Atty. Lauren B. Jacques
Lauren Jacques focuses her practice on healthcare transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures, and the regulatory and operational issues that affect healthcare providers. Lauren routinely represents both publicly traded and privately held companies, including national hospital and surgery center companies.
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Lauren B. Jacques is a business, m&a, and health care attorney based in Nashville, Tennessee, practicing at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. Educated at Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2011) and Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2008). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Health Care 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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- Lauren Jacques focuses her practice on healthcare transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures, and the regulatory and operational issues that affect healthcare providers
- Lauren routinely represents both publicly traded and privately held companies, including national hospital and surgery center companies
- She has experience handling a wide variety of transactions across the country, including transactions involving hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, cancer centers, physician practices and cardiac catheterization and vascular access labs
- Lauren has a particular breadth and depth of experience handling transactions in the ambulatory surgery center and outpatient provider space
- In addition to transactional work, Lauren routinely counsels clients regarding healthcare regulatory and operational issues
- She assists on matters related to compliance with federal and state anti-kickback and self-referral laws, corporate practice of medicine and fee-splitting laws, and issues with licensing, certificate of need and provider enrollment
- Lauren also has experience in representing clients in matters involving clinical research and graduate medical education
- Her ability to handle both transactional and regulatory issues makes her a unique and indispensable advisor for any client operating in the healthcare space
- Lauren is also active in professional organizations and her community
- She served on the planning committee for the Nashville Council of Health Care Attorneys for five years and is an active author and speaker for the American Health Lawyers Association
- Lauren serves on the board of The New Beginnings Center, a Tennessee non-profit dedicated to improving the health, strength and wellness of women
- In 2017, Lauren received the firm’s Cameron J. Miller Award for Excellence and Community Service
- Lauren received both her undergraduate and law degrees from Vanderbilt University
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Lauren B. Jacques is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Tennessee →
Lauren B. Jacques is one of 49,731 m&a attorneys indexed nationally. Browse m&a attorneys in Tennessee →
Health care attorneys for HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid, regulatory compliance, and medical licensing matters.
Lauren B. Jacques is one of 66,735 health care attorneys indexed nationally. Browse health care attorneys in Tennessee →
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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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