Kevin Douglas joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 2004 and is a Member in the firm's Corporate and Securities Practice Area. His practice includes general corporate and securities laws, the representation of both public and private buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions, the representation of issuers in public and private securities offerings and venture capital investments, and the representation of public and private companies on a variety of ongoing matters, including SEC reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley and securities laws compliance, corporate governance, defensive measures, financing and corporate formation matters.
Kevin represents clients in the health care industry and various other industries. Representative matters include the following:
- Representing an NYSE-listed company in its approximately $160 million acquisition of a privately-held manufacturer of filtration products
- Representing an NYSE-listed company in its approximately $145 million disposition of its vacation rental businesses
- Representing a NASDAQ-listed issuer in its initial public offering of common stock
- Representing public companies in connection with their consideration of shareholder rights plans and their review of other defensive measures
- Representing hospital companies in connection with various syndications of hospitals
Kevin is a member of the American Bar Association's Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions, and has assisted in drafting certain provisions of the model public company agreement and plan of merger currently being prepared by the Negotiated Acquisitions Committee.
In 2008, Kevin completed the Lex Mundi Institute's Foundation Management Program, which covered a wide spectrum of leadership and management issues.
Prior to joining the firm, Kevin practiced at Sherrard & Roe, PLC in Nashville and at Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C.
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Kevin graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. degree in history. He received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1998. While in law school, he served on the Vanderbilt Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.
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