I am a lawyer with Riggs Davie PLC in Nashville, Tennessee. I spend my time on two primary practice areas. I assist business clients in wide variety of corporate and transactional matters, including (1) mergers and acquisitions or sales of closely-held businesses, (2) raising capital through debt and equity offerings, including angel rounds, seed rounds, venture capital rounds and later stage investments, (3) attracting and retaining key employees through equity incentive/compensation plans, including stock option plans, phantom stock plans, LLC profits interests, and other similar arrangements, (5) reviewing and negotiating a wide range of contracts, and (5) entity selection and formation.I also assist individuals and families with estate planning as well as estate and trust administration. Copy/paste link below to my firm website for more information:http://www.riggsdavie.com/Check out www.strictlybusinesslawblog.com for our blog on legal issues for our clients.Specialties: Mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, venture capital, capital raising, financing, contracts, shareholder agreements, succession planning, trusts, estates, estate planning,(Disclaimer: notwithstanding the use of the word "specialties" by LinkedIn or any endorsements contained on this website, in no way do the above listed areas of focus or any endorsements imply that I specialize in a particular field of law or have been recognized or certified as such.)