On February 10, 2022, the Senate passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021,H.R. 4445. It is expected to be signed by President Biden shortly. The Act did the seemingly impossible by passing on lopsided, bipartisan votes in both the House and Senate, befitting its odd-couple Senate sponsors: Kirstin Gillibrand (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). The Act makes all pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class action waivers—including those already in existence—unenforceable in cases alleging sexual harassment or sexual assault...
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Waller: delivering business solutions by combining world-class legal skills with a deep understanding of our clients' strategic objectives.
Waller helps businesses and individuals throughout the United States and abroad achieve financial and strategic goals in a wide range of transactional, regulatory and litigation matters.
Waller's deep roster of experienced business lawyers addresses the legal needs of clients in transactional matters involving mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, commercial finance, securities, restructuring, real estate, tax and the expansion or relocation of business operations.
A trusted advisor to many of the leading companies in the highly regulated healthcare industry, Waller has earned a national reputation for creative insight and professional commitment and is recognized as one of the nation's largest healthcare law firms by Modern Healthcare.
Waller has ranked among "America's Best Corporate Law Firms" by Corporate Board Member magazine since 2000, and 75 percent of Waller partners are AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Waller's commitment to service is highlighted in the following quotations from recent editions of Chambers and Partners' America's Leading Lawyers for Business:
"[We] had a very good experience with Waller and the ultimate success of this project will be in great part due to its team."
"There is nothing this distinguished outfit does not know about the healthcare industry."
"Waller stands out for the quality of services in the corporate arena. Aimed at the middle market, the team operates on a national level."
"This first class giant flexes its corporate muscle in many complex transactions. The thoroughly professional and knowledgeable team has experience of all business cycles."
Year this Office was Established: 1905
Lawyers Worldwide: 549
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Lida Alsobrooks
Partner
John Arnold
Partner
Taylor Askew
Partner
A.J. Bahou
Partner
Catie Lane Bailey
Partner
Mark Bell
Partner
Blake Bernard
Partner
Julian Bibb
Partner
Tyson Bickley
Partner
George Bishop
Partner
Bob Boston
Partner
Brent Bowman
Partner
David Bridgers
Partner
James Bristol
Partner
Brian Browder
Partner
Matt Bryson
Partner
John Bunge
Partner
Matt Burnstein
Partner
Jeff Calk
Partner
Ed Callaway
Partner
Bo Campbell
Partner
David Clay
Partner
John Claybrook
Partner
Chase Cole
Partner
Steven Connor
Partner
Trip Conrad
Partner
Jon Cooper
Partner
Andrew Cornwell
Partner
Michael Cottone
Partner
Matt Cox
Partner
Marcus Crider
Partner
Paul Davidson
Partner
Ames Davis
Partner
Jim Doran
Partner
Vinh Duong
Partner
Derek Edwards
Partner
Bob Felber
Partner
Carla Fenswick
Partner
Aaron Flinn
Partner
David Garcia
Partner
Jon Gaston
Partner
Stan Graham
Partner
Leigh Griffith
Partner
Todd Hambidge
Partner
Mary Julia Hannon
Partner
Rob Harris
Partner
Robb Harvey
Partner
John Haubenreich
Partner
Philip Head
Partner
Brent Hill
Partner
Stacy Clark Hooper
Partner
Brittany Hopper
Partner
Ignacio la Huerta
Partner
Molly Huffman
Partner
Lindsay Irving
Partner
Richard Johnson
Partner
Lee Johnston
Partner
Morgan Jones
Partner
Aron Karabel
Partner
Nora Katz
Partner
Miranda Kelley
Partner
Steve Kirkham
Partner
Nathan Kottkamp
Partner
Neil Krugman
Partner
Shannon Goff Kukulka
Partner
Hilary Lang
Partner
Tyler Layne
Partner
David Lemke
Partner
Nora Liggett
Partner
Colin Luke
Partner
Gerald Mace
Partner
Leslie Vaughn Mahre
Partner
Brian Malcom
Partner
David Marks
Partner
Elle McCulty
Partner
Laura Merritt
Partner
Marlee Mitchell
Partner
Don Moody
Partner
Brent Moreland
Partner
Shane Morris
Partner
Andy Naylor
Partner
Jesse Neil
Partner
Walter Neilsen
Partner
Jay Nixon
Partner
Andy Norwood
Partner
Caitlyn Page
Partner
Travis Parham
Partner
John Park
Partner
Daniel Patten
Partner
Mark Peters
Partner
Chris Phillips
Partner
MaryEllen Pickrell
Partner
Beth Pitman
Partner
Joshua Porte
Partner
Alex Porter
Partner
Jeremy Poynter
Partner
Jonah Price
Partner
Stephen Quinn
Partner
Colbey Reagan
Partner
Nick Rew
Partner
Blake Roth
Partner
Abbey Mansfield Ruby
Partner
Eric Scalzo
Partner
Tonya Scharf
Partner
Brandon Schirg
Partner
Doug Sloan
Partner
Jeff Smith
Partner
Andrew Solinger
Partner
Michael Stagg
Partner
Katie Stenberg
Partner
Emma Stephens
Partner
Courtney Stone
Partner
Don Stuart
Partner
Sean Sullivan
Partner
JD Thomas
Partner
Wells Trompeter
Partner
Ashleigh VanLandingham
Partner
Beth Vessel
Partner
Andrew Vickers
Partner
Jack Waddey
Partner
Drew Warth
Partner
Joseph Watson
Partner
James Weaver
Partner
Jennifer Weaver
Partner
Jacob Weinstein
Partner
Leanna Weinstein
Partner
Morris D Weiss
Partner
Charley Williamson
Partner
Chris Wilson
Partner
Doug Wolford
Partner
Josh Wood
Partner
David Wright
Partner
Mike Yopp
PartnerAssociates

Hadeel Abouhasira
Associate
Olivia R. Al-Sadi
Associate
Sam Baker
Associate
Lindsey Bars
Associate
Lindsey Bars
Associate
Hannah Berny
Associate
Shivam Bhakta
Associate
Bethany Blair
Associate
Jacob Bolton
Associate
Zach Boulden
Associate
Mike Brett
Associate
Eric Brokaw
Associate
Hannah Ketring Brown
Associate
Joe Bucaro
Associate
Scott Buzzard
Associate
Sarah G. Caron
Associate
Marina Kirtland Carrier
Associate
Sharon Carroll
Associate
Tayler Chambless
Associate
Hollie Cheek
Associate
Chika Chimezie
Associate
Berkley Crain
Associate
David Creasy
Associate
Taylor Cross
Associate
Saba Daneshvar
Associate
Kean Devine
Associate
Flynne Dowdy
Associate
Emily Duncan
Associate
Devin Dunkley
Associate
Kimberly Faye
Associate
Jane Feist
Associate
Gabriella Del Gandio
Associate
Marisa Garcia
Associate
Jacob Giesecke
Associate
Tyler Gilbert
Associate
Matt Gornick
Associate
Spencer Green
Associate
Aly Hamby
Associate
Chris Harrelson
Associate
Jim Harris
Associate
Sloan Hastings
Associate
Samuel Henninger
Associate
Agnes Hu
Associate
Maggie Hunt
Associate
Bo Hurst
Associate
Morgan Ivey
Associate
Samuel M. Jacobs
Associate
Hailey Janeway
Associate
Kierstin Jodway
Associate
Danielle Johns
Associate
Melissa Jones
Associate
William Kent
Associate
Quynh-Anh Kibler
Associate
Hannah Kim
Associate
Scott Kunde
Associate
Juliana Lamar
Associate
Pirjin Laser
Associate
Cynthia Lee
Associate
Mark Lennon
Associate
Davidson Lentz
Associate
Kendria Lewis
Associate
Nate Lykins
Associate
Elizabeth Malloy
Associate
Elizabeth Malloy
Associate
Ellie Martin
Associate
Jill Mastroianni
Associate
Chris McNeill
Associate
Matthew Miller
Associate
Kenshandra Mitchell
Associate
Arman Moeini
Associate
Andrew Montgomery
Associate
Alex Munderloh
Associate
Mary Alice Murphy
Associate
Shawndra Nash
Associate
Trey Neal
Associate
James Nelson
Associate
John Nix
Associate
Joseph North
Associate
Rachel Parker
Associate
Krishna Patel
Associate
Oliver Peglow
Associate
Laura Penney
Associate
Karolyn Perry
Associate
Ward Pickens
Associate
Kimbra Ratliff Pickle
Associate
Samantha Podlas
Associate
Lauren Pratt
Associate
Peter Raffanti
Associate
Anna Rasmussen
Associate
Caraline Rickard
Associate
Katherine Rippey
Associate
Arianna Robbins
Associate
Elvira Rodriguez
Associate
Cassie Russell
Associate
Lee Sands
Associate
Maggie Sandwith
Associate
Madison Santana
Associate
Alexa Sengupta
Associate
Kayla Sewell
Associate
Martin Shepherd
Associate
Regan Sherrell
Associate
Briant Shumard
Associate
Elliott Smith
Associate
Gaby Smith
Associate
Donovan Sowder
Associate
Leigh Stanfield
Associate
Clayton Stansell
Associate
Hunter Thornton
Associate
Forrest S. Tinnin
Associate
Rachel Tom-Quinn
Associate
Nigel Vorbrich
Associate
Dan Walder
Associate
Nina Wall
Associate
Brittany Warford
Associate
John Weber
Associate
Amelia White
Associate
John Wesley Williamson
Associate
Renee Wilson
Associate
Logan Wilson
Associate
Andrew Wood
Associate
Rachel Wright
Associate
Christine Younger
Associate
Willard Younger
Associate
David Zeitlin
AssociateOf Counsel

Steve Baker
Counsel
Annie Beckstrom
Counsel
Alex Buchanan
Counsel
Greg Conway
Counsel
Jennifer Faucett Cote
Conselor
Ted Habermann
Counsel
Erin Hughes
Counsel
Shannon Kukulka
Counsel
Tommy Peebles
Counsel
Angela Playle
Counsel
Quan Poole
Counsel
Dustin Timblin
Counsel
Kevin Tran
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Kelsey Burk
paralegal
Kimberly Clark
Staff Attorney
Jeana G Clark
Paralegal
Connor Dugosh
Associate
Amanda Feldman
Paralegal
Lynn M Hammond
Paralegal
Teresa Haun
Paralegal
Paul Kang
Paralegal
Meredith Myers
Paralegal
Morgan Ribeiro
Chief Business Development OfficerArticles
Supreme Court stays OSHA vaccine mandate but keeps healthcare employee mandate in place
Today, the Supreme Court issued decisions in the COVID mandate cases that have had employers across the country on the edge of their seats. In aper curiam6-3 decision, the Court stayed the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard that required all employers with 100 or more employees to require COVID vaccination or weekly testing. The Court found that OSHA had exceeded its rule-making authority and that Congress -- not an administrative agency -- would have to pass legislation specifically authorizing the vaccine or test requirement: “The Act empowers the Secretary to set workplace safety standards, not broad public health measures...
Press
Chambers Recognizes 42 Waller Attorneys Spotlights Healthcare and Alcoholic Beverage Practices
Forty-two Waller attorneys across 14 practice areas are being recognized in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA, an annual publication that ranks law firms and lawyers through independent interviews with clients and members of the legal community at outside law firms. Chambers released the preliminary list this month while the final list including band designations will be published in mid-April. Over the past five years, the number of Waller attorneys recognized in Chambers has grown by more than 50 percent. In 2020, Waller’s alcoholic beverage practice joins healthcare as the second practice area to be recognized by Chambers on a national list...
Waller Adds Patent Attorney Hilary Dorr Lang PhD
Hilary Dorr Lang, Ph.D., has joined the Nashville office of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP. A registered patent attorney with a doctorate in organic chemistry, Lang focuses her practice on the preparation and prosecution of chemical, biologic and pharmaceutical patents and the management of large patent portfolios in those areas. “With her extensive experience across a broad spectrum of chemical products and processes, Hilary will play a key role in expanding the suite of services provided by our patent team,” said Bob Felber, Waller’s Intellectual Property practice leader...
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