Bass Berry Lays Off 10 Lawyers, 22 Staff

Tennessee’s Bass Berry has laid off 10 associates and 22 staff. That’s 5% of attorney headcount and 9% of staff.

The layoffs targeted the firm’s Knoxville and Memphis offices, as well as the Nashville headquarters.

The firm said the layoffs were due to the “needs of [their] clients,” and were not related to the economic downturn. That should make everyone feel better.

Nashville’s Bass, Berry & Sims employs more than 225 attorneys, representing numerous publicly-traded companies and Fortune 500 businesses.