H3GM News

American Esoteric Laboratories (AEL) acquired by Australia's Sonic Healthcare

1/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

(January 2007) - Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. assisted American Esoteric Laboratories (AEL), a full-service provider of esoteric and clinical reference laboratory services, in being acquired by Sonic Healthcare. Ltd., an Australian publicly traded company (SHL.AX).

This transaction is the culmination of representing AEL from its formation by Brian Carr and James Billington onward, including raising $70 million of private equity financing in 2003 and completing six major laboratory company acquisitions from 2004 to 2006. During this period H3GM served as regular corporate counsel to AEL as it grew its annual revenues to over $100 million.

Sonic Healthcare Limited acquired AEL for approximately $180 million.

H3GM advises WealthTrust LLC on the purchase of assets

1/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., January 1, 2007 - Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. recently advised WealthTrust LLC in connection with the purchase of the assets of DeGreen Wealth Management Corporation (DWM) in Scottsdale, Arizona. DWM provides wealth management and investment advisory services to high net worth individuals and institutions, primarily in the Scottsdale and Phoenix area.

WealthTrust LLC is a Nashville-based company and is led by its Chief Executive Officer, M. Rush Benton. Following the transaction, WealthTrust LLC has affiliates in Scottsdale, AZ, Charlotte, NC, Paducah, KY, St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, Memphis, TN, Greenwood, SC, Louisville, KY, and Chicago, IL.

H3GM represents Nashville-based WealthTrust, Inc. in sale and recapitalization

1/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., January 1, 2007 - H³GM attorneys recently represented Nashville-based WealthTrust, Inc. in connection with the sale and subsequent recapitalization of the Company. In the transaction, control of the company passed from Morgan Keegan & Co. and its parent entity, Regions Financial Corporation, to a group of investors led by New York-based Circle Peak Capital LLC.

WealthTrust, Inc. is a leading national holding company of investment advisory firms that provide comprehensive wealth management services to high net worth individuals and institutions. WealthTrust employs approximately 125 people nationwide and collectively manages in excess of $6.5 billion in assets.

M. Rush Benton will remain as the Chief Executive Officer of WealthTrust following the transaction. The affiliation with Circle Peak Capital provides WealthTrust with significant capital resources, as well as a talented management team with extensive experience in the wealth management industry.

H3GM assists Dialogic Communications Corp. (DCC) in the sale of the company to PLantCML

10/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

(October 2006) - Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. assisted Dialogic Communications Corp. (DCC), based in Franklin, Tennessee, in the sale of the company to PLantCML, a privately-held company based in Temecula, California. DCC provides emergency notification software and services and will be combined with PlantCML to create one of the largest emergency response service companies in the United States. Golden Gate Capital provided the financing for the transaction.

H³GM represented DCC from the time of its formation in the 1980's through its sale in October 2006.

American Esoteric Laboratories (AEL) acquires DRL Labs, Ltd.

10/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., August 11, 2006 Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner assisted American Esoteric Laboratories (AEL), a full service provider of esoteric and clinical reference laboratory services, in acquiring DRL Labs, Ltd. (DRL). DRL was an affiliate of East Texas Medical Center (ETMC) Regional Healthcare System, located in Tyler, Texas.

With more than 1,800 physicians and hospital clients located in various states, DRL was the largest remaining Texas-based independent reference laboratory. The acquisition also brings AEL’s annual revenue to $100 million.

Laboratory industry veterans Brian Carr and Jim Billington founded AEL in 2003. H3GM assisted AEL in obtaining $70 million in equity financing in 2003 and has represented AEL in all of its subsequent mergers and acquisition activities.

H3GM advises Rivals.com in its sale to Yahoo! Inc.

6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

June 2007 – Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. represented Rivals.com in its sale to Yahoo! Inc. (NasdaqGS:YHOO) in a private transaction that provides liquidity for Rivals.com’s stockholders. Brentwood, Tennessee based Rivals.com is a leading high school and college sports website. With a primary focus on football and basketball, Rivals.com runs a network of over 150 separate websites that attract approximately 2 million fans per month. This acquisition expands Yahoo! Sports’ community offerings by strengthening its coverage of national sports stories and adding coverage of locally driven open publishing networks, something that Yahoo! had not previously offered to its sports audience. H³GM is a longtime business partner of Rivals.com and has represented them throughout the years in the areas of securities, corporate, intellectual property and operational matters.

H3GM represents Juris Inc. in its sale to LexisNexis

7/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

July 2007 – H³GM attorneys at advised Juris Inc. in the sale of its law firm management software business to LexisNexis®, a division of Reed Elsevier (NYSE), in a transaction that provides liquidity to Juris’ stockholders and allows LexisNexis to better serve law firms of all sizes. Juris, Inc. specializes in law office management and business software designed specifically for small and medium sized law firms. H³GM's history with Juris includes legal representation in the areas of acquisitions, intellectual property, and operational matters.

H3GM advises Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. in hospital sale to Tenet

7/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

July 2007 – The H³GM healthcare attorneys represented Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) in the sale of Coastal Carolina Medical Center to Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC). Coastal Carolina Medical Center, an acute care hospital located in Hardeeville, South Carolina, was sold to Tenet for approximately $35 million.

H3GM Helps Tennessee Hospital Obtain Certificate of Need

12/14/2007 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 13, 2007 – Alix Coulter Cross and Jeff Miller, two members of the H³GM litigation team, successfully argued in favor of United Regional Medical Center’s certificate of need for a new hospital and nursing home. The 12-member board of the Tennessee Health Services Development Agency unanimously approved URMC’s request at a board hearing on Wednesday.

In July, Cross and Miller filed applications to obtain certificates of need (CON) with the state on behalf of United Regional Medical Center located in Manchester, Tennessee. The CON application requested replacement facilities for both the medical center and nursing home. The nursing home is currently housed in a wing of the hospital. The hospital was built in 1954 and cannot meet modern standards of care for either hospital or nursing home services.

The hearing before the Tennessee Health Services Development Agency took place before a packed crowd of Manchester residents supporting the replacement of the old facilities with a new hospital and new nursing home. Adverse to the CON were representatives from the Medical Center of Manchester and Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. The adverse parties contended that Coffee County does not need a new hospital.

Cross, Miller and URMC board member Wendell McAbee, M.D., presented arguments in favor of the new medical center. They maintained that the replacement hospital is needed due to the current hospital’s lack of private rooms and baths for patients, and because the hospital lacks space for intensive care and maternity services. The Tennessee Health Services Development Agency agreed that Manchester is entitled to upgrade its healthcare services from “the 12th Century to the 21st Century,” and unanimously approved the hospital’s CON. The decision was greeted with thunderous applause and cheers from the audience. URMC plans to start construction in February of 2008.

About United Regional Medical Center
United Regional Medical Center (URMC) is a physician-owned, acute-care, full-service community hospital located in Manchester, Tennessee. URMC is governed bay a 10-member board. For more information visit www.urmchealthcare.com/

About H³GM
Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. has earned a national reputation for providing sound legal advice to business clients for over 30 years. Our attorneys advise clients in matters critical to their business success. H³GM attorneys represent public and private companies across a wide range of industries. For more information visit www.h3gm.com

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H3GM Advises BioMimetic in Sale of Dental Business

1/2/2008 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 17, 2007 - The H³GM attorneys advised BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMTI) in the sale of its orofacial therapeutic business, including its bone and tissue regeneration treatment, GEM 21S, and related intellectual property to Luitpold Pharmaceutics, Inc., a division of Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd of Japan. Under the agreement Luitpold has agreed to pay BioMimetic approximately $45 Million in cash, in addition to royalty payments based on sales of existing and future products in the dental and orofacial therapeutic fields.

The sale allows BioMimetic to refocus its business on the development and commercialization of its orthopedic and sports medicine products, GEM OS1 and GEM OS2. During a conference call on December 18, Sam Lynch, president and CEO of BioMimetic, told investors that "the deal demonstrates the company’s ability to bring a product from early stages of clinical development through regulatory approval to commercialization."

H³GM has been a business partner of BioMimetic Therapeutics since the company's inception, including serving as co-legal counsel though the company's public offering in February 2007. The transaction is expected to close on January 4, 2008.

H3GM Advises Goldleaf Financial Solutions' Board of Directors in Acquisition

1/17/2008 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., January 17, 2008 – The attorneys at Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. advised the board of directors for Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: GFSI), a provider of technology-based solutions for financial institutions, in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Alogent Corporation for $42.5 million. H³GM attorneys counseled the board on matters relating to corporate governance and securities issues, including analysis and counsel regarding fiduciary duty, Nasdaq listing, SEC disclosure and corporate compliance programs.

The merger strengthens Goldleaf’s leadership in converging payments, allowing the company to expand market presence, extends it customers base and creates significant cross-selling opportunities. According to Lynn Boggs, CEO of Goldleaf Financial Solutions, “This merger solidifies our position as a leader of converging payments and a driver of innovation.”

About GoldLeaf Financial Solutions, Inc.

Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc. offers a strategic suite of integrated technology and payment possessing solutions to financial institutions. Goldleaf’s products and services enable financial institutions to succeed in today’s competitive market, solidify their trusted financial relationships, expand their presence and improve profitability through efficient use of technology. Goldleaf works with clients throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean and Central America. For more information about Goldleaf and its set of solutions, please visit www.goldleaf.com

About H³GM
Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. has earned a national reputation for providing sound legal advice to business clients for over 30 years. Our attorneys advise clients in matters critical to their business success. H³GM attorneys represent public and private companies across a wide range of industries. For more information visit www.h3gm.com

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H3GM Counsels Buyer in Private Equity Transaction with Publishing Group of America

12/12/2007 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., December 12, 2007 –Bain Capital Ventures and Shamrock Capital Growth Fund completed the purchase of Publishing Group of America (PGA), the Franklin, Tennessee based publisher of American Profile, Relish and Texas Profile magazines. H³GM attorneys served as local counsel to Bain Capital and Shamrock Capital, advising the investment companies in connection with Tennessee corporate law and related financing issues.

About Bain Capital
Bain Capital Ventures, the venture capital arm of Bain Capital, leverages the firm’s institutional advantages and consulting-approach to build industry-leading businesses. Focusing on industries such as software, wireless, healthcare, business services, and consumer, Boston-based Bain Capital Ventures benefits from the broader resources of Bain Capital, which includes over 200 investment-professionals, a network of over 225 portfolio companies, over $50 billion of assets under management, and the knowledge from over 20 years of successful venture investing. For more information, visit www.baincapitalventures.com

About Shamrock Capital Growth Fund
Shamrock was founded in 1978 as the Roy E. Disney family investment company and has since evolved into an institutional money manager with a diverse group of endowments, pension funds and wealthy individuals managing over $2.0 billion in five different funds. Shamrock Capital Growth Fund II, the investing entity for PGA, makes growth equity and leveraged buyout investments in the media, entertainment and communications industries.

About Publishing Group of America
Publishing Group of America publishes American Profile, Relish and Texas Profile magazines. American Profile debuted in April 2000 as the second largest publishing launch in US history; it is distributed through more than 1,400 newspapers with a combined circulation of over 8 million. The company publishes a series of cookbooks, a custom publishing business, and operates Hometown Content, a syndicated news service for print and web, and Hometown Promotions, an integrated marketing service. The company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and Franklin, TN.

About H³GM
Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. has earned a national reputation for providing sound legal advice to business clients for over 30 years. Our attorneys advise clients in matters critical to their business success. H³GM attorneys represent public and private companies across a wide range of industries. For more information visit www.h3gm.com

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H3GM Advises Advocat in Acquisition of Seven Nursing Homes

8/10/2007 12:00:00 AM

Brentwood, Tenn., August 10, 2007 – H³GM attorneys advised Advocat Inc. (NASDAQ: AVCA) on the acquisition of seven skilled nursing facilities from Senior Management Services of America North Texas, Inc. (SMSA) for approximately $10.1 million. The transaction required a multifaceted team of attorneys from the firm’s healthcare, commercial finance and bankruptcy practice areas. The H³GM healthcare and bankruptcy attorneys worked together to advise Advocat on the purchase agreement and related operational issues associated with purchasing assets from SMSA. The transaction was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas as part of SMSA’s Chapter 11 plan.

The H³GM commercial finance attorneys worked with Advocat and LaSalle Bank NA on the related financing which consisted of a $16.5 million term loan and $15 million revolving credit facility. The term loan was used to finance the SMSA acquisition and refinance certain existing Advoct indebtedness. The revolving credit facility will be used to support a letter of credit facility and or working capital needs.

About H³GM
Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. has earned a national reputation for providing sound legal advice to business clients for over 30 years. Our attorneys advise clients in matters critical to their business success. H³GM attorneys represent public and private companies across a wide range of industries. For more information visit www.h3gm.com

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H3GM Represents Nashville Chamber in ‘English Only’ Dispute

9/23/2008 12:00:00 AM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Sept. 13 2008 – Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner (H³GM) represented the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce in its opposition to Councilman Eric Crafton’s “English-only” referendum from being placed on the upcoming November 4 ballot. H³GM litigation associate Kenny Byrd represented the Nashville Chamber, which is part of a larger coalition of individuals and organizations opposed to the “English-only” measure. The coalition sought to intervene in the legal dispute between Crafton and the Davidson County Election Commission. The Davidson County Chancery Court granted the Chamber’s alternative request to serve as amici, or a friend of the court, on September 4, 2008, allowing the Chamber and the coalition to assist the Court in its interpretation of elections law. Later that evening the Chancery Court handed the Chamber a victory and rejected Crafton’s attempt to place the referendum on the ballot. The Tennessee Court of Appeals refused September 9 to grant an expedited hearing to Mr. Crafton to review the Chancery Court’s decision. The Tennessee Supreme Court followed suit on September 10 and rejected Crafton’s request to take the case. As a result, the Chancery Court’s decision will stand and the referendum will not be placed on the November 4 ballot. Crafton first introduced an English-first measure in the Metro Council in 2006. The legislation was subsequently approved by the Metro Council and then vetoed by Mayor Bill Purcell.

In July 2008, Eric Crafton launched a petition drive to place the referendum on the November 2008 ballot. However, that petition was denied by the Davidson County Election Commission based on advice from the Metro Legal Department that not enough time had passed since the last petition-driven charter amendment was submitted to the voters. Crafton and Nashville English First then filed suit in chancery court, where Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman ruled against the referendum being placed on the ballot, upholding the decision by the Davidson County Election Commission. She also dismissed Nashville English First out of the case because it was not a legal entity. In response, Crafton took his case to the Tennessee Court of Appeals and the Tennessee Supreme Court, which both denied expedited hearings and consequently let Chancellor Bonnyman’s ruling stand.

According to Kenny Byrd, “The Chamber is rightly concerned that an English-only measure will drive business away from Nashville and hurt the city's welcoming reputation. As such, the Chamber sought to ensure that election laws were followed before an unwise and unconstitutional measure was placed on the ballot. Even politicians have to follow election laws. Chancellor Bonnyman's ruling is clear and correct and the refusal by both appellate courts to tinker with her decision before the November election marks the end of Mr. Crafton's most recent effort to foolishly amend the Metro Charter. It remains unclear whether this will be Mr. Crafton's last attempt."

The Nashville Chamber of Commerce issued a public statement that outlines its reasons for opposing the English-only legislative efforts. The Chamber’s reasons for opposing these measures are as follows:

• English is already the “official and legal language” of Tennessee. In November 2006, the Nashville Metro Council passed resolution RS2006-1650 clarifying that Tennessee State law already established English as the official language and expressing concern that further English-only legislation could actually be bad for English acquisition

• It is symbolic in nature and would prove costly to enforce, comply with and defend.

• Nashville has always been known as an open and inclusive city, a factor that leads many companies to move here. However, the English-Only petition drive positions Nashville as unwelcoming and un-inclusive to immigrant populations and businesses with large numbers of foreign-born workers, including locally headquartered companies such as Bridgestone Americas, Caterpillar Financial and Nissan.

• At a time when Nashville is enjoying tremendous success recruiting international companies – and thousands of high-paying jobs that grow our tax base – Councilman Crafton’s ballot drive divides our community and projects a negative and inaccurate perception of our city to the world.

• When this issue first surfaced in 2006, The Tennessean came out strongly against English-Only legislation, stating “Instead of stymieing communication in Nashville, the Metro Council should look for ways to foster more English-language instruction. Short of that, Crafton's ordinance should be chalked up to political posturing at the expense of the public's well-being.”

• This issue received negative press on a national scale as well, with publications as far reaching as USA Today, the Florida Times-Union, the Houston Chronicle, the Las Vegas Sun, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer describing Nashville as a tourist-driven city on the verge of taking an unwelcoming stance toward its visitors and out of touch with the city’s one in six foreign-born residents.

• The last thing Nashville needs is for its own citizens and those across the country to have a negative view of the city. This perception would be a detriment to Nashville’s growth and economic prosperity.• Councilman Crafton’s English-Only ballot initiative would make it illegal for some of our current citizens to have critical communications translated to their language, effectively reducing their ability to function in the community.

• It has been unfairly associated with the illegal immigration issue but, actually, has nothing to do with the legal or illegal status of foreign-born citizens living in Nashville.

• It unfairly assumes all immigrants (including those here legally) aren’t already trying to assimilate and learn English to advance their socioeconomic standing.

• The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce favors immigration reform that is comprehensive, rational and that works efficiently for employers, workers and government agencies.

• There are already federal laws in place that prohibit and penalize the hiring and harboring of illegal immigrants.• Those laws should be enforced before we adopt local laws that may be challenged as unconstitutional and would subject Metro government to costly compliance and enforcement measures.

• The Chamber encourages its members to support efforts to keep Nashville an international and welcoming city to all.

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H3GM Attorneys Partner with Management Team in Diagnostic Laboratory Formation

10/13/2008 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., October 13, 2008 – The attorneys at Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner (H³GM) advised OralDNA Labs Inc. and its management team, led by CEO Brian Carr and Chairman Tom Nabors, in the company’s formation and private-equity funding . Private equity firm Oak Investment Partners participated in the funding.

OralDNA is a specialty diagnostics company established to bring medical laboratory diagnostics to the dental field. For more information, please visit www.oraldna.com.

H³GM previously represented Mr. Carr in other ventures, most recently American Esoteric Laboratories, including its formation, venture capital funding, growth through strategic acquisitions, and eventual sale to Sonic Healthcare, a public Australian healthcare company, for over $180 million. H³GM partner David Cox said of Mr. Carr, “Brian is a terrific entrepreneur and it has been a pleasure partnering with him during the different stages of his business ventures, particularly his newest company , OralDNA, which I see as a truly innovative life sciences opportunity.”

H3GM Advised Can-Do National Tape Company in Private Equity Transaction

10/14/2008 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., October 14, 2008 - H³GM partner Kris Kemp advised Can-Do National Tape Company in its acquisition to River Capital Partners, an Atlanta-based private-equity firm. Can-Do National Tape Co. is a distributor of adhesive tape products that specializes in tape converting services.

UPDATE: FTC Delays Enforcement of Red Flags Rule

4/30/2009 12:00:00 AM

On April 30, 2009, the FTC announced a 3-month delay in enforcement of the Red Flags Rule. Consequently, creditors and financial institutions now have until August 1, 2009 (instead of May 1, 2009) to comply with the rule and develop and implement an identity theft red flags program. For more information, click here for H³GM's article on recent privacy laws or visit http://ftc.gov/redflagsrule.

H3GM Advises Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc. in Merger with Jack Henry & Associates

10/16/2009 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., October 16, 2009 - Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. advised Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc. ( Nasdaq: GFSI), based in Atlanta, Georgia, in its merger transaction with Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. ( Nasdaq: JKHY), based in Monett, Missouri. Goldleaf provides integrated technology-based solutions primarily for the financial services industry. As a result of the merger, Goldleaf became a wholly owned subsidiary of Jack Henry and each outstanding share of Goldleaf common stock converted into the right to receive $0.98 in cash.

H³GM has served as longtime counsel to Goldleaf , representing it in the areas of securities, corporate law, intellectual property and operational matters.

H3GM Attorneys Advise Nashville West Shopping Center, LLC in Debt Restructuring Deal

11/4/2009 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., November 4, 2009 - H³GM attorneys recently served as legal counsel to Nashville West Shopping Center, LLC, a joint venture between Parkes Development Group, LLC and Newton Oldacre McDonald, LLC, in its negotiations with Regions Bank and three other lending institutions to restructure a $90 million credit facility. The restructured credit facility includes $11 million in funding to be used on parts of the existing 600,000 square foot Nashville West Shopping Center and to complete an additional 25,000 square feet of retail space.

Craig Gabbert Named “Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year for 2010”

11/16/2009 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., November 11, 2009 – Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Craig V. Gabbert, Jr. as the “Nashville Best Lawyers Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year” for 2010.

Craig Gabbert, a shareholder at Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. (H³GM), counsels clients regarding commercial litigation and financial workouts, as well as debtors and creditors in commercial bankruptcies and reorganizations. He is also listed as a Rule 31 General Civil Mediator. Craig is the head of H³GM’s Alternative Dispute Resolution practice group and a member of the Commercial Bankruptcy and Reorganization and Litigation practice groups.

After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” Steven Naifeh, Managing Editor of Best Lawyers, says, “We continue to believe – as we have believed for more than 25 years – that recognition by one’s peers is the most meaningful form of praise in the legal profession. We would like to congratulate Craig V. Gabbert, Jr. on being selected as the ‘Nashville Best Lawyers Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year’ for 2010.”

H3GM Adds 3 New Attorneys to its Ranks

5/12/2010 12:00:00 AM

We are pleased to announce that Jay Harrelson, Michael Mills and Lara Flatau have joined Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C., further strengthening the firm’s corporate, tax and litigation practices.

Jay Harrelson joins the firm’s Transactional and Business Tax practice group as Of Counsel. He focuses his practice on federal and state tax planning, transaction structuring, employee benefits, and executive compensation plans. Prior to joining H3GM, Jay was a partner at Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis LLP in Nashville, Tennessee and prior to that a partner at Ramsay, Bridgforth, Harrelson & Starling LLP in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Before becoming an attorney, he was a Certified Public Accountant in the petroleum and financial services industry. Mr. Harrelson earned his JD from Whittier College, his Master of Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington, and his BA from University of Texas at Arlington.

Michael J. Mills is an associate in H3GM’s Corporate practice group. Michael received his JD from Vanderbilt University where he served as a managing editor of Vanderbilt Law Review, was on the Dean’s List, and earned a Certificate of Law and Business from the Vanderbilt Law and Business Program. Prior to law school, Michael worked as a management and technology consultant where he assisted clients with business process reengineering efforts and implementations of enabling technology. Michael graduated summa cum laude from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering where he double-majored in electrical engineering and mathematics and received a B.Eng. with honors in electrical engineering.

Lara A. Flatau is an associate in H3GM’s Corporate, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution practice groups. She is a member of the Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Lara received her JD from Vanderbilt University where she worked as a research assistant and was on the Dean’s List. Lara received a BA, with honors, in Spanish also from Vanderbilt University.

H3GM Receives Top Honors from Business Law Publication

6/11/2010 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., June 11, 2010 – “A sophisticated business boutique that punches well above its weight,” and “an excellent firm with an enviable and loyal client base,” are just a few of the characterizations clients gave H³GM in the recently released Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2010. This internationally renowned guide to legal expertise gave three H³GM practice areas, Corporate M&A, Healthcare and Commercial Litigation, top rankings for the state of Tennessee. According to Chambers, rankings are based on technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.

Additionally, several H³GM partners received individual recognition in this year’s publication.

Mark Manner: Corporate M&A and Healthcare

David Cox: Corporate M&A

Ernie Hyne: Healthcare

Alex Fardon: Litigation/General Commercial

Craig Gabbert: Litigation/Bankruptcy

Glenn Rose: Litigation/Bankruptcy

About Chambers USA

Chambers USA ranks the leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America. The research is in-depth and client focused and the guide is read by industry-leading companies and organizations throughout the US and worldwide. It is also widely used by firms in all states for referral purposes.

About H3GM

H3GM has earned a national reputation for providing sound legal advice to business clients for over 30 years. Our attorneys advise clients in matters critical to their business success. H3GM represents public and private companies across a wide range of industries. For more information visit www.h3gm.com

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H3GM Attorneys Advise OralDNA Labs Inc. in Sale to Quest Diagnostics

5/7/2009 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., May 2009 – The attorneys at Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner advised OralDNA Labs Inc. and its management team, led by CEO Brian Carr and Chairman Tom Nabors, in the company’s sale to Quest Diagnostics Incorporated [NYSE: DGX], based in Madison, New Jersey.

OralDNA is a specialty diagnostics company established to bring medical laboratory diagnostics to the dental field. For more information, please visit www.oraldna.com.

H3GM previously represented Mr. Carr in other ventures, most recently American Esoteric Laboratories, including its formation, venture capital funding, growth through strategic acquisitions, and eventual sale to Sonic Healthcare, a public Australian healthcare company, for over $180 million.

H3GM represents National Distribution & Contracting, Inc. in Sale

2/7/2010 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., February 2010 - H3GM attorneys advised National Distribution & Contracting, Inc., headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee in its sale to Silver Oak Services Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. The management team of NDC, led by Mark Seitz and Scott Craighead, will continue to lead NDC following the transaction. NDC is the largest organization of independent medical, surgical and dental supply distributors in North America, representing over 280 member distributors internationally.

H3GM Adds Two Shareholders

7/9/2010 12:00:00 AM

Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. is pleased to announce two new shareholders: Tracy Lujan and Jeff Miller.

Tracy Lujan

Tracy focuses her practice on business bankruptcy, commercial litigation and employment matters. Tracy's most recent experience includes the representation of H3GM clients Commissary Operations, Inc. and SouthEast Waffles, LLC with their Chapter 11 bankruptcies. She began her career with Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti, P.C. in Denver, Colorado, and joined H3GM in October 2002. Tracy received her law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Tennessee College of Law where she was elected to Order of the Coif and served as the executive associate editor of Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law.

Jeff Miller

Jeff focuses his practice on healthcare law with a special emphasis on physician related matters. Jeff represents hospitals, medical staffs, managed care enterprises, and institutional and individual healthcare providers throughout the United States in a broad spectrum of matters, including government regulatory compliance and investigations, contracting issues, credentialing, peer review, licensing, medical staff bylaws, Joint Commission accreditation and Medicare certification. Earlier in his career, Jeff was a principal in a business providing medical cost recovery services to Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (subrogation). He received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Tennessee College of Law.

"Tracy and Jeff both work very hard at providing outstanding legal advice and service to our clients," said Mark Manner, managing shareholder of H3GM. "We couldn't be happier that they will continue their already successful careers as shareholders of our firm."

H3GM Assists Uniguest™ in Expansion of Kiosk Division

7/13/2010 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., June 2010 – The attorneys at Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. advised U.S. Hospitality Publishers, Inc. d/b/a Uniguest, Inc. in its acquisition of certain assets of Showcase Technology, Inc., based in Torrance, California. Riverview Capital Advisors, LLC acted as the exclusive financial advisor to the principals of Uniguest in the transaction, which was financed by Pinnacle Financial Partners.

Uniguest is a Nashville-based global provider of print, technology and specialized services for the lodging, restaurant and healthcare industries. Uniguest’s kiosk division provides security software protection, IT help desk support and general kiosk management for approximately 3,000 global hotel customers and more than 5,000 computer workstations. As part of the acquisition, Uniguest will become a reseller of Showcase’s NetStop™ kiosk software and license Showcase’s proprietary database management software for kiosks.

Hyne, Manner & Hill Named to Nashville Medical News InCharge Healthcare

7/29/2010 12:00:00 AM

(Nashville, Tenn., July 29, 2010) - Nashville Medical News InCharge Healthcare named H3GM shareholders Ernie Hyne, Mark Manner and Mike Hill to its compendium of key decision-makers in Nashville's healthcare industry. According to the publication, InCharge Healthcare was created to, "shine a light on the people - well known and behind the scenes - who are helping drive local innovation and shaping the next iteration of the healthcare industry."

H3GM Advises Corporate Board Member in its Sale to NYSE Euronext

9/7/2010 12:00:00 AM

Nashville, Tenn., September 2, 2010 – The attorneys at H3GM advised Corporate Board Member in its sale to NYSE Euronext (NYX). Corporate Board Member is the leading information resource for senior officers and directors of publicly traded corporations, large private companies, and Global 1000 firms. It is also the publisher of Corporate Board Member magazine. The new subsidiary will operate as Corporate Board Member, an NYSE Euronext company, with current CEO T. K. Kerstetter serving as its president. The sale includes substantially all of the Corporate Board Member assets of Board Member Inc., including Corporate Board Member magazine, Boardmember.com, and the Director’s Database, as well as its interactive research, conference, and educational services.