Leigh Walton

Ms. Walton has more than 40 years of experience advising public companies in the areas of corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and securities offerings at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC. Ms. Walton served for three years as the chair of the American Bar Association's Mergers & Acquisitions Committee, an organization with over 5,000 members in 40 countries. In September 2019, Ms. Walton was also elected as a member of the prestigious 2019 Class of Fellows by the American College of Governance Counsel, a professional, educational, and honorary association of lawyers widely recognized for their achievements in the field of corporate governance. Ms. Walton earned a B.A. from Randolph-Macon Woman's College and a J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School.