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J. Mark Tipps

J. Mark Tipps

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1020 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 6010, Ridgeland, MS 39157

Commercial Litigation, White Collar, Compliance and Government Investigations, Business Torts and Unfair Competition and 3 more

About J. Mark Tipps

J. Mark Tipps is a lawyer practicing commercial litigation, white collar, compliance and government investigations, business torts and unfair competition and 3 other areas of law. J. Mark received a B.A. degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1982, and has been licensed for 41 years. J. Mark practices at Butler Snow LLP in Ridgeland, MS.

J. Mark Tipps (Ridgeland, Mississippi)

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Areas of Law

  • Commercial Law 1
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Government 1
    • White Collar, Compliance and Government Investigations
  • Torts 1
    • Business Torts and Unfair Competition
  • Professional Liability
  • Investments 1
    • Financial Services Litigation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Of Counsel
    Firm Name
    Butler Snow LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Bill Frist (TN) 1995-1996. Served as Senator Frist's chief advisor for two years
    managed a staff of approximately 45.
    Deputy Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator Fred Thompson (TN) in 1997 during the Senate's special investigation of foreign fundraising in the 1996 Presidential election. Investigation included 33 days of televised hearings
    more than 70 witnesses.
    Trial lawyer since 1985. Has tried cases in a wide variety of areas, including but not limited to: breach of contract, failed mergers/acquisitions, minority shareholder appraisals, certificates of need, product liability claims, environmental property damage, non-compete agreements, municipal annexation, copyright infringement
    personal injury.
    Representative matters: Counsel to publicly traded investment bank
    others in putative class action securities case brought by preferred shareholders. Johnson v. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., et al. (W.D. Tenn.).
    Counsel to publicly traded payment card company in breach of contract action related to data security intrusion. Genesco v. Visa U.S.A. Inc., et al. (M.D. Tenn.).
    Counsel to publicly traded athletic shoe retailer in highly publicized failed $1B merger case involving material adverse change clause. Plaintiff sought specific performance to require consummation of merger. Genesco v. The Finish Line Inc., et al. (Ch. Ct. Davidson Co., Tenn.).
    Counsel to NHL hockey team in breach of contract action related to naming rights agreement for Nashville Arena. Nashville Hockey Club Limited Partnership v. Gaylord Entertainment Co. (Ch. Ct. Davidson Co., Tenn.).
    Conducted several internal investigations, including but not limited to:
    Special investigation for publicly traded food company concerning alleged accounting irregularities
    Special committee internal investigation of publicly traded national bank in response to shareholder derivative dem



    Internal investigation for private tech company concerning alleged irregularities with foreign vendors.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1985, Tennessee
    U.S. District Courts, Tennessee: Eastern, Middle, Western
    U.S. Court Of Appeals, 6th Circuit
    Tennessee Supreme Court
    Memberships

    Associations

    •Tennessee Bar Association
    •Nashville Bar Association
    •Nashville Bar Foundation

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Tennessee
    J.D.
    magna cum laude

    University of Tennessee
    J.D.
    1985 Editorial Board

    University of Tennessee
    J.D.
    Tennessee Law Review

    University of Tennessee
    J.D.
    Order of the Coif
    Other Education
    Gustavus Adolphus College
    Class of 1982
    B.A.
    cum laude

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