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J. Paul Singleton

J. Paul Singleton

Associate
Nashville
(615) 742-7818
psingleton@bassberry.com
https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/singleton-paul/

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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 Lawyers Association (AHLA)

Nashville Bar Association

Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants — Associate Member

Literacy Council of Sumner County — Board of Directors

Representative Experience

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

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Education

  • University of Tennessee College of Law - J.D.

    summa cum laude
    Order of the Coif

  • University of Kentucky - B.S.

    summa cum laude

Admissions

  • Tennessee
  • Tennessee Supreme Court, 2010
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee