Ben Scott a member of the Firm’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Group with a practice focused on drug and device litigation, general litigation, commercial litigation and professional liability. He is an active member of the Federal Bar Association and the Tennessee Bar Association.  Ben obtained his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and is […]

Scott Shanker has extensive experience representing hospitals and health systems, single- and multi-specialty physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers and ancillary service providers. He advises these clients in compliance with fraud and abuse, physician self-referral (Stark Act), self-disclosure and reporting, fee-splitting issues, licensure, enrollment and corporate practice of medicine issues. He also regularly assists clients with […]

Allison is a member of Butler Snow’s Health Law group. Her practice focuses on addressing healthcare providers’ regulatory issues including reimbursement, audits, licensing, certification, provider enrollment, medical staff matters, certificates of need, and compliance with both state and federal laws. Allison also represents clients in transactions for the purchase, sale and lease of practices and […]

Matt is a member of the Health Law Group and focuses his practice on healthcare compliance with federal and state law, the structuring of business transactions for healthcare providers, and the defense of healthcare clients in commercial litigation and governmental audits. Matt regularly provides counsel to institutional and individual providers to ensure contemplated business transactions […]

As a member of the firm’s Product Liability, Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation Group, Margaret Smith focuses her practice on drug and device litigation, general litigation and product liability litigation. She has experience as national representation of highway product manufacturer in product liability and person injury claims. Smith completed her undergraduate education at the University […]

Burt is a trial lawyer who focuses on representing the needs of pharmaceutical and medical device companies, especially in the context of complex product liability matters. He is experienced in defending federal MDLs, state court-coordinated litigation, U.S. and foreign class actions, as well as individual plaintiff cases. He served as lead or co-lead trial counsel […]

Kendra is a member of Butler Snow’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare group. She focuses on the representation and defense of manufacturers in complex products liability litigation in state and federal courts, with an emphasis on prescription drugs, medical devices and chemicals. She also advises clients on healthcare regulatory matters, such as contracting, physician self-referral […]

Kari is a trial attorney and focuses her practice on pharmaceutical and medical device product liability litigation. She represents clients in significant personal injury actions in courtrooms across the country. In 2022, she served as lead trial counsel for Johnson & Johnson in the District of Arizona and won a unanimous defense verdict after a jury […]

Jennifer is a member of Butler Snow’s Commercial Litigation group. Prior to joining Butler Snow, Jennifer served as a Signals Intelligence Analyst in the U.S. Army and worked as a Senior Intelligence Analyst, Target Analyst Reporter, and Deputy Division Chief at the National Security Agency. She is a member of the Tennessee and Memphis Bar […]

Travis is a trial lawyer with first-chair experience representing clients in healthcare, product liability and construction litigation. Most recently, he has assisted in the defense of significant mass tort litigation for several Fortune 250 companies, tried multi-million dollar disputes for three of the largest hospital systems in Tennessee, and successfully defended multiple healthcare liability cases […]

Phillip Sykes focuses his practice on commercial, professional liability, and product liability litigation. His practice has taken him coast to coast with court appearances from California to New York.   Phillip has been recognized by Chambers USA for his work in general litigation and The Best Lawyers in America® for nine categories. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. He is […]

Rock is a member of the firm’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare group and focuses his practice on representing pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. He has represented clients in many aspects of mass tort MDLs, with a particular focus on discovery. Rock has experience in advising clients on all aspects of electronic discovery, including overseeing […]