Bert M. Guy is a partner in the firm with more than thirty years of experience practicing in the areas of Business and Corporate Law, Labor and Employment Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Partnership and Limited Liability Companies. Bert has a long-standing affiliation with clients in labor and employment issues and how they impact the strategic growth and management of their companies and organizations. He serves as a strategic advisor to clients in the areas of state and federal trademark and copyright issues where he assists clients in selecting, obtaining, maintaining, and protecting federal and state trademark registrations and copyright registrations. Bert has extensive experience in assisting companies in acquiring or selling businesses in a wide variety of industries. He specializes in a broad range of asset, stock, and merger transactions from the perspective of both buyer and seller. Bert evaluates all aspects of a business transaction as well as the underlying business, which allows him to advise his clients on how best to structure a transaction while minimizing the risks involved.

Practice Areas

• Business and Corporate Law
• Labor and Employment Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Partnership and Limited Liability Companies

AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale Hubbell

Education

• Juris Doctor, University of Alabama School of Law, 1988
  • Order of Barristers
  • Chairman, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board (1987-1988)
• Master of Business Administration, University of Alabama, 1988
• Bachelor of Science in Marketing, University of Alabama, 1984, with honor
  • Mu Kappa Tau
  • Beta Gamma Sigma

Bar Admissions

• Alabama, 1988
• Mississippi, 1989

Court Admissions

• Alabama Supreme Court
• Mississippi Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
• United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama
• United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Alabama Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar Association
• Tuscaloosa County Bar Association
• Farrah Law Alumni Association
• Society for Human Resource Management
• Tuscaloosa Human Resource Professionals
• Golden Triangle Personnel Association
• American Intellectual Property Association
• LawPact
• West Alabama Easter Seals Board of Directors
• Salvation Army Advisory Board
• Red Elephant Club
• Theater Tuscaloosa
• Homebuilders Association
• Boy Scouts of America