- Managing Partner: Edwin L Lowther, Jr
- Number of partners: : 40
- Number of lawyers: 63
- Languages: English, Spanish, French, Korean
Firm Overview:
Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in Little Rock and Rogers, Arkansas. Founded in 1900, the firm now consists of some 63 lawyers. Interaction among the practice groups enables the firm’s members to address legal issues while remaining sensitive to the business considerations inherent in every legal matter. The firm strives to understand each client’s particular needs and to address them in a cost-efficient and timely manner.
Main Areas of Practice:
Banking & Finance:
• The firm handles a variety of financing and funding transactions for both lenders and borrowers
• Represent financial institutions in regulatory and corporate matters, acquisitions, enforcement proceedings and litigation
Key Clients: Bank of America, N.A.; First Arkansas Bank &Trust; Malvern National Bank.
Contact: Judy Simmons Henry Tel: 501 212 1391
Email: jhenry@wlj.com
Contact: M Sean Hatch Tel: 501 212 1305
Email: mshatch@wlj.com
Bankruptcy:
• Represent debtors in Chapter 11 reorganization and liquidation cases
• Represent secured and unsecured creditors in all chapters of bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings
• Serve as counsel to Chapter 7 trustees and to Chapter 11 creditor committees
Key Clients: Bank ofAmerica, N.A., Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., Deutsche Bank National Trust Company.
Contact: Charles T Coleman Tel: 501 212 1276
Email: ccoleman@wlj.com
Contact: Judy Simmons Henry Tel: 501 212 1391
Email: jhenry@wlj.com
Corporate & Securities:
• Represent clients in mergers, acquisitions, financings, and joint ventures
• Represent clients in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities
• Serve as outside counsel to established and emerging companies
Key Clients: Lion Oil Corporation; Ritter Crop Services, Inc.
Contact: John R Tisdale Tel: 501 212 1256
Email: jtisdale@wlj.com
Contact: M Sean Hatch Tel: 501 212 1305
Email: mshatch@wlj.com
Intellectual Property:
• Handle patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, and technology matters, along with related licensing issues
• Litigate intellectual property cases in state and federal courts, and before the relevant administrative bodies
Key Clients: Acxiom Corporation, Entergy Corporation, the University of Arkansas, William J. Clinton Foundation.
Contact: J Charles Dougherty Tel: 501 212 1383
Email: jdougherty@wlj.com
Labor & Employment:
• Counsel for CARTI on employment matters, including the assimilation of new employees
• Defended EEOC charges filed against major Health System alleging age discrimination and a related federal court lawsuit
Key Clients: CARTI; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; CNA; The Price Companies; QualChoice/QCA; Sedgewick CMS
Contact: Stuart Jackson Tel: 501 212 1358
Email: wjackson@wlj.com
Contact: John D Davis Tel: 501 212 1373
Email: wjddavis@wlj.com
Litigation:
• Serve as Arkansas counsel for Bayer CropScience in litigation over genetically-modified rice
• Won dismissal of a class action against Bayer Corporation alleging false advertising in marketing
• Obtained a substantial judgment for an Arkansas bank in a dispute over a life insurance policy
Key Clients: Bank of America, N.A., Baptist Health, Bayer Corporation, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies.
Contact: Gordon S Rather, Jr Tel: 501 212 1267
Email: grather@wlj.com
Contact: Judy Simmons Henry Tel: 501 212 1391
Email: jhenry@wlj.com
Municipal Finance:
• Serve as Bond Counsel in connection with municipal obligations of various types
• Serve as Underwriter’s Counsel for state and regional bond issues
• Serve as Issuer’s Counsel and Trustee’s Counsel
Key Clients: City of Little Rock, Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Stephens Inc., numerous cities/counties throughout the State.
Contact: John William Spivey III Tel: 501 212 1310
Email: jspivey@wlj.com;
Contact: C Tad Bohannon Tel: 501 212 1362
Email: ctbohannon@wlj.com
Products Liability:
• Successfully defended Ford Motor Company in Arkansas products liability cases, including a postcollision fire case
• Represent Hyundai Motor Company in Arkansas products liability rollover case
• Obtained summary judgment for Gillingham Best, Inc. in a wrongful death action
Key Clients: Bayer Corporation, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company.
Contact: Gordon S Rather, Jr Tel: 501 212 1267
Email: grather@wlj.com
Contact: Edwin L Lowther, Jr Tel: 501 212 1294
Email: elowther@wlj.com
Real Estate:
• Represent Deltic Timber Corporation in zoning and land use matters
• Represent Flis Enterprises in acquisition, siting and financing of restaurant locations
• Represent Central Arkansas Library System in acquisition, financing, and construction of branches
Key Clients: Deltic Timber Corporation, Rector Phillip Morse Inc., Irwin Partners, and Flis Enterprises.
Contact: John William Spivey III Tel: 501 212 1310
Email: jspivey@wlj.com
Contact: CTad Bohannon Tel: 501 212 1362
Email: ctbohannon@wlj.com
Tax Practice:
• Representation of Arkansas based health insurance company in creation of holding company
• Representation of a government-owned hospital in its conversion to a 501(c)(3) tax exempt entity
• Representation of a company with diversified holdings in the divestiture of certain agricultural and oil subsidiaries
Key Clients: QualChoice of Arkansas, Inc.; CARTI; E. Ritter & Company; Drew Memorial Hospital.
Contact: John R Tisdale Tel: 501 212 1256
Email: jtisdale@wlj.com
Contact: P Delanna Padilla Tel: 479 986 3278
Email: dpadilla@wlj.com