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Provided by Tatjana Paterno
Tatjana Paterno counsels private equity funds and their portfolio companies, strategic acquirers and multinational publicly traded corporations in the structuring, negotiation and consummation of acquisition transactions. To date, Tatjana has closed more than $22 billion in M&A transactions and more than $25 billion in overall transactions. Her practice focuses on companies within the healthcare and healthcare IT, cybersecurity, manufacturing, food and beverage, entertainment and technology industries, among others. Tatjana frequently advises management, boards and special committees on corporate governance and public company disclosure matters.
Tatjana is co-chair of the 2023, 2021 and 2019 Private Target Deal Points Studies published by the American Bar Association’s M&A Committee. This study has been widely recognized as the gold standard for market metrics of key negotiated legal issues in M&A agreements.
Tatjana joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 2011.
JD, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law - summa cum laude, Order of the Coif
BA, The University of Texas at Dallas - summa cum laude
Corporate/M&A (2024-2025)
Chambers USA
Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2022-2025)
The Best Lawyers in America©
Emerging Leader, Legal Advisor Category (2016)
The M&A Advisor
Top 21 in 21: Women in Healthcare Investing (2021)
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Tatjana Paterno is an active member of the Bass, Berry & Sims corporate/M&A team. Based in Nashville, she is well versed in assisting with mergers and acquisitions, including equity sales.
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Tatjana is a great partner. She has tremendous breadth and depth of legal knowledge.
Tatjana is a great partner. She has tremendous breadth and depth of legal knowledge.