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Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Offices

  1. USA

    1. Knoxville TN

      1700 Riverview Tower, 900 South Gay Street, Knoxville TN 37902, USA T 1 865 521 6200 F 1 865 521 6234
    2. Memphis TN

      The Tower at Peabody Place, 100 Peabody Place Suite 900, Memphis TN 38103-3672, USA T 1 901 543 5900 F 1 901 543 5999
    3. Nashville TN

      150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800, Nashville TN 37201, USA T 1 615 742 6200 F 1 615 742 6293
    4. Washington DC

      1201 Pennsylvania Avenue North West, Suite 501, Washington DC 20004, USA T 1 202 827 2950 F 1 202 478 0400
  1. White House declares war on patent trolls through patent reform

    USA - June 10 2013

    On June 4, 2013, President Obama proposed a two-part action plan to address the ever increasing issue of so-called "patent trolls" (or companies who

  2. Federal banking authorities approve nonbank liquidation rule and extension for foreign banks on pushout rule

    USA - June 10 2013

    In a busy day's work, on June 5, 2013, the FDIC and the Federal Reserve issued two new rules under Dodd-Frank impacting both domestic and foreign

  3. Tennessee’s new “guns in trunks” law

    USA - March 20 2013

    A new Tennessee law, effective July 1, 2013, allows Tennessee employees who hold valid permits to carry concealed weapons, to bring their weapons

  4. An employer’s guide to navigating the EEOC’s 2013 initiatives

    USA - May 24 2013

    Last year, the EEOC approved a Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2012-2016. In the Strategic Plan, the EEOC set forth three objectives: (1) combating

  5. Cat’s paw theory: what is it? Why should I care?

    USA - June 27 2012

    Some recent court rulings have referred to the “cat’s paw theory” of liability for discrimination

  1. Know your people! OIG issues new special advisory bulletin on excluded persons

    USA - June 17 2013

    The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) has released a Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of

  2. Federal banking authorities approve nonbank liquidation rule and extension for foreign banks on pushout rule

    USA - June 10 2013

    In a busy day's work, on June 5, 2013, the FDIC and the Federal Reserve issued two new rules under Dodd-Frank impacting both domestic and foreign

  3. White House declares war on patent trolls through patent reform

    USA - June 10 2013

    On June 4, 2013, President Obama proposed a two-part action plan to address the ever increasing issue of so-called "patent trolls" (or companies who

  4. Attorney General says “guns in trunks” legislation does not alter “at-will” status of employees

    USA - June 3 2013

    Tennessee employers, according to the Tennessee Attorney General, can still terminate employees for violating a "no weapons" policy, despite the new

  5. An employer’s guide to navigating the EEOC’s 2013 initiatives

    USA - May 24 2013

    Last year, the EEOC approved a Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2012-2016. In the Strategic Plan, the EEOC set forth three objectives: (1) combating