Ranking tables
Litigation: General Commercial | USA
Tennessee
Rankings overview for Departments
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 23 Years Ranked
Butler Snow LLP 15 Years Ranked
Riley & Jacobson, PLC 23 Years Ranked- Sherrard Roe Voigt Harbison PLC
- SIMS|FUNK, PLC
Adams & Reese 3 Years Ranked
Polsinelli PC 3 Years Ranked- WelbornMalone PLC
Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC 22 Years Ranked
Burr & Forman LLP 12 Years Ranked
Miller & Martin PLLC 22 Years Ranked- Waddey Acheson 2 Years Ranked
- Bernstein, Stair & McAdams LLP
- Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.
- Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter, PLLC
All Departments profiles
Band 1

1 Bass, Berry & Sims PLCLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 1 | 23 Years RankedBass, Berry & Sims is a top-notch law firm with an outstanding reputation for its wide-ranging litigation expertise. It is well equipped to handle disputes in highly regulated industries, with notable capabilities in financial services and healthcare cases. It demonstrates wider strengths in commercial disputes, including class actions, IP claims and privacy disputes. The firm is further active in bankruptcy-related litigation. Its expertise extends to white-collar criminal matters, including litigation and investigations.

1 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 1 | 23 Years RankedBradley Arant Boult Cummings is a standout law firm with a market-leading reputation for litigation work in Tennessee. It provides a broad range of services and is able to call upon a formidable roster of trial experts who offer experience in areas such as product liability, IP disputes, securities claims and contentious tax-related matters. The firm also draws on a strong appellate team to offer additional strengths in state and federal appeals. It frequently acts for clients in the healthcare and financial services sectors. The team has additional capabilities in complex government enforcement and investigations.

1 Holland & Knight LLPLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 1 | 23 Years RankedHolland & Knight's litigation team is especially strong in the healthcare field, and has further capabilities in financial services and bankruptcy-related work. The firm also calls upon a well-resourced white-collar practice, with notable experience handling investigations and enforcement by the DOJ and wider state and federal regulators. It is further well versed in securities class actions, and has an impressive base of national and multinational clients.
Band 2

2 Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PCLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 2 | 23 Years RankedBaker Donelson retains a comprehensive commercial disputes practice in Tennessee, with considerable experience handling intellectual property, bankruptcy, securities and wider business tort claims. It enjoys a strong reputation for its adroit handling of medical malpractice claims, acting for a range of medical professionals, hospitals and healthcare systems. The firm's areas of expertise also include contractual disputes.
2 Butler Snow LLPLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedButler Snow demonstrates considerable experience in class action claims, breach of contract and antitrust disputes, with particular strengths defending pharmaceutical businesses against product liability claims. Its client base also includes financial institutions, medical device companies and manufacturing businesses. The firm is further active on intellectual property and construction disputes.
2 Riley & Jacobson, PLCLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 2 | 23 Years RankedRiley & Jacobson is a prominent Nashville boutique recognized for its talented team of practitioners. It provides the full gamut of commercial litigation services, with notable expertise in entertainment and IP matters. The firm is also well versed in representing clients from the healthcare industry.
Band 3

3 Adams & ReeseLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedAdams & Reese's litigation team advises clients ranging from international companies to small businesses on litigation and dispute resolution matters. Its general commercial litigation attorneys have expertise in breach of contracts, bankruptcy and restructurings and fraud among other disputes, and handle trials and appeals in state and federal courts.

3 Polsinelli PCLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedPolsinelli's commercial litigation attorneys in Tennessee operate from offices in Nashville and Chattanooga and have expertise in financial services and healthcare industry verticals. The team has notable capabilities handling complex class actions and multidistrict litigation.
Band 4

4 Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLCLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 4 | 22 Years RankedBurch, Porter & Johnson is a Memphis-based boutique law firm with notable credentials in commercial disputes, leveraging its strong group of trial lawyers. It acts for multinationals and midmarket corporates in areas such as breach of contract claims, IP disputes and bankruptcy litigation. The firm assists clients active in a range of sectors including technology and healthcare.

4 Burr & Forman LLPLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 4 | 12 Years RankedBurr & Forman houses a well regarded litigation practice which offers broad expertise across the spectrum of commercial and regulatory disputes, with particular strengths in the bankruptcy and consumer finance arenas. It offers notable expertise in acting for financial institutions, alongside broader experience advising major corporates and specialist investors. The firm also has notable arbitration capabilities.

4 Miller & Martin PLLCLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 4 | 22 Years RankedMiller & Martin has a solid disputes group with a strong presence in Chattanooga as well as Nashville. It represents major clients in the healthcare and pharma industries, with considerable expertise defending False Claims Act cases. It further offers sector strengths in construction, acting for design professionals, contractors, suppliers and owners in a broad array of disputes.
4 Waddey AchesonLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedWaddey Acheson is newly-founded Nashville-based litigation boutique with attorneys offering expertise across a range of areas. The team's experience spans intellectual property, construction and environment-related disputes, among other areas.
- Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter, PLLCLitigation: General Commercial2026 | Band 4