were named "Lawyer of the Year" in Nashville:
- Robert E. Boston - Labor Law-Management
- Alexander B. Buchanan - Public Finance Law
- Chase Cole - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- James M. Doran, Jr. - Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Robb S. Harvey - Litigation-Intellectual Property
- Shannon Goff Kukulka - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- David E. Lemke - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- E. Andrew Norwood - Litigation-Patent
- W. Travis Parham - Litigation-Banking and Finance
- Thomas H. Peebles IV - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- G. Scott Rayson - Healthcare Law
"The number of Waller attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers across so many practice areas highlights our ability to serve the diverse legal needs of our clients," said Waller chairman Matt Burnstein. "We're honored to have the depth, experience and reputation of our team acknowledged by the publication."
Following is a complete list of the Waller attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016.
Austin, Texas
Birmingham, Alabama
- Larry B. Childs
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Securities
- Colin H. Luke
- Healthcare Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Memphis, Tennessee
- Al Bright, Jr.
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Denise D. Burke
- Joseph E. Dudek, Jr.
- G. Robert Morris
Nashville, Tennessee
- Stephen C. Baker
- George W. Bishop III
- Corporate Law
- Healthcare Law
- Litigation-Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Robert E. Boston
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law-Management
- Labor Law-Management
- Litigation-Labor and Employment
- James B. Bristol
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law-Management
- Litigation-ERISA
- Tax Law
- Brian R. Browder
- Alexander B. Buchanan
- Administrative/Regulatory Law
- Corporate Law
- Public Finance Law
- John B. Burns
- Matthew R. Burnstein
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jeffrey A. Calk
- Edward M. Callaway
- Robert R. Campbell, Jr.
- Banking and Finance Law
- Project Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- John D. Claybrook
- Chase Cole
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Lew Conner
- Arbitration
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Family Law
- Family Law Mediation
- Litigation-Construction
- Mediation
- Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.
- Employment Law-Management
- Litigation-Labor and Employment
- Marcus M. Crider
- Employment Law-Management
- Labor Law-Management
- Litigation-Labor and Employment
- Walter H. Crouch
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation-Intellectual Property
- Paul S. Davidson
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation-Antitrust
- Litigation-Intellectual Property
- Litigation-Mergers and Acquisitions
- Litigation-Securities
- Ames Davis
- James M. Doran, Jr.
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Christopher S. Dunn
- Construction Law
- Litigation-Construction
- J. Bryan Echols
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Real Estate Law
- Derek W. Edwards
- Robert P. Felber, Jr.
- Franchise Law
- Trademark Law
- Carla F. Fenswick
- Stanley E. Graham
- Employment Law-Management
- Labor Law-Management
- Litigation-Labor and Employment
- J. Leigh Griffith
- Government Relations Practice
- Litigation and Controversy-Tax
- Tax Law
- Robert L. Harris
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Robb S. Harvey
- Commercial Litigation
- Copyright Law
- First Amendment Law
- Franchise Law
- Litigation-First Amendment
- Litigation-Intellectual Property
- Litigation-Patent
- Media Law
- Trademark Law
- E. Brent Hill
- Corporate Law
- Healthcare Law
- Richard A. Johnson
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- J. Steven Kirkham
- Shannon Goff Kukulka
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- David E. Lemke
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Theodore W. Lenz
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
- Nora L. Liggett
- Kim Harvey Looney
- Corporate Law
- Healthcare Law
- Gerald F. Mace
- E. Marlee Mitchell
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Donald R. Moody
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Andrew S. Naylor
- Employment Law-Management
- Labor Law-Management
- Litigation-Labor and Employment
- James "Jay" H. Nixon III
- Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
- E. Andrew Norwood
- Copyright Law
- Information Technology Law
- Litigation-Intellectual Property
- Litigation-Patent
- Patent Law
- Technology Law
- Trade Secrets Law
- Trademark Law
- W. Travis Parham
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation-Banking and Finance
- Litigation-Real Estate
- Litigation-Securities
- Michael R. Paslay
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Thomas H. Peebles IV
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- MaryEllen S. Pickrell
- G. Scott Rayson
- Corporate Law
- Healthcare Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Colbey B. Reagan
- A.J. Reed
- L. Hunter Rost, Jr.
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Michael K. Stagg
- John C. Tishler
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Charles A. Trost
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- I.C. "Jack" Waddey, Jr.
- James M. Weaver
- Environmental Law
- Gaming Law
- Government Relations Practice
- G. Michael Yopp
- Litigation and Controversy-Tax
- Tax Law
- Angela C. Youngberg