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Litigation: General Commercial | USA

Tennessee

Our definition of general commercial litigation will always take into consideration the other practice areas that we cover in a given state. It is therefore a fairly broad interpretation of commercial litigation, perhaps more easily defined by what is not included within it. If, for example, we are looking at a state where we have coverage of IP, antitrust and bankruptcy litigation in standalone tables, we would not expect too much of this work to be included in a commercial litigation table and would be looking more for business disputes such as breach of contract claims. The work should be civil, and should involve disputes between business entities.

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Band 1

  1. Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
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    Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years Ranked

    Bass, 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.

  2. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years Ranked

    Bradley 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.

  3. Holland & Knight LLP
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    Holland & Knight LLP
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years Ranked

    Holland & 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.

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Band 2

  1. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
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    Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years Ranked
    Baker 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 LLP
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    Butler Snow LLP
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
    Butler 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.
  3. K&L Gates
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    K&L Gates
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    K&L Gates' commercial litigation team specialises in class actions, internal investigations, regulatory proceedings, and jury and bench trials in both federal and state court, and advises clients on commercial, contractual and securities disputes, among others.
  4. Riley & Jacobson, PLC
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    Riley & Jacobson, PLC
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years Ranked
    Riley & 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.
  5. Sherrard Roe Voigt Harbison PLC
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 2
  6. SIMS|FUNK, PLC
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Polsinelli PC
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    Polsinelli PC
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked

    Polsinelli PC'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.

  2. Neal & Harwell, PLC
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 3
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Band 4

  1. Adams & Reese
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    Adams & Reese
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked

    Adams & Reese LLP'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.

  2. Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC
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    Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 4 | 21 Years Ranked

    Burch, 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.

  3. Burr & Forman LLP
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    Burr & Forman LLP
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 4 | 11 Years Ranked

    Burr & 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 PLLC
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    Miller & Martin PLLC
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 4 | 21 Years Ranked

    Miller & 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.

  5. Waddey Acheson
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    Waddey Acheson
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked

    Waddey 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.

  6. Bernstein, Stair & McAdams LLP
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 4
  7. Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 4
  8. Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter, PLLC
    Litigation: General Commercial
    2025 | Band 4