Quynh-Anh Kibler
Associate
Quynh-Anh Kibler
615.850.8475
Overview
Quynh-Anh Kibler is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Nashville office and a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Ms. Kibler assists clients across a range of industries in general litigation matters. Her experience encompasses disputes involving commercial breach of contract, business torts, insurance coverage, financial services, manufacturing companies, healthcare clients and media companies.
In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Kibler assists commercial real estate owners, developers and contractors in the review and preparation of construction contracts by advising on potential risks and exposures and negotiating terms based on the clients' needs.
Previously, Ms. Kibler clerked for the Honorable W. Neal McBrayer in the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Middle Section, and for the Honorable J. Steven Stafford in the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Western Section.
Representative Experience
- Represented a popular entertainment and media company, successfully obtaining an early dismissal of a copyright lawsuit alleging that the company's popular movies contained elements that infringed on a book for which the plaintiff allegedly held a copyright
- Represented a widely known American clothing brand, successfully obtaining a third-party subpoena to retrieve evidence located in the U. S. to be used in connection with foreign trademark proceedings to protect the company's brand
- Represented a media company, successfully assisting in the dismissal of the company from a defamation lawsuit arising out of an article reporting on election fraud
- Represented a media company, successfully obtaining early dismissal of a lawsuit alleging claims for invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, assault, conversion, misappropriation under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and violation of the Sherman Act
- Represented journalists who submitted a public records request for records relating to the death of a famous singer, successfully obtaining dismissal of the case and access to the records
- Represented a television personality who offered a reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of a wanted criminal, successfully arguing for and obtaining an early dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff was entitled to that reward where the condition of the reward was not fulfilled
- Represented a finance company, successfully obtaining early dismissal of a lawsuit alleging claims for breach of contract, violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act and wrongful foreclosure, among other things
- Represented a finance company, successfully obtaining early dismissal of the company from a lawsuit alleging that the company conspired with one of its long-standing clients to defraud another of its clients with respect to the financing of a farm
- Represented a general contractor in a construction dispute, successfully obtaining reversal of a jury award for fraud and punitive damages on a legal issue of first impression in Tennessee
- Assisted with several appellate briefs before the Tennessee Court of Appeals, the Tennessee Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Represented a distributor of luxury electrical equipment, successfully obtaining a third-party subpoena to retrieve evidence located in the U. S. to be used in connection with a business dispute against the manufacturer in a foreign tribunal
- Represented a trucking company, successfully obtaining summary judgment in the company's favor against an insurance company for insurance coverage of a building destroyed by a tornado
- Represented a government services company, successfully arguing for and obtaining early dismissal of the company from a lawsuit alleging wrongful withholding of treatment from a patient and other wrongful actions that ultimately led to the patient's death
- Represented a popular custom clothing company, successfully obtaining a stay of the second-filed case while the first-filed case is litigated in company's chosen forum
- Represented an oil and gas company in a lawsuit filed by an environmental group seeking disclosure of confidential provisions located in the company's contract with a governmental agency, successfully obtaining summary judgment in the company's favor
- Represented servicer of factoring agreements, successfully obtaining early dismissal of lawsuit filed by purchaser of an account debtor's accounts receivables alleging claims against servicer for breach of contract, promissory estoppel, and procurement of breach of contract when account debtor failed to pay
Credentials
Education
- University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
- University of Memphis, B.S., Chemistry and Biology, magna cum laude
Bar Admissions/Licenses
- Alabama
- Tennessee
Court Admissions
- All U.S. District Courts in Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Memberships
- Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, Associate Member, 2020-2023
- Nashville Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Race Judicata Committee, Co-Chair, 2022-2023
- Lawyers' Association for Women, Marion Griffin Chapter, Membership Committee, Co-Chair, 2022-2023; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Co-Chair, 2021-2022
- American Bar Association, Forum on Communications Law
- Media Law Resource Center
- Nashville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Alabama State Bar
- Women's Political Collaborative of Tennessee, At-Large Member
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2021-2023
- Outstanding Committee Award, Lawyers' Association for Women, Marion Griffin Chapter, 2022
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Commercial Paper, 2016; Professional Responsibility, 2015
- Winning Team, Intra-School Mock Trial Competition, 2016
- Dean's Award for Excellence, Best Trial Brief in Legal Methods Section, 2014
