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Susan V. Sidwell

Susan V. Sidwell

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Nashville
(615) 742-6264
ssidwell@bassberry.com
https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/sidwell-susan-v/

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Susan Sidwell represents businesses in a variety of capital raising endeavors, from WKSIs that frequently access the market to newly formed entities raising their initial capital. For more than 25 years, Susan has advised private companies on preparing to go public and public companies on ongoing SEC compliance, corporate governance issues and compliance with various stock exchanges. In addition, she helps clients with regulatory and fiduciary obligations in the context of strategic transactions such as mergers, going private transactions and tender offers. Susan applies her accounting background to assist clients with the technical side of securities work, guiding clients through complex SEC filings. Throughout her career she has worked with clients in a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, life sciences and biotechnology, real estate, insurance software, technology and others. Her practice includes:

  • Capital Markets – Advising clients on registration statements for IPOs and secondary offerings, universal shelves, TIPs offerings, and ATM offerings; and private placements of securities, as well as on the filing requirements for mergers of public companies.
  • Public Company Advisory – Counseling companies on a variety of public company issues such as corporate governance, fiduciary duties, shareholder proposals, ongoing SEC compliance and issues involving listings on the NYSE, NASDAQ and other exchanges.
  • Executive Compensation – Representing clients on aspects of equity-based compensation arrangements, corporate governance relating to compensation and compensation committees, employment agreements, compensation issues in mergers and acquisitions, director compensation and retention and non-competition agreements; and advising on all issues relating to the disclosure of compensation arrangements under the federal securities laws, including under proxy, Section 16 and ’34 Act rules.

Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Susan was a shareholder at Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C.

Memberships

Nashville Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

American Bar Association

American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)

Representative Experience

Publications

Media Mentions & Firm News

Accolades

Best Lawyers in America® — Securities/Capital Markets (2013-2019)

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Education

  • Vanderbilt Law School - J.D., 1989
  • Auburn University - B.S., 1982

Admissions

  • Tennessee, 1989