Shayne R. Clinton

Representative Experience

• Open-End Fund, Closed-End Fund and ERISA Litigation for Morgan Keegan

  Served as lead counsel for Morgan Keegan and related entities in Federal securities, ERISA and derivative multi-district litigation related to investment company losses in the wake of the credit crisis

  We served as lead counsel for Morgan Keegan and related entities in Federal securities, ERISA and derivative multi-district litigation related...
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  Client Type: Public Company
• Knoxville Attorneys Partner with University of Tennessee College of Law to Provide Pro Bono Help Via TN Free Legal Answers
  Attorneys from the firm's Knoxville office are partnering with students from the University of Tennessee College of Law to answer...
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  Client Type: Pro Bono
• i3 Verticals, Inc. 2018 Initial Public Offering

  Represented i3 Verticals, Inc. in its initial public offering (IPO) of 7,647,500 shares of Class A common stock for a total net proceeds of $92.5 million.

  We represented i3 Verticals, Inc. in its initial public offering (IPO) of 7,647,500 shares of Class A common stock for...
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  Client Type: Public Company
• Case of First Impression for Morgan Keegan

  Successfully argued issue of first impression under the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

  We successfully argued issue of first impression under the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act before the U.S. Court of Appeals...
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  Client Type: Public Company
• Summary Judgment of Earn-out Litigation for Change Healthcare

  Obtained summary judgment on behalf of Change Healthcare and related entities in federal court litigation in Seattle stemming from Change Healthcare’s acquisition of a start-up business in the healthcare technology industry where the stock purchase agreement had contingent earn-out provisions

  We obtained summary judgment on behalf of Change Healthcare and related entities in federal court litigation in Seattle stemming from...
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  Client Type: Private Company
• Securities Fraud Claims Dismissed with Prejudice

  Successful representation of an individual in the Northern District of Georgia in a securities fraud suit arising from an investment group that funded entertainment events

  We successfully represented an individual in the Northern District of Georgia in a securities fraud suit arising from an investment...
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  Client Type: Individual
• Engility Holdings Acquires Dynamics Research Corp.

  Advised Engility Holdings in its tender offer and acquisition of Dynamics Research Corporation for $120 million

  The firm advised Engility Holdings in its tender offer and acquisition of Dynamics Research Corporation (NASDAQ: DRC), a publicly traded...
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  Client Type: Public Company
• Representation of Financial Services Company in Securities Class Action and Derivative Litigation (W.D. Tenn./6th Cir.)

  Obtained dismissal on behalf of Morgan Keegan in federal securities and derivative multi-district litigation

  We served as lead counsel representing Morgan Keegan and related individuals and entities in federal securities and derivative multi-district litigation...
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  Client Type: Public Company
• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Successfully Defends Against Proxy Contests

  Counseled Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. in its three successful defenses against proxy contests initiated by Biglari Holdings Inc. and Sardar Biglari 

  Bass, Berry & Sims counseled Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. in its four successful defenses against proxy contests initiated...
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  Client Type: Public Company
• CFPB Investigation into Alleged FCRA Violations

  Represented client in an investigation conducted by the CFPB into potential violations of the FCRA

  We represented our client, a third-party loan servicer managing a portfolio of several billion dollars' worth of loans nationwide, in...
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  Client Type: Private Company