Sims|Funk has received a Tier 1 ranking for Commercial Litigation and a Tier 2 ranking for Litigation-Securities and Bet-the-Company Litigation in the 10th Edition (2020) of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” Additionally, Sam Funk, Scott Sims and Rob Peal have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 26th Edition (2020) […]
Scott Sims has been selected to serve as the “Small Firm Chair” for the 2019 Campaign for Equal Justice benefiting the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands.
Rob Peal has accepted an invitation to attend the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s 2019 Veteran’s State Leaders Fly-In which will take place in Washington, D.C. from October 22-23, 2019.
Benchmark Litigation has named Sims|Funk a “Highly Recommended” firm in Tennessee and has recognized Sam Funk and Scott Sims as “Local Litigation Stars” in the areas of general commercial litigation and securities litigation. Benchmark noted that peers described Sims|Funk as “very prominent,” and that the firm has “quickly become a very busy, growing and impressive […]
Mid-South Super Lawyers has recognized several Sims|Funk attorneys in its list of top lawyers for 2019. Sam Funk and Scott Sims have been named to its top 50 lawyers in Nashville and its top 100 lawyers in Tennessee. Rob Peal has been named a Super Lawyer for 2019. Gil Schuette, Mark Lenihan and Grace Fox […]
Sam Funk has been selected for inclusion in the 2019 class of the Nashville Business Journal’s Best of the Bar in the areas of Litigation and Dispute Resolution. Once nominated to Best of the Bar, lawyers are voted on by their peers with weight given to votes received from outside their firm. Nominees with the […]
Once again, Chambers USA recognized Sam Funk and Scott Sims as leading lawyers in Tennessee. Chambers noted that the “outstanding” Funk is described by sources as “a great person and a great litigator.” Sims was recognized as a “great trial lawyer,” and was highlighted for his broad commercial litigation expertise.
Sims|Funk has added Robert A. Peal as a partner. Mr. Peal’s experience includes representing clients in business litigation, aviation-related litigation, entertainment litigation, white collar criminal defense, False Claims Act defense and prosecution, products liability litigation, construction litigation, crisis management and internal investigations. Prior to joining Sims|Funk, Mr. Peal was a partner in a well-regarded Nashville […]
Sims|Funk has added Grace A. Fox as an associate with the firm. Ms. Fox will work closely with partners Sam Funk and Scott Sims to represent the firm’s clients in a broad range of complex business disputes. Prior to joining Sims|Funk, Ms. Fox’s experience included working in the Chicago office of Winston & Strawn, LLP, […]
Sims|Funk has received a Tier 1 ranking for Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Securities in the 2019 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” Sam Funk and Scott Sims have both been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 25th Edition (2019) of The Best Lawyers in American. Funk was listed for his […]