Shelley R. Thomas
Clients rely on Shelley Thomas for the development, commercialization, transfer and protection of intellectual property assets. Shelley advises clients on intellectual property and technology issues related to mergers and acquisitions; license agreements; software-as-a-service; ASP and cloud hosting contracts; supply; distribution and reseller agreements and online and offline marketing and content syndication. She represents private and public companies in a variety of industries including healthcare, automotive, media, lifestyle, financial services, retail, consumer products and e-commerce.
Shelley’s practice involves:
- Health Information Technology (HIT) Contracts – Relying on her significant experience in HIT and the healthcare industry, Shelley negotiates a variety of technology contracts for providers as well as HIT vendors and routinely counsels clients on issues related to management of data, and the associated privacy, security, liability, and contractual concerns of HIT contracts. Recently, she has led several major health systems and academic institutions through the licensing and implementation of interoperable HIT and electronic health records (EHR) systems.
- Mergers & Acquisitions – Shelley performs technology and intellectual property due diligence in mergers and acquisitions and evaluates intellectual property in support of intellectual capital management. In the last two years, she has advised clients in more than 100 transactions, including Luminex Corporation’s (Nasdaq: LMNX) acquisition of Gentura DX, Inc., which won the M&A Advisor’s “M&A Deal of the Year” award.
- Technology Agreements – Shelley drafts and negotiates vendor and client-side agreements and contracts including licensing, hosting, distribution, reseller and outsourcing agreements for clients in a variety of industries. She also structures, drafts and negotiates agreements to effect volumes of technology transfers, strategic alliances, collaborations and joint ventures.
- Media & Content Syndication – Shelley counsels clients in myriad industries on online and offline marketing initiatives including social media, advertising claims and other aspects of brand promotion. She also represents clients in content syndication deals with global brands like Hulu, Roku, Amazon, MSN and Yahoo!
Featured Experience
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Represented one of the largest publicly traded hospital companies in the United States in negotiation and implementation of a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system that, at the time, was one of the largest EHR implementations in the United States.
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Represent an NYSE-listed lifestyle media company in high profile online content syndication deals and technology transactions
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Represented Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOBE) in the sale of Bob Evans Restaurants to Golden Gate Capital for $565 million
Memberships
American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) — Health Information and Technology Practice Group, Vice Chair (2018-2020)
Representative Experience
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Represented one of the largest publicly traded hospital companies in the United States in negotiation and implementation of a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system that, at the time, was one of the largest EHR implementations in the United States.
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Represent an NYSE-listed lifestyle media company in high profile online content syndication deals and technology transactions
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Represented Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOBE) in the sale of Bob Evans Restaurants to Golden Gate Capital for $565 million
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We serve as lead outside counsel for a global Fortune 500 media company negotiating data protection and privacy agreements and contractual terms, including for engagements of ad tech, security infrastructure, financial services, and clinical healthcare service providers, as well as advising on U.S. and international security and privacy regulations and self-regulatory framework compliance.
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We provide ongoing counseling and advice for a publicly-traded health and wellness company regarding privacy and data protection compliance matters with respect to state and federal privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including mergers and acquisitions compliance diligence, and assistance with development of an effective data governance and privacy compliance program.
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We represented Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TRWH) in its definitive agreement to acquire the operations and real estate of Isle of Capri Casino and Lady Luck Casino from Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ERI), in a cash transaction for $230 million.
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Represented Serco Inc. in its definitive Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire Alion Science & Technology Corporation’s Naval Systems Business Unit, including its Canadian business and a small number of related contract operations, for $225 million. The acquisition, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the second half of 2019. Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, will strengthen its presence in naval support with this acquisition, and will become a stronger integrated maritime solutions provider for the U.S Navy and other customers.
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Represented C-III Capital Partners in its sale of California-based tech company Real Capital Markets (RCM) to LightBox
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Represented Tivity Health, Inc. in its acquisition of Nutrisystem, Inc.
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Represented Hibbett Sports (Nasdaq: HIBB) in Acquisition of City Gear
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Represented Ardent Health Services in its agreement with Epic Systems Corp. to unite all Ardent hospitals and clinics under a single information-sharing platform
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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
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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
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Accolades
The Best Lawyers in America© — Copyright Law (2016-2020)
Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2014-2018)