Kris Kemp

Partner

Kris Kemp advises public and private companies on strategic merger and acquisition transactions, securities offerings, and compliance matters. He works closely with private equity firms, portfolio companies and venture-backed companies on investments, recapitalizations and other transactions. His corporate practice also includes providing capital structure advice to emerging and growth companies.

Kris is ranked in Band 1 for Corporate/M&A in Tennessee by Chambers USA, He also is recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, and Securities Regulation, and was named “Lawyer of the Year” in Nashville for Securities Regulation (2023) and Securities/Capital Markets Law (2020).

A significant portion of his clients are concentrated within the healthcare sector, but he also regularly works with companies in a number of other industries, including financial services, insurance, and retail. His practice involves a broad spectrum of corporate and securities matters, including:

• Mergers & Acquisitions – Advise sellers and buyers in both public and private company transactions and has represented clients in numerous private equity and venture-backed purchase and sale transactions, including public and private debt and equity placements.
• Private Equity – Advise private equity and venture capital fund sponsors and portfolio companies in a broad range of strategic transactions, recapitalizations and restructurings.
• Public Company Advisory – Represent both NYSE- and Nasdaq-listed companies on a variety of corporate governance, SEC compliance matters and in capital market transactions.
• Special Healthcare M&A Counsel – Provide specialized healthcare M&A support to private equity firms, coordinate with national and international transaction counsel by utilizing an approach designed to provide the client and its other advisors with seamless access to deep healthcare industry knowledge and experience.

Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1997

North Carolina State University, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1992, summa cum laude

North Carolina State University, B.A., Spanish Language & Literature, 1992, summa cum laude