Atty. John W. Titus
John Titus has extensive experience in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, proxy contests and tender offers, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and corporate financing transactions for businesses in a variety of industries, including health care, financial institutions, manufacturing, technology, hospitality services and others. He frequently functions as general counsel to his clients, advising on all aspects of corporate, securities and business law matters.
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John W. Titus is a business and m&a attorney based in Nashville, Tennessee, practicing at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. Admitted to practice in Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association. Educated at Duke University (J.D., 1980) and Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1977). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2026). Serands clients in Nashville, TN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- John Titus has extensive experience in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, proxy contests and tender offers, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and corporate financing transactions for businesses in a variety of industries, including health care, financial institutions, manufacturing, technology, hospitality services and others
- He frequently functions as general counsel to his clients, advising on all aspects of corporate, securities and business law matters
- He advises boards of directors and executive management of the firm’s publicly-traded clients on corporate governance matters, including compliance with requirements imposed by Sarbanes-Oxley, TARP and Dodd-Frank legislation, and general fiduciary duties in the context of mergers, acquisitions and recapitalizations
- His corporate finance experience includes handling public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, proxy contests, mergers and reporting obligations of publicly traded companies
- representing clients in conducting syndications of real estate investments, investments in healthcare providers, such as surgery centers, imaging centers and cancer care centers, and private investment companies (including SBICs)
- He has represented clients in negotiating and documenting venture capital and private equity investments and has represented venture capital and private equity clients in making such investments
- He has served as Vice Chairman of the firm’s Corporate and Securities Practice Group and currently serves as Chairman of the firm’s Public Companies Team
- He has lectured and instructed on Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements and the recently-enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and has authored a number of articles on corporate and securities law matters
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Why local counsel matters in Tennessee
Practicing law in Tennessee. Legal matters in Tennessee are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Nashville are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Tennessee state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Tennessee brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Tennessee courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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