RILEY & JACOBSON - Key Persons

Andrew focuses his practice on commercial litigation and the resolution of complex business disputes for large corporate clients, small businesses, and individuals. Andrew's practice includes reaching favorable results for clients in actions concerning contractual disputes, business torts, corporate governance and shareholder disputes, copyright infringement, trade secrets, and restrictive covenants. Andrew graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and served as Associate Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. In law school, he received the Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Award in Legal Writing and was a Thomas W. Beasley Scholar. Andrew also graduated summa cum laude from DePauw University with a B.A. in Economics and received the Randal L. Wilson Award as the Outstanding Senior in Economics. Prior to attending law school, Andrew served as a Platoon Commander and then Company Commander in the United States Marine Corps. Andrew's service included a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Education Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D. 2012 DePauw University, B.A. 2005

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• Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School

Elizabeth Gonser has a broad-based commercial litigation practice that serves corporate, municipal, and individual clients. Elizabeth practices in state and federal court, before the American Arbitration Association and the American Health Lawyers Association, and in concert with mediators and private arbitrators to reach favorable resolutions. Elizabeth regularly represents hospital systems in disputes with managed care payors, including cases involving improper underpayments and recoupments, Sequestration-related payment disputes, and medical necessity and other payment denials. Elizabeth has experience defending companies and their directors in shareholder litigation; representing music publishers, labels, and artists in copyright infringement actions; advising physician groups; and defending higher education institutions against Title VII and related claims. Elizabeth graduated from Vanderbilt Law School, where she was the graduating class recipient of the National Association of Women Lawyers' Outstanding Law Student Award. She earned Best Oralist distinction in the Intramural Moot Court Competition and was the top competitor on the Jessup International Law Moot Court Team. Elizabeth graduated with honors from The George Washington University in 2001. Before attending law school, Elizabeth worked in the communications and research division of an international non-profit based in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth continues to engage with her community: she previously served as Vice-President of the Board of Directors of a local non-profit focused on supporting middle and high school students; is an alumna of the Nashville Young Leaders Council; and was a member of The Belmont University College of Law American Inns of Court. Elizabeth serves as the firm's Recruiting Partner. Elizabeth is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School, where she teaches Advanced Evidence and Trial Advocacy. Until recently, Elizabeth also served as co-chair of the Nashville Bar Association's Federal Court Committee. Education Vanderbilt Law School, J.D. 2007 The George Washington University, B.A. 2001

Grace Peck practices commercial and healthcare litigation. She earned her law degree, magna cum laude, from Belmont University College of Law where she graduated third in her class. During law school, Grace served as an Executive Editor for the Belmont Law Review and worked as a Research Fellow for Dean Alberto R. Gonzales. Grace graduated from Belmont University, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and German. She received the Robert E. Watson Scholarship Award for achieving the highest scholastic record across all colleges and disciplines. Before attending law school, Grace worked as the campaign manager for a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. During law school, she completed an externship with Chief Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Grace currently serves on the Junior Board for Women in Numbers ("WIN"), a non-partisan organization that endorses and encourages qualified women to be elected to public office. Education Belmont University College of Law, 2020 Belmont University, B.A. 2016

Greg Reynolds' practice includes complex commercial litigation, securities, business torts, antitrust, healthcare litigation, intellectual property, employment, ERISA, environmental and bankruptcy. He has significant experience in jury and non-jury trials, arbitration and appellate work and has conducted seminar lectures on environmental and ERISA litigation. The hallmark of Greg's practice is his studied, well-considered method to solving difficult problems. His method is the antithesis of "ready... fire... aim" approach that many lawyers employ. Greg believes that a thorough understanding of the law and the client's business and business objective is essential to formulating a winning strategy and delivering excellent service. In executing the strategic plan he develops for a particular case, Greg sweats the details. This attention to detail distinguishes him from many other big-case lawyers. Greg is also a Rule 31 mediator approved to conduct court-ordered mediations by the Alternative Dispute Commission established by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Greg graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Middle Tennessee State University in 1986 and with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1992, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. Greg is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Tennessee and Maryland as well as the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Sixth Circuits. Greg has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America and in Super Lawyers, Mid-South edition over the last decade for his expertise in commercial litigation. Education University of Maryland, J.D. 1992 Middle Tennessee State University, B.A. 1986

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• Adjunct Professor at Belmont University

Jim Bowen focuses his practice on complex business, healthcare and commercial litigation. Jim represents a diverse array of corporate and individual clients in business and commercial litigation matters, including healthcare-related litigation, securities class actions, M&A disputes, shareholder disputes, business torts, breach of contract cases, RICO matters, intellectual property disputes and other business and corporate disputes. A significant portion of Jim's practice is also devoted to representing healthcare providers and other healthcare-related companies. Jim has experience assisting for-profit hospital systems, university medical systems, non-profit hospital systems, community hospitals, pharmacies, healthcare IT companies, healthcare executives, and an array of other healthcare clients located throughout the country with their commercial litigation needs. Jim regularly represents hospital systems in disputes with managed care payors, including cases involving the breach of network participation agreements, out-of-network reimbursement disputes, Sequestration-related payment disputes, improper underpayments and recoupments, and medical necessity and other payment denials. Jim acts as outside general counsel to several small and midsize businesses and healthcare companies, providing advice on general corporate matters, contract negotiations, and transactions large and small. Jim has extensive jury and non-jury trial experience in both state and federal court, and he has argued cases before numerous state and federal courts of appeal. Jim is admitted to the Tennessee and New York bars and to practice in numerous federal courts. Jim graduated from Columbia Law School in New York, where he was a James Kent Scholar. Prior to that, Jim graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia, where he was a Distinguished Major in history and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. Jim is a native of Nashville, Tennessee, where he attended Montgomery Bell Academy. Jim has been repeatedly recognized in Chambers USA for his experience in commercial litigation. Jim is an Adjunct Professor at Belmont University, teaching a business law course in the Jack C. Massey College of Business.

Jared practices commercial litigation across a wide range of subject areas and aims to resolve clients' issues through wise and focused counsel. Before joining Riley & Jacobson, Jared served as a Senior Assistant Attorney General for the State of Tennessee. In that capacity, Jared led a of unit of attorneys in representing a variety of state government entities in the civil prosecution of commercial and regulatory claims, including large contract disputes, enforcement of consumer protection interests, and complex debtor/creditor actions. Jared graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2014, where he earned a concentration in business transactional law and served as an editor and commentary author for Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. Jared also participated in the law school's clinical programs for which he won a distinguished student-attorney award. Before law school, Jared graduated summa cum laude from Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Economics and Business Administration. Education University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D. 2014 Middle Tennessee State University, B.B.A 2010

John Jacobson's practice is focused almost exclusively on commercial litigation in federal and state courts. Mr. Jacobson counsels clients in various industries regarding potential disputes with other businesses, employees and regulatory compliance. Mr. Jacobson regularly represents clients in the financial services, healthcare and entertainment industries. He has extensive jury and non-jury trial experience in corporate and business litigation. Mr. Jacobson has tried numerous cases in federal and state courts and has experience in most arbitration forums, including FINRA, AAA, Chicago Board of Trade, and the Chicago Futures Exchange. He is a member of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Jacobson graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1987 with a B.A. degree. He received his J.D. with high honors in 1990 from the University of Tennessee, where he was a member of the Order of Coif, served as Student Materials Editor of the Tennessee Law Review and was a John W. Green scholar. Mr. Jacobson is admitted to the Tennessee bar and to practice in numerous federal courts. Education University of Tennessee, J.D. 1990 University of Mississippi, B.A. 1987

Joseph Robinson practices commercial litigation. Joseph earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. He graduated summa cum laude, first in his class, and was named to the Order of the Coif and the Order of the Barristers, which recognizes graduating law students who demonstrate exceptional skills in trial advocacy, oral advocacy, and brief writing. While in law school, Joseph served for two semesters as an extern for the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Joseph was also selected to serve on the National Moot Court Team in 2020 and 2021, which placed first in the region each year. For his oral advocacy and brief writing on the National Moot Court Team, Joseph was awarded the American College of Trial Lawyers Medal of Excellence twice, the Center for Advocacy Brief Writing Award twice, and the University of Tennessee College of Law's highest moot court award, the Susan Devitt Moot Court Award. Joseph was elected to serve as a Member-at-Large to the Student Bar Association twice and was a member of the Moot Court Board. Before law school, Joseph earned a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and a Master of Arts in German from the University of Tennessee. While completing his graduate studies, Joseph was awarded a scholarship to study at the University of Stuttgart in Germany for one year, and he taught undergraduate German courses at the University of Tennessee. He graduated from Montgomery Bell Academy. Education University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D. 2022 University of Tennessee, M.A 2018 University of Tennessee, B.A. 2016

Josh Bolian represents clients in, and counsels clients on, commercial litigation. His work has included shareholder class actions under the Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act; fiduciary-duty claims; fraud and other business-tort disputes; breach-of-contract actions including disputes about indentures, credit agreements, and convertible notes; international-law cases involving the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, comity, and related doctrines; fraudulent-transfer actions under the Bankruptcy Code and state law; constitutional actions including claims under the Takings Clause; and challenges to administrative agency actions. Josh has litigated several cases each at every level of the federal judiciary, from bankruptcy courts to the Supreme Court of the United States. He also advises clients out of court regarding potential litigation and litigation that could affect the value of clients' investments. Josh has repeatedly been recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers. He also served for three years as a newsletter editor for the Commercial & Business Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation. Before joining Riley & Jacobson, Josh was a law clerk to the Hon. Thomas L. Ambro of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and practiced for nearly a decade at a Washington, D.C. litigation firm. He is a native of Nashville, where he graduated from Hume-Fogg.

Kathy Klein's practice includes business litigation, First Amendment law, disability insurance coverage, long-term care insurance coverage and employer-employee relations. Kathy counsels clients regarding disputes with other businesses and employees, and she provides First Amendment and intellectual property advice to clients in, among others, the publishing industry. Kathy has extensive jury and non-jury trial experience, as well as experience litigating matters before administrative agencies and in forums used for alternative dispute resolution. Kathy graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.A. in 1991. She received her J.D. degree with high honors from the University of Arkansas in 1994, where she was Articles Editor of the Arkansas Law Review. She is licensed to practice law in Arkansas and Tennessee, as well as numerous federal courts. Education University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D. 1994 Vanderbilt University, B.A. 1991

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• Chairman of Nashville Metropolitan Government 's Transportation Licensing Commission

Mr. Hernandez has tried matters involving breach of contract, restrictive covenants, misappropriation, trade secrets, tortious interference with contract, and violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act. He also has significant experience in successfully obtaining and defending against injunctions and temporary restraining orders. Mr. Hernandez serves as Chairman of Nashville Metropolitan Government's Transportation Licensing Commission. He also serves on the Advisory Committee on Rules for the United States Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit. He served in 2019 as Secretary to the Board for the Nashville Bar Association. Prior to serving as Secretary, Mr. Hernandez served as co-chair for three years for the bar association's Federal Courts Committee from 2016 to 2018. In 2018, Mr. Hernandez also volunteered as a member of the U.S. District Court's committee to propose revisions to the Local Rules of Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

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• Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School

Steve Riley is an experienced trial lawyer and counselor. For nearly forty years, Steve has represented clients ranging from large, publicly-traded companies to individuals in complex commercial litigation. He has extensive jury and non-jury trial experience in corporate and business litigation, securities litigation, class action litigation, healthcare litigation and general commercial litigation. He has experience in handling arbitrations, internal corporate investigations, and employer-employee relations, as well as the representation of directors in private and publicly-owned corporations. Steve also has served as an arbitrator. Steve is certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Steve also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School, where he teaches Advanced Evidence and Trial Advocacy. Steve has been recognized in Chambers USA, in Super Lawyers, Mid-South edition, and in Best Lawyers in America for his expertise in commercial litigation, banking and finance litigation, securities litigation, and more. Education Vanderbilt Law School, J.D. 1978 Vanderbilt University, B.A. 1974

Tim Harvey is a litigator. As with the other attorneys at the firm, Mr. Harvey's experience is diverse. Both he and the firm take pride in the fact that clients that the firm has represented once often return to the firm for legal counsel regardless of the nature of their dispute. As a result, instead of adopting some limited specialization, Mr. Harvey focuses on helping clients solve their unique problems. Sometimes legal counsel can resolve a dispute without formal legal proceedings, but when such proceedings become necessary, Mr. Harvey has the skill set and the experience to litigate a matter to its conclusion. Mr. Harvey has litigated disputes in federal courts, state courts, and private arbitrations. He has handled lawsuits involving computer software, copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, employment discrimination, antitrust violations, the uniform commercial code, fraud, violations of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, and parent corporation liability. Nashville is a major market for health care companies and music companies, and Mr. Harvey has significant experience representing clients in both of these industries. For clients in the health care industry, he has secured judgments involving the breach of physician recruiting agreements, has successfully challenged the granting of a certificate of need at the administrative level, and has enforced contracts concerning computer software designed for use at healthcare facilities. For clients in the music industry, Mr. Harvey has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in copyright infringement actions. He won a trial to inject copyrighted musical compositions into the public domain under the 1909 Copyright Act and has also won trials to prevent the unauthorized use of sound recordings under both federal and state law. Mr. Harvey has also litigated cases in bankruptcy court to determine whether or not a debtor can discharge a debt. In 2010, Super Lawyers named Mr. Harvey a Mid-South Rising Star. Before joining the firm, Mr. Harvey was a law clerk for the Honorable Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr., Senior Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Mr. Harvey graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 2000. While in law school, he was a John W. Wade Scholar, problem editor for the University's national moot court competition, and a member of the Order of the Coif. He graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University in 1995 with a B.A. in English and from the University of Tennessee in 1997 with an M.A. in English. Education Vanderbilt University School of Law, J.D. 2000 University of Tennessee, M.A. 1997 Vanderbilt University, B.A. 1995

Trey McGee focuses his practice on complex business and commercial litigation, including shareholder class action litigation and cases involving mergers and acquisitions, False Claims Act litigation, healthcare law, shareholder disputes, banking and commercial law, accounting fraud, business torts, breach of contract claims and trade secrets. He represents a wide range of business and individual clients in state and federal court, in mediation and arbitration, as well as in connection with general corporate and business matters and pre-litigation dispute resolution. Trey's most recent experience has included defending healthcare companies in False Claims Act litigation; representing a public healthcare corporation in connection with an investigation by state and federal authorities into allegations of fraudulent billing practices; representing public corporations, individual officers and directors and/or private equity firms in a variety of securities class action, derivative and ERISA lawsuits; and representing shareholders of a closely-held business in connection with a shareholder dispute. Trey received his B.B.A. in Accounting from Baylor University in 1998. Prior to attending law school, he worked as an assistant committee clerk in the Texas House of Representatives. Trey received his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 2002, where he graduated with honors and was a member of the Review of Litigation. Prior to joining Riley Warnock & Jacobson, he was an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, New York, where he concentrated on corporate transactional work, including representing public and private corporations and investment banks in debt and equity securities offerings; commercial banks in syndicated and leveraged financings and corporations in mergers and acquisitions. Trey serves as the firm's Managing Partner. Education University of Texas School of Law, J.D. 2002 Baylor University, B.B.A. 1998

Russell Taber primarily practices in the area of trial and appellate civil litigation on behalf of individual and corporate clients with a focus on resolution of business disputes. His clients' cases have involved breach of contract, business torts and unfair competition, information privacy and data theft, healthcare, intellectual property and entertainment, shareholder disputes and business separations, and commercial and residential real estate. Two law schools have used his book Electronic Discovery in Tennessee: Rules, Case Law and Distinctions as a textbook. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee largely adopted as Administrative Order No. 174-1 proposed revisions to the Court's Default Standard on eDiscovery prepared by a drafting committee he chaired. Russell has taught Cyber Law at the Belmont University College of Law and eDiscovery at the Nashville School of Law. He also holds a CIPP-US certification, a non-legal certification provided by the IAPP for information privacy professionals. Russell has co-chaired the Nashville Bar Association Federal Court Committee, is a Fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation, and has been a member of a Federal Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel and of the Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law program. Earlier in his career, the Nashville Business Journal recognized Russell as one of Nashville's Top 40 Under 40, and he was named a Mid-South Rising Star by Super Lawyers. He is AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Prior to joining Riley & Jacobson, Russell served as a law clerk for the Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. At Vanderbilt Law School, Russell was a member of the Vanderbilt Law Review, the Order of the Coif, and the Moot Court Board. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Georgetown University with a B. A. degree.

Bill Outhier focuses his practice on commercial litigation, election law, employment law and government relations. Mr. Outhier represents one of the largest owners of hospitals and healthcare facilities in the country on a variety of matters including parent corporation liability, employment disputes, responses to subpoenas and various contractual matters. Mr. Outhier has successfully assisted corporate clients in obtaining dismissals in early stages of litigation in state and federal courts across the country. He has also represented a large financial services firm on employment litigation matters involving restrictive covenants. Mr. Outhier has also served as counsel to multiple campaigns and provides campaign finance advice to both corporations and PACs. Immediately prior to joining Riley & Jacobson, Mr. Outhier was Managing Director with Carmen Group, Inc., a government relations firm located in Washington, D.C. While there he represented clients in connection with legislative, regulatory and government contracting matters. Mr. Outhier continues to provide government relations services to various clients. Prior to his work with Carmen Group, Mr. Outhier spent six years working in the United States Congress, most recently serving as Republican Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. During his tenure with the Committee, he coordinated a number of oversight and investigative hearings, including investigations of Enron and the California energy crisis. He also worked on a variety of legislative matters, including campaign finance reform, election reform, amendments to the Inspector General Act, and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Outhier also served as counsel to the House Oversight Subcommittee of the Committee on Education and the Workforce's investigation into the 1996 political activity of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Mr. Outhier began his work on the Hill as counsel to the Governmental Affairs Committee's Investigation into Illegal and Improper Activities in the 1996 Federal Elections. Mr. Outhier received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Vanderbilt University School of Law where he served on the Jessup Moot Court Team. He graduated with Highest Honors from the University Tennessee in 1989 with a B.A. degree in the College Scholars program, where he was named Phi Beta Kappa. Education Vanderbilt University School of Law, J.D. 1992 University of Tennessee, B.A. 1989