Stephen T. "Steve" Braun
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Recognized since 2005
Nashville, Tennessee
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Health Care Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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).
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).
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.bradley.com/people/b/braun-stephen-t
Location
- 1221 Broadway, Suite 2400
Nashville, TN 37203
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
Headquarters:
Birmingham, Alabama
297 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
95 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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® 2025 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
Publications
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