Casey Riggs is a corporate and business attorney who represents companies of all sizes, from startups to large corporations, and in all stages of the business life cycle, from entity formation through an exit event. Casey also represents many of his clients in estate planning and administration.

EXPERIENCE

Casey formerly worked at the regional law firm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP where he was a partner. He co-founded Riggs Davie PLC in the spring of 2012 after nine years with Wyatt. Prior to practicing law, Casey worked for Mercer Human Resource Consulting for five years as a consultant on executive benefits and compensation matters and for two years with First American National Bank.

REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTIONS

Sale of Business - Successfully negotiated, handled, and closed a $9.5M sale of a closely-held service business to a larger, private-equity-backed competitor

Venture Capital/Securities - Successfully led and closed multiple rounds of private equity and/or debt offerings from angel and private equity/venture capital investors for a large retail financial services chain and for a business in the health care consulting and software space

M&A; Contracts - Negotiated and handled numerous matters for a nationwide distributor of tanning and similar products, including negotiation of distributorship agreements, lease agreements, credit facilities, and acquisitions of two competing businesses

Equity Compensation - Developed, drafted, and assisted several clients with implementation of stock option and restricted plans, “profits interest” plans, retention bonus plans, and other deferred compensation vehicles

Employment Agreements - Negotiated numerous employment, noncompetition, non-solicitation and similar agreements for both employers and employees

Startup Work – Helped many startups with entity formation (usually corporations or limited liability companies) and drafted related shareholder or operating agreements

Disputes - Helped many clients resolve and settle disputes with partners, vendors, and other third parties without litigation

Estate Planning - Created and drafted hundreds of estate plans for various clients, ranging from young families with children to wealthy families facing estate and gift taxes (See our Estate Planning & Administration page for more information)

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Casey is a frequent contributor to the Strictly Business Law Blog where he has written extensively on legal topics of interest to his business clients. Casey and his partner, Alex, are speaking at a national seminar on due diligence in July 2013.

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

Nashville Bar Association, Member

Tennessee Bar Association, Member

CFA Institute, Member (earned CFA designation in fall of 2000)

Estate Planning Council, Board of Directors