Chris Climo counsels clients on corporate and securities issues including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and securities regulations matters and filings.
Chris previously served as an associate in the Compliance & Government Investigations Practice at Bass, Berry & Sims from 2017-2020. During that time, he successfully defended clients against government investigations and criminal prosecutions. Before rejoining the firm in 2021, Chris advised clients on political law matters – including PAC formation, contribution vetting, and relevant regulatory disclosures – at another major law firm in Washington, D.C.
After graduating law school, Chris served as a law clerk to Judge Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Prior to law school, Chris served as a management consultant to healthcare clients across the country, ranging from large academic medical centers to small community hospitals.
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
CARE for AIDS — Board of Directors
Served as fund formation counsel for the formation, capitalization, closing and operation of Brown Robin Partners’ current fund.
Representing Tivity Health Inc. (Nasdaq: TVTY), a leading provider of healthy life-changing solutions, in their agreement to be acquired by funds managed by Stone Point Capital, with over $40 billion of assets under management; under the terms of the agreement, Tivity Health stockholders will receive $32.50 in cash per share, representing a total transaction value of $2.0 billion
Served as fund formation counsel for the formation, capitalization, closing and operation of Frist Cressey Ventures’ current fund.
Served as fund formation counsel for the formation, capitalization, closing and operation of Nashville Capital Network’s current fund.
Served as fund formation counsel for the formation, capitalization, closing and operation of Resolute Capital Partners’ current fund. We also served as SBIC licensing and regulatory counsel for the fund as well.
Representation of Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), a provider of home care services, in its acquisition of JourneyCare, Inc, one of the largest hospice and palliative care providers in Illinois for $85,000,000.
Served as fund formation counsel for the formation, capitalization, closing and operation of River Cities Capital’s current fund.
Served as fund formation counsel for the formation, capitalization, closing and operation of Tecum Capital Partners’ current fund. We also served as SBIC licensing and regulatory counsel for the fund as well.
Representation of Addus HomeCare (Nasdaq: ADUS), a leading provider of home care services, in its cash acquisition of Chicago-based Summit Home Health, LLC. The transaction further adds clinical services to the Company’s largest market in Illinois.
Law Clerk to Hon. Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2016-2017)
Vanderbilt Law Review — Senior En Banc Editor (2015-2016)
Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Award in Civil Procedure
Elliott E. Cheatham Scholar
Phi Beta Kappa