Devon Holbrook is an associate in the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group and counsels clients from diverse industries, such as retail, healthcare, fashion, banking, manufacturing, media and technology on matters affecting intellectual property ownership, development, commercialization and protection. He assists clients with the selection, adoption and registration of their trademarks, both in the U.S. and internationally and represents clients in a wide variety of transactions, including licensing and service agreements, mergers and acquisitions and a variety of web-related matters, including terms of use, data collection and processing and issues arising out of user-generated content. Devon also assists clients with data breach responses and customer notifications, investigations of data security incidents and crafting incident response plans.
Devon joined Bass, Berry & Sims after completing law school at the University of Tennessee. He earned his Masters of Accountancy, with a Tax Concentration, and a B.S. in accounting from the University of Tennessee.
Represented a publicly traded hospital system in its agreement with a leading provider of healthcare business and operational services for the outsourcing of health records management, revenue cycle solutions, payroll services and certain supply chain management functions
Drafting and negotiating a wide range of technology-related agreements for one of the largest publicly traded hospital companies in the United States
Served as lead healthcare regulatory counsel to Ardent Health Services in its acquisition of East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System (ETMC)
Tennessee Intellectual Property Association (TIPLA)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Represented a publicly traded hospital system in its agreement with a leading provider of healthcare business and operational services for the outsourcing of health records management, revenue cycle solutions, payroll services and certain supply chain management functions
Drafting and negotiating a wide range of technology-related agreements for one of the largest publicly traded hospital companies in the United States
Served as lead healthcare regulatory counsel to Ardent Health Services in its acquisition of East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System (ETMC)
Representation of LFM Capital’s portfolio company, Fecon, LLC, a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty forestry mulching equipment and related accessories, in its acquisition of Vermeer Forestry Mulching Products, a manufacturer of high-quality tree-care, agricultural, underground construction, surface mining, and environmental equipment.
Representation of J. Knipper and Company, Inc. – one of the largest suppliers of end-to-end pharmaceutical samples management services and a Court Square portfolio company – and its affiliates, including KnippeRx, in its acquisition of Eagle Pharmacy – a Florida-based full-service, direct-to-patient (DTP) pharmacy. This strategic transaction for KnippeRx will expand the company’s pharmacy programs, scale and automation capabilities.
Representation of Premise Health, the country’s largest direct health care provider and OMERS Private Equity portfolio company, in its acquisition of CareHere, another leading operator of wellness centers for self-funded organizations. The acquisition of CareHere, brings Premise Health’s revenue to approximately $1 billion annually and increases its geographic footprint to more than 850 centers across 45 states and Guam. The combination will allow Premise Health to deliver improved outcomes and enhance health care for employer populations.
Representation of Tyba, an early stage technology company providing a platform for renewable energy companies and investors, as outside general counsel. We advise the company on a wide range of matters, including technology agreements, entity structure, capital raising, equity incentives and shareholding.
Representation of CRH Healthcare, LLC, a quality- and patient-focused operator of urgent care centers, in its acquisition of a membership interest in a Maryland joint venture with Calvert Health System that owns and operates urgent care clinics in the Baltimore area
Representation of MyHealthDirect, a digital care coordination platform, in its sale to Experian Health
Represented LFM Capital in its acquisition of a forestry mulching equipment manufacturer
Represented Gen Cap America in its acquisition of a physical therapy, fitness and wellness products provider
Represented the largest dermatology practice in the nation in the negotiation of its agreement with the leading provider of a specialty-specific EMR system and product suite
Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch — Intellectual Property Law (2021)
Transactions: Tennessee Journal of Business Law — Executive Editor
Certificates of Academic Excellence — Contract Drafting; Gratuitous Transfers; Representing Enterprises