Press Releases

Bradley attorney Gene Besen was featured in a Q&A with Texas Lawyer as a finalist for the publication’s Managing Partner of the Year award. Texas Lawyer: What was your route to the top? Besen: There was no map! My route wasn't exactly traditional. I started my career at a six-lawyer firm. I learned a lot about the practice and business of law from my time there. I left a boutique for big law as a fourth-year associate. I made partner in big law after only seven years of practice ...

Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was quoted in Law360 Tax Authority on blended apportionment as the Multistate Tax Commission group considers partnership apportionment factors. “Assume Corporation A owns 25% of AB LLC,” Ely said ...

Bradley attorney Anne Yuengert was featured in a Q&A as one of the Birmingham Business Journal’s Top Birmingham Women for 2024. BBJ: What keeps you in Birmingham? Yuengert: It is an easy place to live and work. My commute to everything (both work and play) is short. Even though I did not grow up in Alabama, I feel like Birmingham has welcomed me ...

Bradley attorney Caleb Barron was quoted in Pension & Investments on courts deciding how 401(k) plans can use forfeiture assets. What started as a small law firm filing a handful of suits against a 401(k) plan’s use of forfeited funds has metastasized into a broad attack on sponsors that raises questions about reducing participants’ expenses ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 11 of the firm’s attorneys were named to the list of 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers. Bradley attorneys recognized in the 2025 guide, along with their recognized practice areas and office locations, are: Atlanta R. Lawrence Ashe Jr. - HOF Labor & Employment, esp. Litigation Birmingham John W. Hargrove - Labor & Employment Jennifer J. McGahey - Labor & Employment, esp ...

Bradley attorneys Doug Patin and Mabry Rogers have been named to the 2024 edition of Who’s Who Legal (WWL) Thought Leaders - USA: Construction. WWL Thought Leaders - USA: Construction brings together the insight, expertise and wisdom of some of the foremost lawyers in the U.S ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 15 attorneys in the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices have been named to the 2024 edition of Texas Super Lawyers. In addition, Ian Faria and Jon Paul Hoelscher are included in the publication’s “Top 100 Houston” list. The following Dallas attorneys have been named to the 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list: Gene R. Besen P. Gregory Hidalgo Ladd Hirsch Evangeline O. Lalangas Tonya L ...

Bradley attorney Owen Salyers was recently appointed as co-chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Public Contract Law’s Young Lawyer’s Committee and vice chair of the Section’s Contract Claims and Disputes Resolution Committee for the 2024-2025 ABA year ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that E. Paige Knight, an attorney in the firm’s Tampa office, has earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) credential in the United States through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Ms. Knight is an associate in the firm’s Banking and Financial Services Practice Group. Her practice focuses on consumer class action litigation, mortgage servicing, and data privacy and cybersecurity matters ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that M. Patrick Everman has joined the firm’s Jackson office as a partner in the Corporate and Securities and Real Estate practice groups. “We are delighted to welcome Patrick to Bradley. He brings a wealth of corporate experience, providing strategic counsel to clients on their transactional and real estate needs ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 11 of the firm’s partners have been named to the 2025 edition of Who’s Who Legal (WWL) Thought Leaders: USA ...

Bradley is pleased to announce 11 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide for 2025. The Bradley attorneys recognized in the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America for 2025, along with their recognized practice areas and office locations, are: Samuel T. Acker – Commercial Litigation; Dallas Melissa Gutierrez Alonso – Commercial Litigation; Houston Gene R ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that partner John I. Spangler III has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers (ACCL). He will be among the 12 new Fellows inducted at the 2025 ACCL Annual Meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida from February 13-16, 2025. The ACCL is a national organization of lawyers who have demonstrated skill, experience and high standards of professional and ethical conduct and who are dedicated to excellence in the practice of construction law ...

Bradley is pleased to announce Greg Hidalgo has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities Practice Group as a partner in the Dallas office. Mr ...

Bradley attorney Scott Burnett Smith was quoted in Law360 on ERISA [Employee Retirement Income Security Act] arguments to watch for in September. One of the notable cases Smith said he’s watching for developments is Pamela Avecilla et al. v. Live Nation Entertainment Inc. et al., in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ...

Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was quoted in Bloomberg Tax on the Louisiana Department of Revenue’s recent confidential settlement of a major tax lawsuit against ConocoPhillips Co. The litigation generated attention among many tax practitioners and other revenue agencies as a rare lens into state transfer pricing tax disputes. Transfer pricing involves the valuation of assets transferred between related enterprises under common control ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Birmingham partner Whitt Steineker has been named to the 2024-2025 edition of the Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers list published by Cannabis Law Report. Based on an annual survey of clients and lawyers in the cannabis legal services sector, the fifth edition of the list recognizes the top cannabis practitioners and practices around the world. Mr ...

Bradley attorney Bill Holley was recently appointed to the Georgia State Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers for the 2024-2025 term. The American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) is an invitation-only fellowship of exceptional trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds from the United States and Canada. The ACTL selects applicants who have demonstrated the highest standards of trial advocacy, ethical conduct, integrity, professionalism and collegiality ...

Bradley attorney Beau Byrd was named among the Birmingham Business Journal’s Who’s Who in Commercial Real Estate for 2024. With a specialization in commercial real estate and lending transactions, Byrd has been active in the city’s legal community for over three decades ...

Bradley attorney Will Manuel was quoted in Law360 on recent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settlements increasing construction sector scrutiny. In addition to these persistent problems [underrepresentation, revolving door], Manuel pointed out that the EEOC is likely enhancing its scrutiny of the construction sector in light of its recent infusion of federal cash.  The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a $1 ...

Bradley attorney Chuck Stewart was recently appointed to the Alabama State Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers for the 2024-2025 term. The American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) is an invitation-only fellowship of exceptional trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds from the United States and Canada. The ACTL selects applicants who have demonstrated the highest standards of trial advocacy, ethical conduct, integrity, professionalism and collegiality ...

Bradley attorney Aron Beezley was quoted in Law360 on notable government contract cases to watch for in the second half of 2024. One of these notable cases Beezley highlighted is Hanford Tank Disposition Alliance LLC v. U.S. Rival Hanford Tank Disposition Alliance LLC filed a renewed protest in March, arguing [that] the DOE [U.S ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Shannon L. Drake has joined the firm’s Atlanta office as a partner in the Healthcare and Real Estate practice groups. “Shannon’s deep industry knowledge and reputation as a significant player in the home healthcare and long-term care industry wholly aligns with our work for clients and Bradley’s nationally recognized, top-ranked practices in healthcare and real estate,” said Bradley Atlanta Office Managing Partner Sidney S ...

Bradley attorney Slates Veazey was quoted in the Clarion Ledger on a potential loophole in selling recreational marijuana in Mississippi. Multiple attorneys with experience in the medical and recreation marijuana industry agree that the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MCBI) could begin selling cannabis for recreational use if they have gone through the regulatory process. Veazey says it’s not a matter of if MBCI can sell, it's a matter of wanting to sell ...

Bradley attorney Slates Veazy was quoted in the Clarion Ledger on a potential loophole in selling recreational marijuana in Mississippi. Multiple attorneys with experience in the medical and recreation marijuana industry agree that the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MCBI) could begin selling cannabis for recreational use if they have gone through the regulatory process. Veazey says it’s not a matter of if MBCI can sell, it's a matter of wanting to sell ...