Stephen T. "Steve" Braun

Stephen T. "Steve" Braun

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2005
Awarded Practice Areas
Corporate Law Health Care Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Awarded Practice Areas
Corporate Law Health Care Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Stephen T. "Steve" Braun
Stephen T. "Steve" Braun
Nashville, TN
Works at
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

301 Best Lawyers awards

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP logo

Biography

Steve Braun advises hospitals, surgery centers and other health care providers in transactional, regulatory and operations matters. His transactional experience includes numerous acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures of hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and insurance companies.

Steve also has extensive experience involving mergers and acquisitions in a variety of industries; public and private offerings of equity and debt securities; and stock options and other equity compensation plans. He has been responsible for the negotiation of definitive agreements and securities work on five transactions valued at more than $1 billion each, as well as numerous other hospital and health system acquisitions. He has represented issuers or underwriters in a variety of industries, including health care, banking, oil and gas, biotechnology, retail and manufacturing. Steve's work also has included the review of periodic reports of publicly traded companies. He was formerly the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of HCA, Inc. (1991-1997).
Works at
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

301 Best Lawyers awards

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • University of Notre Dame, J.D., graduated 1981
  • St. Cloud State University, BA

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association
  • Minnesota, Minnesota State Bar Association

Affiliations

  • Minnesota Bar Association - Member
  • Tennesee Bar Association - Member
  • Texas Bar Association - Member

Client Testimonials

Steve has a tremendous job and is certainly one of the very top lawyers in transactional hospital work.

Eb LeMaster (Ponder & Company)

Brentwood, TN

I have worked with Steve for over 10 years and we have completed many deals together. He has great transaction and business knowledge. Steve has been a great asset to our acquisition strategy.

Ken Hawkins (Community Health Systems)

Franklin, TN

Steve is a terrific health care executive who also happens to be an attorney. His practical approach to legal problems makes him invaluable to his health care clients.

Stephen Braun is the strongest healthcare transaction lawyer in the hospital space.

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Health Care Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nashville (2024)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nashville (2019)
  • Health Care Law, Nashville (2018)
  • Corporate Law, Nashville (2017)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nashville (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Special Focus:
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
Awards:
  • Listed in Nashville Business Journal
  • Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Mergers & Acquisitions, 2006-2012
  • Listed in Lawdragon 3000
  • Listed in Guide to America's Leading Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyers
  • Listed in The Expert Guide to the "Leading US Healthcare Lawyers"
  • Listed in Chambers USA
  • Listed in Business Tennessee, "150 Best Lawyers," 2009
  • Listed in America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Health Care, 2009

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