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Mark Westlake works with entrepreneurs, individuals and businesses to minimize their state and federal tax liabilities. In the area of business tax counseling, Mark advises clients to effectively organize and establish entities where tax burdens are a principal concern. He also represents these clients in structuring, negotiating, documenting and implementing transactions that are sensitive to tax ramifications. Mark is regularly called upon to resolve tax controversies of all sizes and level...

Lindsay Jacques Irving is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Health Care Law. Lindsay Jacques practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Lindsay Jacques Irving since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Lindsay Jacques Irving is held by other lawyers.

Jaz Boon is a member of the firm’s Litigation practice, counseling clients on various business disputes and commercial matters, as well as environmental and health and safety compliance. Prior to joining the firm, Jaz served as an Assistant General Counsel at Bridgestone Americas, Inc. where he provided legal advice and support for the environmental, health and safety, and sustainability needs of the business. He began his legal career at a prominent Nashville law firm, where he was a m...

Ignacio De La Huerta is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Ignacio practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Ignacio De La Huerta since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Ignacio De La Huerta is held by other lawyers.

Paige I. Bernick is a shareholder in Lewis Thomason's Nashville office. Paige primarily works with the Transportation Practice Group. Paige also concentrates her practice in complex civil litigation, including gig economy issues, commercial and business disputes, and employment matters. Prior to private practice, Paige served over four years as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, in Nashville. In that role, she represented the Secretary of Labor in liti...

Brenton H. Lankford is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Brenton H. practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Brenton H. Lankford since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Brenton H. Lankford is held by other lawyers.

A Trial Attorney for the Injured The Managing Partner of Lieff Cabraser’s Nashville office, Mark Chalos has been appointed to lead multidistrict litigations and class actions in federal and state courts throughout the country. Mark represents individuals who have suffered catastrophic personal injuries, as well as consumers, businesses, and municipalities that have been defrauded. Mark prosecutes product defect cases against U.S. and foreign corporations that make and sell allegedly def...

Paul Rosenblatt is a litigation partner in the Nashville office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Paul’s practice focuses on representing manufacturers in high-stakes product liability and mass tort litigation. He has played a key role in leading the national expert teams for some of the largest and most complex mass torts and MDLs in the country, including surgical mesh, military earplugs and PFAS. In addition to leading national expert teams, he has extensive experience preparing, presenti...

Mr. Patterson is an experienced patent practitioner and trial attorney. His primary practice involves the writing and prosecution of patent applications in the electrical, electronic, and computer software arts including business methods; patent, trademark and copyright counseling, including preparing validity and infringement opinions; licensing; and litigation in all areas of intellectual property law. He has assisted clients in obtaining over 200 U.S. patents. From 1973 to 1977 Mark Patter...

Steve Braun advises hospitals, surgery centers and other health care providers in transactional, regulatory and operations matters. His transactional experience includes numerous acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures of hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and insurance companies. Steve also has extensive experience involving mergers and acquisitions in a variety of industries; public and private offerings of equity and debt securities; and stock options and other equity compensation...