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.