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B. Riney Green

B. Riney Green

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Riney Green has more than 25 years of experience guiding companies and private equity sponsors through complex mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, recapitalizations, equity offerings and other strategic growth initiatives. He has extensive experience in providing transactional and corporate governance counsel to both private equity-backed and publicly traded companies and substantial nonprofit organizations in a variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, commercial real estate, education and financial services.

His practice encompasses:

- Mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions for both private equity and strategic/corporate buyers and sellers.

- Joint venture, disposition and healthcare regulatory transactions in the hospital and post-acute care sectors.

- Securities regulatory compliance for growth capital and equity private placement transactions.

Career

Joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 2008.

Professional Memberships

American Health Law Association (AHLA)

Tennessee Bar Association: Business Law Section (Past Chair)

American Bar Association: Business Law Section (State Liaison to Corporate Laws Committee)

Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)

Personal

JD, University of Virginia School of Law

BA, Vanderbilt University - magna cum laude

Awards

Corporate/M&A (2014-2026)

Chambers USA

Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2007-2025)

The Best Lawyers in America©

Nashville Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2023, 2016); Nashville Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2018)

Best Lawyers®

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A - Tennessee

Senior Statesperson
Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial
Riney Green is a well-known practitioner with a wealth of experience advising on significant M&A work. He has a notable background assisting with healthcare and private equity matters, and his practice is based in Nashville.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Riney Green is very knowledgeable. He works proactively and does not require hand-holding.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • Riney Green works at a high level - he is a very good lawyer.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

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