Shelley Thomas

Clients rely on Shelley Thomas for the development, commercialization, transfer and protection of intellectual property assets. She has significant experience representing private equity firms, strategic investors and their portfolio companies in the IP and technology aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions. Shelley also represents public and private companies in structuring and negotiating a variety of technology and commercial agreements, including licensing, SaaS, cloud hosting, distribution, reseller, outsourcing, online and offline marketing, and content syndication agreements. Drawing from her experience advising clients in a variety of industries including healthcare, automotive, media, financial services, retail, consumer products and e-commerce, Shelley helps structure transactions that protect her clients’ most valuable assets and promote their business objectives.

Her practice involves:

- Health information technology contracts

- Mergers & acquisitions

- Privacy & data security

- Technology agreements

- Media & content syndication

Shelley joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 2008.

Shelley was a 2003 Fellow with the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD).

JD, Emory University School of Law (2008)

BA, Vanderbilt University (2004) - summa cum laude

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