Adams & Reese

Firm Overview:

Adams & Reese, founded in 1951, is a multidisciplinary law firm with over 300 attorneys and advisors strategically located throughout the United States and Washington, D.C. Adams & Reese professionals are known as practical and personal advisors and advocates who tailor their approach and counsel to the specific needs of each situation and client. Many on our team have years of on-the-job experience within the industries that we serve as executives, professionals and in-house counsel. Taking a hands-on, personal approach to every issue, challenge and opportunity our clients face, Adams & Reese lawyers and advisors are skilled and ready to help clients achieve their goals and advance their business interests.

Distinctions:

The American Lawyer includes Adams & Reese on its distinguished list of the nation's top law firms, the Am Law 200. The National Law Journal includes the firm on the NLJ 500 list of the nation's largest law firms. Adams & Reese is among AdvanceLaw’s preferred panel of law firms, a group of more than 200 chief legal officers of large multinational corporations, whose mission is to improve the legal market and profession. AdvanceLaw firms are selected on the basis of quality, client service, efficiency and innovation, as well as profession-friendly practices, including strengths in diversity and pro bono service. Our attorneys are ranked among Chambers USA Leaders in their Field, Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers throughout our respective offices across our regional footprint.

Community Service:

Adams & Reese is consistently recognized in the legal industry for dedication to serving our communities throughout our regional footprint. Adams & Reese’s corporate philanthropy program, HUGS (Hope, Understanding, Giving, and Support) was founded in 1988 and has devoted financial resources and thousands of volunteer hours to assist those in need within our communities. Caring Adams & Reese Employees (CA&RE) allows every lawyer to provide pro bono work for clients and nonprofit organizations who cannot afford to pay for an attorney.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Adams & Reese is proud to have achieved Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification, recognizing our commitment to closing diversity gaps within our own leadership and my extension, the legal profession as a whole. The firm's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) efforts date back to the 1980s with the formation of a DE&I Committee that works with the Executive Committee, Practice Group Leaders and Firm Administration and Management to instill internal and external initiatives. Adams & Reese has implemented mentorship programs, workplace pipeline partnerships and increased recruiting efforts at minority institutions to demonstrate an unwavering commitment to DE&I throughout the law firm. Adams & Reese is participating in the Mansfield 6.0 Certification Process.

Main Areas of Practice:

• Alcohol & Hospitality
• Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy
• Construction
• Corporate
• Disaster Preparedness & Response
• Economic Development and Foreign Direct Investment
• Education, including HBCU
• Energy, including Renewable Energy
• Environmental
• Financial Services (Commercial Lending, Creditors’ Rights/Special Assets/Workouts, Estate Trust & Fiduciary Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Consumer Litigation, Regulatory/Operations)
• Forestry
• Global Trade & Transportation
• Global Intellectual Property (Anti-Counterfeiting, Copyright, Entertainment & New Media, Franchising, IP Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Internet and E-Commerce, Patents, Trademark, Transactional IP)
• Government Relations - Federal, State, & Local
• Insurance (Coverage, Defense, Regulatory, Subrogation)
• Labor & Employment, including Workplace Safety & OSHA
• Litigation (Appellate, Class Action/Complex Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Government Investigations & White Collar Defense, Products Liability, Toxic Tort, Workplace Safety & OSHA)
• Maritime
• Middle Market Mergers & Acquisitions
• Public Finance
• Real Estate
• Tax
• Utilities & Telecommunications

Offices

The footprint of our office locations throughout the Southern U.S. and in Washington, D.C. is strategic. It enables us to assemble nimble lawyer teams to serve the growing needs of our regional, national and international clients.

• Alabama – Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery
• Colorado – Denver
• Florida – Jacksonville, Sarasota, Tallahassee and Tampa
• Georgia – Atlanta
• Louisiana – Baton Rouge and New Orleans
• Mississippi - Jackson
• North Carolina - Charlotte
• South Carolina – Charleston and Columbia
• Tennessee – Chattanooga, Memphis and Nashville
• Texas – Houston
• Washington, D.C.

Leadership

• Guilford F. "Gif" Thornton Jr., Managing Partner - [email protected]
• Clarence Wilbon, Executive Committee Chair and Partner - [email protected]
• Dana F. Bird, Chief Financial Officer - [email protected]
• William Vance, Chief Technology Officer - [email protected]
• Laura Sillars, Chief Marketing Officer - [email protected]
• Linda Soileau, Director of Human Resources - [email protected]