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:
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.
Represent an NYSE-listed lifestyle media company in high profile online content syndication deals and technology transactions
We represented Tivity Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: TVTY), a fitness and social engagement solutions provider, in the divestiture of its nutrition business, Nutrisystem® and South Beach Diet®, to Kainos Capital, a leading food and consumer-focused private equity firm, for $575 million in cash.
American Health Law Association (AHLA) — Health Information and Technology Practice Group, Vice Chair (2018-2020)
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society — Tennessee Chapter, Board of Directors
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.
Represent an NYSE-listed lifestyle media company in high profile online content syndication deals and technology transactions
We represented Tivity Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: TVTY), a fitness and social engagement solutions provider, in the divestiture of its nutrition business, Nutrisystem® and South Beach Diet®, to Kainos Capital, a leading food and consumer-focused private equity firm, for $575 million in cash.
Representation of Prodigo Solutions, Inc., a supply chain and data enablement technology company, in its sale to Global Healthcare Exchange, a healthcare business and data automation company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Representation of JobNimbus LLC, a portfolio company of Mainsail Partners and leading provider of project management software for roofers, in its acquisition of Roofer Marketers, Inc., a digital marketing agency specializing in the roofing industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Representation of Health Insight Capital, a subsidiary of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), in its investment in Experity, inc., a software and services company for on-demand healthcare. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Representation of Complete Health Partners, a Pharos Capital portfolio company and a physician-driven, technology-enabled primary care practice, in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Norwood Clinic, a multispecialty medical group practice. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Representation of ShopSabre Holding Company, a LFM Capital portfolio company, in its acquisition of Langmuir Systems, a manufacturer of computer numerical controlled cutting machines and accessories. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Representation of SAI-Med Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Northlane Capital Partners, LLC, in its acquisition of Fulcrum Research Group, LLC, a primary market research company focused exclusively on healthcare. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Representation of OMNIA Partners, a purchasing organization for public and private sector procurement, in its acquisition of NCPA, a group purchasing organization in the governmental procurement space. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Representation of SRM Concrete, the largest privately-owned ready-mix concrete manufacturer in the country, in its acquisition of USC-Atlantic, LLC, a subsidiary of U.S. Concrete, Inc., which is wholly owned by Vulcan Materials Company. Included in this acquisition are 28 ready-mix locations in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Terms of this transaction were not disclosed.
Representation of Gen Cap America’s portfolio company Newman Associates, a supplier of pipe-support systems offering products, tools, and hardware for mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire-protection contractors, in its sale to NEFCO, a construction supply company providing a broad range of products and services to a large variety of professional contractors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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