NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP has added ten attorneys and a patent agent to the law firm’s Nashville office. The additions span a wide range of practice areas including, Real Estate, Finance & Restructuring, Corporate, Tax, Labor & Employment and Intellectual Property.
“Waller recruits exceptional attorneys because we are committed to providing high-quality and cost-effective legal services to our clients,” said Waller chairman Matt Burnstein. “We place tremendous importance on recruiting and retaining talented young attorneys who will one day be responsible for ensuring the long-term success of our clients.”
Sarah Bothma, a member of Waller’s Tax practice, assists healthcare companies and investors with complex tax and business issues associated with transactional matters ranging from mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures to dispositions, liquidations and tax-free reorganizations. Bothma earned her LL.M. in Taxation in 2017 from New York University after earning her J.D. in 2016 from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law. She earned her B.A., cum laude, in 2013 from the University of North Carolina-Asheville.
Seth Cohen is a real estate attorney assisting hospitals, health systems and healthcare investors with all aspects of commercial real estate and leasing transactions related to medical office buildings, ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices and other healthcare facilities. Cohen earned his J.D. in 2014 from the University of Alabama School of Law. He earned his B.A. in 2011 from Vanderbilt University.
Emily Salomon Duncan is an associate in Waller’s Corporate practice focusing on mergers and acquisitions, securities and general corporate law. Since joining Waller she has assisted a range of healthcare clients including hospital operators, behavioral health services providers, outpatient services providers, physician practices, dental support organizations and private equity healthcare investors. Duncan earned her J.D. in 2017 from Georgetown University Law Center. She earned her B.A. in 2011 from Rice University.
Kyle B. Fuller, a member of Waller’s Real Estate practice, assists hospitals, health systems and healthcare investors in commercial real estate and leasing transactions involving medical office buildings and healthcare facilities. Prior to joining Waller, Fuller gained real estate law experience as an associate with a Chattanooga law firm. Fuller earned his J.D. in 2010 from Regent University Law School and earned his B.S. in 2007 from Tennessee Technological University.
Elizabeth Hernandez has more than a decade of immigration experience gained as a paralegal at a full-service law firm and an immigration boutique. She assists employers in the manufacturing, automotive and healthcare industries with a wide range of immigration matters including B-1/B-2, E-2, EB-1, H-1B, L-1A/L-1B, R-1/R-2, Tennessee visas, consular processing, labor certification (PERM), I-9 compliance and E-Verify counseling and training. Hernandez earned her J.D. in 2017 from the Nashville School of Law. She holds an M.A. from Belmont University and earned her B.A. in 1999 from Scripps College.
Justin R. Hickerson is an associate in Waller’s Healthcare Compliance & Operations practice. He provides counsel on regulatory compliance and operational issues to healthcare providers ranging from hospitals and health systems to ambulatory surgery centers, dental support organizations and vision care providers. Hickerson graduated magna cum laude from Belmont University College of Law where he earned a Health Law Certificate. He earned his B.A., summa cum laude, in 2014 from the University of Tennessee.
Kimbra N. Ratliff assists investor-owned and tax-exempt providers, private equity firms and other healthcare investors in the purchase and sale of healthcare facilities and assets. Prior to joining Waller, she gained experience with a Memphis law firm in the areas of corporate law, commercial real estate transactions, and commercial finance transactions. Ratliff earned her J.D., summa cum laude, in 2015 from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law where she graduated as class valedictorian. She earned B.A. and B.S. degrees, summa cum laude, in 2012 from the University of Tennessee at Martin.
Matthew Reddish assists clients in commercial leasing transactions involving healthcare facilities and medical office buildings located throughout the United States. Prior to joining Waller’s healthcare real estate team, Reddish gained extensive real estate law and regulatory law experience while working at the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, at a wireless telecommunications consultancy and at a boutique healthcare law firm. He earned his J.D. in 2014 from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law and earned a B.B.A. in 2008 from the University of Tennessee.
Courtney K. Stone is an associate in Waller’s Finance and Restructuring practice and assists banks, financial institutions and specialty lenders in structuring commercial finance transactions within the healthcare industry. She also has extensive experience in bankruptcy and restructuring matters; she has represented both lenders and debtors in out-of-court restructurings, debt settlements and credit facility compliance matters. Prior to joining Waller, Stone was an associate in the Houston office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP from 2014 to 2017. She earned her J.D. in 2014 from Harvard Law School and earned a B.A., with honors, in 2009 from the University of Chicago.
Chad Talbot, an associate in Waller’s Finance and Restructuring practice assists both lenders and borrowers in complex corporate finance transactions. His transactional experience spans the healthcare industry, including hospitals and health systems, behavioral health services, ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices. Talbot earned his J.D. and M.B.A. in 2017 from the University of Tennessee College of Law and the University of Tennessee, respectively. He earned a B.S. in Finance in 2012 from the University of Utah.
Johnathon Webb is a patent agent in Waller’s Intellectual Property practice where he focuses on all aspects of patent applications and collaborates on patent strategy development and analysis for clients across a wide range of industries. Webb also assist clients with claim strategies, patent portfolio management, and IP development and monetization strategies. He earned his J.D. in 2017 from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Webb earned a B.S. in Biophysics and a B.A. in Russian Language and Literature from Brigham Young University in 2014.
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