Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP's Overview

Bradley is a national law firm with a reputation for skilled legal work, exceptional client service, and impeccable integrity. We provide business clients around the world with a full suite of legal services in dozens of industries and practice areas.

Founded in 1870 in Elyton, Alabama, before moving to Birmingham the following year, Bradley has retained the tradition of southern hospitality even as the law firm has grown into a global force. Our founding partners established the highest standards of value, ethics, and professional excellence in the practice of law - standards that have guided us through to the present day. Respect for our clients, colleagues, and communities and passion for our work are the driving forces behind everything we do. That kind of integrity means that clients can trust us to not only serve their needs, but ensure that the work is completed the right way.

Our 10 offices are located in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and the District of Columbia, giving us an extensive geographic base to represent clients on a regional, national, and international basis. We frequently serve as national coordinating counsel, regional counsel, and statewide counsel for clients in various industries.

Diversity and equality in the workforce are core values at Bradley, allowing us to leverage a wide range of perspectives to help us achieve the results that we expect and our clients demand. We are also committed to giving back to our communities with meaningful pro bono legal services and charitable contributions through the Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Charitable Foundation.

Although we are a large law firm with more than 500 lawyers, our clients still enjoy the personal attention, responsiveness, and deep relationships they would expect from a boutique firm. Our attorneys and staff combine legal experience and knowledge with a sophisticated understanding of industries to work side by side with clients and come up with practical, strategic solutions specifically tailored to their business operations. Bradley lawyers use their talents, judgment, work ethic, and experience to go above and beyond expectations to help our clients meet their goals.

Lawyers Worldwide: 550

Areas of Practice

Affordable Housing and Community Development
Antitrust and Competition
Appellate
Banking and Financial Services
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Cannabis
Class Actions
Construction
Corporate and Securities
Cybersecurity and Privacy
Economic Development
Emerging Growth Companies
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Energy
Environmental Law
Food, Beverage and Hospitality
Franchise and Distribution
Government Contracts
Government Enforcement and Investigations
Governmental Affairs
Healthcare
Insurance
Intellectual Property
International and Cross Border
Labor and Employment
Life Sciences
Litigation
Media and Entertainment
Parliamentary Procedure and Professional Presiding
Public Finance
Real Estate
Retail
State Attorneys General and Regulators
Tax
Telecommunications and Utilities
Trusts and Estates

Professionals

Partners

W. Stanley GregoryPartner

Rudy HillPartner

George R. ParkerPartner

Robert Emmett PoundstonePartner

Davis H. SmithPartner

Charles StewartPartner

Associates

Lillie A. HobsonAssociate

Sarah Sutton OsborneAssociate

Jessica SparhawkAssociate

Other

Joshua O. BladesSenior Advisor

Bradford CurrierSenior Attorney

Martha RobySenior Advisor

Articles

Hitting Employers with Their Best Shot: Complying with OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Rule Webinar Recording
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, November 2021

OSHA has released its long-awaited emergency rule requiring the COVID-19 vaccine or weekly testing for many employers. With compliance deadlines coming up, Bradley is here to help employers navigate this new rule to stay in compliance. While we monitor the outcome of judicial review of OSHA’s ETS, we suggest taking the following steps to prepare your workplace for compliance with the new vaccine or test mandate: Develop a policy. Educate employees. Figure out who is already vaccinated and start a roster. Provide paid time off to support employee vaccination. Set up a system for tracking tests (if you are going to allow a testing alternative)...

The SEC and Disgorgement After Liu
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, November 2021

A recent Fifth Circuit ruling suggests a softening of the SEC’s obligation to return disgorgement awards directly to victims, says Elisha Kobre, a partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. The issue is relevant because the Dodd-Frank Act created a specific fund to hold monetary sanctions collected by the SEC, including disgorgement amounts not directly distributed to victims or used in other specified ways, he explains. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit became the first circuit court to address a principal requirement recently imposed by the U.S...

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Press

Bruce Ely Quoted in Bloomberg Law on Railway Refund
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, December 2021

[!Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was featured in Bloomberg Law discussing a recent BNSF Railway Company case. The City of Birmingham, Alabama was ordered to pay BNSF Railway Company more than $2.2 million in tax and interest after a state court judge found the city levied an invalid sales and use tax on diesel fuel against the freight rail carrier. Ely, who represented the diesel fuel vendor, W.C. Rice Oil Company, said in an email the ruling wasn’t surprising given the precedent established by the Eleventh Circuit...

Bruce Ely Quoted in Law360 on Railway Fuel Purchases
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, December 2021

[!Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was featured in Law360 discussing a recent BNSF Railway Company case. A state judge ruled BNSF Railway Co. is entitled to a $1 million refund of an Alabama city’s diesel fuel tax, plus another $1.2 million in pre-judgment interest, finding an Eleventh Circuit decision barring the state of Alabama from imposing discriminatory taxes on railroads also applies to localities. Ely, who represented the business that sold BNSF the diesel fuel, W.C. Rice Oil Co., said the case could have fiscal implications for local governments across the state that impose their own taxes on railroad diesel...

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Blogs

BuildSmart
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Significant issues can arise during the three phases of the design and construction process. Effective planning, performance and completion are critical to the success of any construction project. So is informed counsel that addresses a variety of business issues, including mergers and...

Declassified
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Declassified blog offers commentary and insights on the latest class action suits, significant class action opinions, relevant changes to laws and rules, and important class action trends. Declassified covers topics ranging from significant Supreme Court and appellate court decisions regarding...

Financial Services Perspectives
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bradley's Financial Services Litigation and Compliance Team offers the full spectrum of legal services to banks, bank holding companies, mortgage servicers, home mortgage lenders, and other consumer finance companies.

It Pays to Be Covered
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bradley's It Pays to Be Covered Blog discusses insurance law developments and industry trends in property and casualty insurance, including the growing cyber insurance market, coverage for drones, and blockchain exposures. We also address practical risk management strategies of interest to risk...

Labor & Employment Insights
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Our Labor and Employment team has extensive experience helping our clients resolve disputes both in and out of the courtroom. We are proud to work with a large and diverse group of local, regional, and national clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, mining, media,...

Online and On Point
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Resource for Privacy Developments and Cybersecurity Risks in an Era of Evolving Technology

Patent 213
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Patent law, like most things in life, is subject to change. Changes to patent laws not only impact investment in your existing IP, but directly shape strategies to protect your freedom to operate. The Patent 213 blog provides up-to-date, insightful analysis of the evolution in the written...

The Law of Order
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bradley’s The Law of Order blog serves as a general parliamentary procedure resource, providing information about creation and revision of governing documents (constitutions, bylaws, or rules), application of Robert’s Rules of Order and other procedural authorities in a variety of contexts (such as...

Underwritten
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Underwritten covers topics related to life, health, disability and long-term care insurance. Our team of experienced attorneys and authors offers insight on the issues insurers face as they seek to serve their policyholders and to mitigate risk. The blog covers significant court decisions,...