John L. Unger
(615) 329-4459 (Direct)
John Unger is an experienced business attorney who has worked with all sizes and types of businesses In a variety of industries for over 25 years. During his professional career he has worked in both private practice and in-house, serving as a partner at one of Tennessee's leading corporate firms and as General Counsel at companies in the health care, real estate and financial services industries. These companies include a venture-backed entrepreneurial start-up, an industry-leading family business and a $16 billion publicly-traded company. He brings to his practice a knowledge of and appreciation for the perspective of the business owner or executive, as well as the challenges they face, not only having worked inside these companies on a broad range of strategic and operational business issues and objectives (in addition to his legal responsibilities as general counsel), but also previously having managed a small business himself as CEO.
Areas of Practice
- Unfair Competition
- Venture Capital
- Business & Commercial Law
- Contracts
- Joint Ventures
- Transactions
- Business Organizations
- Business Successions
- Closely Held Businesses
- Corporate Governance
- Directors' & Officers' Liability
- Formation & Business Planning
- Limited Liability Companies
- Shareholders' Rights
- Employee Rights -- Employee
- Employment Contracts -- Employee
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1980
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee
- J.D. - 1980
- Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
- A.B. - 1975
- Major: English
References
- Edward J. Kelly, III (Citigroup)
- Michael M. Paese, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (Goldman Sachs)
- Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, President (Univ. of Maryland)
- J. Michael Collins, CEO (IMI Resort Holdings)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Tennessee Bar Association, Member, 2007 - 2009
Past Employment Positions
- Mercantile Bankshares, EVP & General Counsel, 2002 - 2007
- IMI Resort Holdings, SVP & General Counsel, 2000 - 2002
- PrincipalCare, SVP & General Counsel, 1996 - 1998
- Wynonna, Inc., CEO, 1994 - 1996
- Bass, Berry & Sims, Partner, 1986 - 1994
- Bass, Berry & Sims, Associate, 1980 - 1986
