J. James Jenkins Jr

Jim Jenkins has assisted clients in hundreds of transactions involving corporate mergers and acquisitions, and the acquisition and disposition of physician group practices, surgery centers, hospitals and managed care plans. Over the last 10 years, Jim has led deals with a combined value of over $40 billion.

His practice encompasses mergers and acquisitions of both public and private acquirors and targets, public equity and debt offerings, private placements of securities, and strategic relationships, such as joint ventures and corporate partnerships. Jim also provides advice on operational matters and counsels clients on a variety of other corporate and securities matters, including corporate governance.

His practice includes:

- Healthcare mergers, acquisitions and dispositions

- Healthcare finance

- Corporate governance

Joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 1994; he previously served on the firm’s Executive Committee, as chair of the firm’s Healthcare Practice (2011-2015), and as the firm’s hiring partner.

American Health Law Association (AHLA)

Nashville Health Care Council: Leadership Health Care

JD, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (1994) - Order of the Coif

BA, Vanderbilt University (1991)