Jason I. Epstein > Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP > Nashville, United States > Lawyer Profile

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
One Nashville Place
150 Fourth Avenue, North, Suite 1100
Nashville, TN 37219
TENNESSEE
United States

Position

Partner

Career

Jason Epstein is the co-head of Nelson Mullins’ technology and procurement industry group. He and the technology team provide legal services to buyers and sellers of technology both domestically and internationally in various industries, from Fintech and HealthIT to auto and manufacturing. Jason has experience in business and technology negotiations from both the vendor and buyer perspectives including outsourcing, licensing and joint ventures, technology transfer, hardware and software development and acquisition, supply chain, privacy and security, blockchain, Internet of Things, cloud computing, cryptocurrency, and open source code. He and the team are also experienced in direct supply chain and indirect procurement for companies in various industries. Jason is an adjunct professor at the Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville where he teaches the “Law of Cyberspace” class.

He often serves as outside general counsel and relationship partner to companies in a variety of industries. His areas of focus include board governance, technology, venture capital and private equity, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, international commerce and litigation. Whether advising clients of Fortune 500, mid-market, or small businesses (including under the SBA), he serves as an advisor to the C-Suite and inside General Counsel regarding business-related law.

Languages

English

Memberships

Memberships:

  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Member
  • American Telemedicine Association
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Board Member, Nashville Technology Council
  • Cyberspace Law Committee, American Bar Association
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • Nashville Bar Association
  • Nashville Entrepreneurial Center, Board Member (as of December 2015)
  • Moderator, Nelson Mullins LeanIn Initiative
  • Adjunct professor, Vanderbilt University Law School, “The Law of Cyberspace” (Fall 2013-Present)

Education

University of Tennessee College of Law, JD (1996), University of Tennessee, BA with highest honors (1992)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP leverages its offices in New York and Nashville to advise clients on business critical and digital transformation projects in the techy, outsourcing, procurement and privacy spaces. New York-based pair, Ed Hansen and Val Gross, are key contacts for retail brands in the luxury goods industry for re-platforming the clients’ digital services and re-engineering global collaboration models. Jason I. Epstein and Geoffrey Vickers, both stationed in Nashville, advise clients on drafting and negotiating various BPOs and management services. The team also advises clients in the healthcare, accounting, manufacturing and energy sectors.