J. Paul Singleton
Paul Singleton represents companies of all sizes in a wide variety of business related matters in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, financing and general business planning. He has worked with clients across several industries, including real estate, healthcare, automotive, construction and technology / telecommunications. His practice includes; negotiating purchase and sale agreements and related documents; managing and conducting the due diligence process for acquisitions and dispositions; and advising on various general corporate matters including entity formation and corporate governance.
Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Paul practiced in the Corporate, Business & Tax Group at Manier & Herod in Nashville, Tennessee. He also served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Middle East aboard the USS Constellation prior to beginning his legal career.
Memberships
American Bar Association — Business Law Section, Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity and Venture Capital Subcommittees
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Nashville Bar Association
Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants — Associate Member
Literacy Council of Sumner County — Board of Directors
Representative Experience
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Representation of Lineagen, Inc., a provider of molecular diagnostics services for individuals showing clinical presentations consistent with neurodevelopmental disorders, in its sale to Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO), a genome analysis company providing tools and services to scientists and clinicians conducting genetic research and patient testing, for $9.6 million
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Representation of Trilliant Health Analytics, a healthcare analytics company, in its recapitalization by Primus Capital. Primus joins existing investors who also participated in the recapitalization, including Providence Ventures, Martin Ventures, Noro-Moseley Partners, and Nashville Capital Network
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Representation of MyHealthDirect, a digital care coordination platform, in its sale to Experian Health
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Served as main counsel on the recent Columbus Crew acquisition by a private investor group led by Dee and Jimmy Haslam (Crew SC Holdings)
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Represented CoreCivic in the refinancing of their bank credit facilities
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Represented TripleCare in its sale to a telemedicine solutions company
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Represented River Associates Investments in its acquisition of GAHH, LLC
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Served as lead healthcare regulatory counsel to Ardent Health Services in its acquisition of East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System (ETMC)
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Represented Nashville Soccer Holdings, a private entity led by John Ingram, in connection with its year-long bid for (and subsequent award of) an MLS expansion franchise
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Represented PhyMed Healthcare Group in its acquisition of Traverse Anesthesia Associates
Media Mentions & Firm News
Additional News & Insights
Publications:
- “Yes Virginia, Tax Loopholes Still Exist: An Examination of the Tennessee Community Property Trust Act of 2010,” 42 U. Mem. L. Rev. 369 (2011).
- “Can You Really Have Too Much Of A Good Thing? The Impact of Benevolent Tax Policies on the Cost of Health Care,” 8 DePaul Bus. & Comm. L.J. 305 (2010).
- Comment, “The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly: How The Due Process Clause May Limit Comprehensive Health Care Reform,” 77 Tenn. L. Rev. 412 (2010).
- “Understanding the New Tennessee Small Business Investment Company Credit Act: Stimulating Economic Growth at the Intersection of Free Market Capitalism and Government Intervention,” 11 TRANS. TN J. B. LAW 93 (2010) (contributor).
Presentations:
- “Buy-Sell Agreements,” PeachTree Planning Advisor Education Seminar (February 28, 2015).
- “Choice of Entity Basics,” PeachTree Planning Advisor Education Seminar (December 13, 2014).
- “Considerations in Structuring the Sale of a Business,” Business Networks International (October 2, 2014).
- “An Estate of Confusion: Estate Tax Projections for 2010 and Beyond,” presented at the 2010 IFG/John Hancock Third Quarter Conference in Nashville, Tennessee (October 22, 2010).
Accolades
Tennessee Law Review — Editor
U.S. Marine Corps — Honorable Discharge; Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, National Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Overseas Deployment Ribbon