In his practice at Bass, Berry & Sims, Al Bright Jr. is a go-to outside counsel for corporate clients in biotech, pharma, life science, medical device, manufacturing, and distribution. As chairman of the Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) for Memphis & Shelby County since 2012, Bright is in the vanguard of local efforts to see the growth of corporate investments, either through companies relocating operations to the area or expanding the ones they already have here. EDGE boasts the support of $10.7 billion in capital investment, $1.9 billion in new tax revenue, and more than 53,000 jobs created.