Nashville, Tenn., January 21, 2016 - Burr & Forman LLP announces the successful conclusion of the Conference of Freight Counsel's Winter 2016 Meeting chaired by Nashville-based Partner, Ken Bryant. The annual meeting of transportation attorneys from across the U.S. and Canada took place at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee on January 9-11. The Summer 2016 meeting with be held on June 4-6, 2016 in Toronto, Canada at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

Bryant was named Chairman, for 2015-2016, of the Conference of Freight Counsel after previously serving as the Vice Chairman.

The Conference of Freight Counsel is a national group comprised of 120 transportation lawyers nationwide. The counsel includes attorneys in both private practice and in-house counsel who represent carriers in cargo loss and freight claim matters in all modes of transportation. An invitation is required for membership.

Bryant focuses his practice on Commercial Litigation and Transportation Law. He regularly represents a variety of businesses in the defense of class action litigation, non-compete and trade secret litigation, intermodal cargo damage and transportation litigation, securities litigation and arbitration, and general business litigation of all types. Bryant has been named to the Best Lawyers in America list in the area of Transportation Law since 2007. Additionally, in 2016, he was also named by Best Lawyers as a "Lawyer of the Year" in Transportation Law.

 

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