Brad A. Lampley
Adams & Reese
Recognized for
Government Relations
The Elite Counsel Perspective
From corporate litigation to leading his firm’s business-and-government practice, Brad has built a distinguished government relations career, ranked Band 2 nationwide by Chambers USA.
From corporate litigation to leading his firm’s business-and-government practice, Brad has built a distinguished government relations career, ranked Band 2 nationwide by Chambers USA.
Overview
Brad Lampley advises businesses and trade associations on matters before the Tennessee General Assembly and state government. As legislative counsel, he represents clients including Philips Healthcare, Apple, the Tennessee Bar Association, Delta Dental of Tennessee and the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. His government relations advice draws on years of experience as a corporate litigator. Chambers USA ranks Brad Band 2 nationwide for Government Relations: State & Local.
Economic development is another significant part of Brad’s practice. He advises national and multinational companies considering a move to Tennessee, including negotiating state and local incentive packages. In one matter, he acted as Tennessee counsel to a global health technology and consumer electronics company evaluating locations for a new North American center for excellence. He negotiated incentives, helped the company navigate government and public relations issues, and coordinated local strategy. The company ultimately chose Nashville for a relocation bringing more than 800 jobs to the city. It was the second major headquarters-type relocation Brad had negotiated within five years.
Brad leads Adams & Reese’s Intersection of Business and Government Practice Group. He previously led the firm’s Government Relations team and served as Partner in Charge of its Nashville office for the better part of 12 years.
Brad’s civic service includes a 2013–2018 term on the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees at the request of Governor Bill Haslam. He has served for more than 15 years on the board of the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, including as chairman in 2011 and 2012 and co-chair for the 2017, 2018 and 2019 games. He also serves on the boards of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and Delta Dental of Tennessee, and chairs the board of Delta Dental’s charitable foundation, Smile 180.
At the University of Tennessee, Brad played offensive tackle for the Volunteers and was named to the Southeastern Conference All-Academic team three times. He also represented the university on the SEC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D. | 2000
- University of Tennessee, B.A. | 1996
Honors & Recognition
In 2021, The Tennessee Bar Association awarded Brad with its President’s Award for service to the legal profession. Brad has been named to the Nashville Post’s “In Charge” list every year since 2014, and lawyers throughout Nashville and middle Tennessee voted him to the Nashville Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” list from 2019-2024 for Government Relations. He is also listed to Best Lawyers® for Government Relations Practice, and was also named to the inaugural class of the Nashville Business Journal’s Top 40 Under Forty.
Professional Associations
- University of Tennessee, Board of Trustees, 2013-2018
- Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Co-Chairman, 2017-present
- Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, Board of Directors, Vice Chairman
- Smile 180 Foundation of Delta Dental of Tennessee, Chairman
- Delta Dental of Tennessee, Board Member
- University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Board of Directors, 2015-2018
- Tennessee Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association
- UT College of Communications Board of Visitors