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Brayden Jackson

Brayden Jackson is an associate in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office whose practice includes civil litigation in insurance, transportation, and education. His practice also has a growing focus on sports law and the legal issues affecting athletes, schools, sports organizations, and businesses involved in the sports industry.

A former collegiate basketball player, Brayden brings a personal understanding of the demands placed on student-athletes and the increasingly complex intersection of sports, business, and law. He is particularly interested in legal issues involving name, image and likeness (NIL), contracts, endorsements and sponsorships, athlete representation, eligibility and regulatory matters, employment issues, business transactions, dispute resolution, and litigation.

As Brayden continues to develop his sports law practice, he draws on Lewis Thomason’s broader litigation, employment, business, education, and risk-management experience to help address the wide range of legal issues that can arise in the sports industry.

A Nashville native, Brayden graduated magna cum laude from Trevecca Nazarene University, where he was a member of the men’s basketball team and earned the GMAC Academic All-Conference Award and Presidential Scholarship. His experience as a collegiate athlete helped spark his interest in representing athletes and others involved in sports. Brayden earned his J.D. from Belmont University College of Law, where he received a Bruin Scholarship. During law school, he explored his interest in sports and entertainment law through his involvement with the Entertainment Law Society, its Merchandising Committee, and the CMA EDU Leadership Program.

Outside of work, Brayden enjoys running, reading, spending time with his family, and following the sports industry.

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Ashley Grey

Ashley provides strategic FDA regulatory and compliance advice to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients navigate FDA's ever-evolving regulatory framework. 

Leveraging her prior experience in public health and post-market surveillance research for drugs and devices, Ashley counsels clients on a variety of questions related to FDA's complex regulatory landscape. Ashley's practice includes: product development, product lifecycle management, pharmacovigilance, human cell and tissue products, Good Clinical Practice, advertising and promotion, bioresearch monitoring, human subject protection, Freedom of Information Act, compounding, device 510K clearance, imports and exports, and due diligence. 

In law school, Ashley served as a Senior Solicitations and Submissions Editor for the Howard Law Journal, where she published a note on the international pharmaceutical patent regime under the TRIPS Agreement. She also assisted low-income medical device inventors in submitting patent applications as a participant in the Intellectual Property Patent Clinic and served as an extern for the World Bank's Mediation Services unit. Before law school Ashley obtained a master's degree in public health from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. 

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Autumn Clarke

Autumn Clarke is an Attorney at Relman Colfax. Autumn joined the firm in 2023 and practices in the civil rights counseling group.  

Autumn’s practice entails advising financial institutions, tech companies, and other various entities on compliance and best practices regarding civil rights and antidiscrimination laws in areas such as fair lending, fair housing, and fair banking.  

Prior to joining Relman Colfax, Autumn worked as a litigation associate at Mehri & Skalet, PLLC., where her practice focused on individual and class action matters, primarily involving civil rights, employment discrimination, whistleblowing, and consumer protection.  

During law school, Autumn was a Peggy Browning Fund Fellow and held internships at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law as well as the Montgomery County, MD Circuit Court. She also served as the Executive Communications & Development Editor for the Administrative Law Review, a student attorney in the Civil Advocacy Clinic, and the Vice President of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA). Autumn went on to serve as the Member-at-Large and the National Director for the Nelson Mandela International Negotiations Competition for the National Board of Directors of NBLSA. 

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Michael Jones

Mike is a high-stakes litigator who represents businesses of all sizes, governments, and political campaigns in federal court, state court, and quasi-judicial proceedings. His practice encompasses complex business litigation, election law, and constitutional law. Mike is licensed to practice in North Carolina, Georgia, and Washington, D.C., and he actively represents clients in each jurisdiction.

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Mike began his legal career as a business litigator and has experience representing businesses of all sizes as plaintiffs and defendants at the trial court level and on appeal. He takes pride in working with his clients to identify creative, reasonable, and cost-effective solutions to their biggest challenges.

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Yolanda Borquaye

Yolanda focuses her practice on U.S. and international capital markets transactions. She advises corporate and sovereign issuers, financial sponsors and investment banks on a broad range of offerings, including initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings, and investment-grade debt offerings under Rule 144A, Regulations S and other private placements as well as SEC-registered offerings. 

In addition to transaction work, Yolanda counsels clients on U.S. securities law compliance, including SEC periodic reporting, Section 13 requirements, securities transfer issues and corporate governance matters. Her experience spans various industries and geographies, providing clients with comprehensive legal support in navigating complex capital markets. 

Committed to pro bono work, Yolanda has devoted her time to matters involving voting rights and election protection as well as international human rights matters for displaced persons. 

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