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Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Healthcare

USA Guide 2026 : Tennessee


Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

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Bass, Berry & Sims’ Healthcare Practice provides regulatory, transactional, litigation, and compliance and investigations counsel to healthcare providers, investors, and healthcare-related businesses across the country. Our multidisciplinary team represents healthcare companies across sectors including hospitals and health systems, physician practices, post-acute care providers, ambulatory surgery centers, Medicare Advantage organizations, specialty pharmacies, pharmaceutical and device companies, and ancillary providers.

Our 325+ attorneys advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reimbursement and 340B matters, operational and regulatory compliance, and complex healthcare transactions. We have represented healthcare clients in transactions with a combined value exceeding $136 billion.

Our team regularly represents clients in government investigations, enforcement actions, and litigation involving the False Claims Act, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and related healthcare fraud and abuse laws. We also counsel clients on internal investigations, Medicare and Medicaid compliance, managed care and risk adjustment issues, and governmental contractor audits.

Several members of the practice previously served in leadership roles within the DOJ, HHS-OIG, and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, providing insight into healthcare enforcement and regulatory matters.

Clients (10)

  • Consonance Capital Partners
  • CenterPointe Behavioral Health System
  • Centene Corporation
  • Resurgens Orthopaedics
  • SouthEast Eye Specialists, PLLC
  • Envision Healthcare Corporation
  • Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
  • Ballad Health
  • Diversicare Healthcare Services
  • HCA Holdings, Inc.

Industries (25)

  • Academic medical centers
  • Ambulatory surgery centers
  • Behavioral health
  • Cancer therapy
  • Clinical laboratories
  • Dermatology
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Healthcare information technology
  • Hospitals & health systems
  • Life sciences
  • Managed care
  • Medical device
  • Medical transportation
  • Nonprofit providers
  • Private equity
  • Revenue cycle management
  • Senior housing & long-term care
  • Specialty pharmacy & pharmaceuticals
  • Telemedicine
  • Urgent & retail care clinics
  • Digital health
  • Home health & hospice
  • Orthotics & prosthetics
  • Physician practice, outsourced physician services & management companies
  • Wellness & disease management

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Healthcare - Tennessee

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Bass, Berry & Sims has a deep bench with varied expertise across both regulatory and transactional healthcare matters. It is well equipped to handle significant multistate M&A deals, recapitalizations and dispositions. It is regularly mandated on joint ventures and syndications, in addition to compliance matters and government investigations. The firm's clients include healthcare companies, pharmacy groups, private equity investors and long-term care centers.

Work Highlights

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  • Bass, Berry & Sims served as regulatory counsel to Sycamore Partners on a $23.7 billion acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Strengths

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  • The lawyers at the firm are excellent and provide high-touch client service and stand out for their exceptional depth of knowledge in healthcare regulatory matters.

    Healthcare respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleLeigh Walton
    Senior StatespeopleLeigh Walton

    Leigh Walton

    Leigh Walton maintains a wide-ranging practice which encompasses M&A, joint ventures, securities offerings and corporate governance concerns. She has over 40 years of experience advising healthcare providers.
  • Band 1Angela Humphreys
    Band 1Angela Humphreys

    Angela Humphreys

    Angela Humphreys is a well-established practitioner and handles a wide range of matters, including regulatory issues, government investigations and transactions. Her clients include healthcare practices and private equity groups, which she assists from Nashville.
    • Angela Humphreys is outstanding.

      Healthcare respondentUSA
  • Band 1Anna M Grizzle
    Band 1Anna M Grizzle

    Anna M Grizzle

    Anna Grizzle specializes in regulatory and compliance matters relating to healthcare transactions. She also has experience defending clients in qui tam lawsuits. Assisting notable medical centers, she is based in Nashville.

    • Anna Grizzle is very helpful and responsive.

      Healthcare respondentUSA
  • Band 1Brian D. Roark
    Band 1Brian D. Roark

    Brian D. Roark

    Brian Roark is sought out for his assistance with large-scale healthcare fraud investigations. He has significant experience in handling FCA lawsuits on behalf of hospital operator groups.
    • Brian Roark has done a great job at keeping things moving, keeping us informed and giving good strategic advice. He is really good at knowing when to push and when to lay back and has gotten some really good results for us.

      Healthcare respondentUSA
  • Band 2Cynthia Y Reisz
    Band 2Cynthia Y Reisz

    Cynthia Y Reisz

    Cynthia Reisz is well respected for her experience in joint ventures, acquisitions and other healthcare transactions. Her transactional capabilities are complemented by impressive regulatory strength.

  • Band 1J. James Jenkins Jr
    Band 1J. James Jenkins Jr

    J. James Jenkins Jr

    James Jenkins offers notable expertise in large healthcare M&A and advising on data privacy compliance. He also handles joint ventures and acquisitions for a diverse list of clients that includes healthcare groups and surgery centers.

  • Band 1Matthew M Curley
    Band 1Matthew M Curley

    Matthew M Curley

    Matthew Curley has considerable experience in FCA investigations and litigation. He often acts for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, with further experience representing pharmacy owners and general physician practices. He is based in Nashville.
  • Band 2Elizabeth Warren
    Band 2Elizabeth Warren

    Elizabeth Warren

    Elizabeth Warren frequently advises clients on the Anti-Kickback Statute and matters concerning Stark Law. She is also highly experienced in relation to HIPAA compliance and is based in Nashville.

  • Band 2Lisa S. Rivera
    Band 2Lisa S. Rivera

    Lisa S. Rivera

    Lisa Rivera is well regarded for her experience assisting with healthcare-related investigations. She is also recognized for her background as a government attorney.

    • Lisa Rivera is a great lawyer.

      Healthcare respondentUSA
  • Band 2Michael R Hess
    Band 2Michael R Hess

    Michael R Hess

    Michael Hess is a Memphis-based attorney who is highly regarded for his experience advising specialty pharmacies on transactions. He complements this with a broad knowledge of regulatory matters gained through in-house experience at several healthcare providers.
  • Band 2Michael R Hill
    Band 2Michael R Hill

    Michael R Hill

    Michael Hill assists clients with a range of healthcare transactions and compliance issues. He regularly acts for hospitals and nursing homes on M&A transactions.
  • Band 3Mary Beth Fortugno
    Band 3Mary Beth Fortugno

    Mary Beth Fortugno

    Mary Beth Fortugno advises clients on the regulatory aspects of healthcare transactions and assists healthcare clients in responding to governmental inquiries.

    • Mary Beth Fortugno is an exceptional attorney who combines outstanding client service with remarkable legal sophistication. She is my first point of call when I sense a problem, and she is a spectacular thought partner.

      Healthcare respondentUSA
  • Band 3Travis Lloyd
    Band 3Travis Lloyd

    Travis Lloyd

    Travis Lloyd is a Nashville-based lawyer well versed in regulatory issues impacting healthcare transactions.

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