Sell-Side Strategies: Navigating Today's M&A Market

A seasoned corporate attorney with more than 30 years of experience, Howard Lamar helps clients navigate significant corporate events, including mergers and acquisitions, various types of corporate finance transactions and corporate governance issues, including challenges from activist shareholders. He works with boards of directors, senior management of public and private companies, entrepreneurs, family offices, and early-stage growth companies.

Howard’s practice includes:

Corporate Governance – Counseling companies on a variety of corporate and securities matters, including boards of directors on governance, public company disclosure matters, strategic analysis, special committees and activist shareholders.
Mergers & Acquisitions – Advising on equity and asset acquisitions, mergers and other business combinations, including transactions involving publicly traded companies, restructuring transactions, workout transactions involving financially distressed or bankrupt providers, and sell-side dispositions of businesses and carveouts.
Corporate Finance – Assisting issuers and underwriters in debt and equity transactions, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, and Rule 144A and institutional private placements.
Prior to attending law school, Howard spent three years with Bank of America (formerly, and during the time he was there, NCNB) where he was a corporate lending officer in NCNB’s Corporate and International Banking Group.

John is an entrepreneur, business leader and advocate community building. He brings over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and technology advisory services. As the former co-owner of Resource Communications Group (RCG), John played a key role in transforming the company, leading to a 3.5x revenue increase and a successful exit in 2023. A prominent figure in the Nashville tech community, he serves on the board of the Greater Nashville Technology Council and as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. John is passionate about workforce development and economic growth, and developing leaders within the technology and entrepreneur communities of the Greater Nashville area.

Jessica Ginsberg is a Managing Director at LFM Capital, a manufacturing-focused lower middle market private equity firm based in Nashville, where she leads business development, including deal sourcing and firm marketing efforts. Prior to joining LFM, Jessica held various roles in private equity, banking and investment management. Jessica graduated from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business with a BSBA in Finance and Accounting.

Shalin Tejani, co-founder and CEO of Legacy Dental Group (LDG), is revolutionizing dentistry in East Tennessee. He focuses on doctor support, staff culture, patient care and has ambitiously grown LDG by acquiring six practices in four years, with another under contract. A serial entrepreneur, Shalin's background includes over $1.5 billion in commercial real estate financing, managing a significant e-commerce retailer, and co-founding a hospitality equity fund. He is passionate about building relationships and fostering growth. Shalin, married to Niti Tejani, enjoys family life with their three children in Chattanooga, TN.