Faculty Profile: John Hardcastle Jr

Jay Hardcastle
Partner
Jay Hardcastle advises hospitals, surgery centers, long-term care providers, imaging centers, cancer centers and other participants in the healthcare industry in connection with joint venture formation, general regulatory issues, corporate matters, and the purchase and sale of healthcare facilities. Jay also focuses on drafting contracts for providers and physicians, advising clients on Medicare and Medicaid issues, providing assistance in the defense of whistleblower claims and advising tax-exempt entities in the healthcare area.
Jay was the Managing Director of Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC at the time of its merger with Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP to form Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. Jay is a past chairman of the Tennessee Bar Association Health Law Section and of the Nashville Bar Association Health Law Committee. Jay is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, Nashville Bar Association (Past Chair, Health Law Committee), Tennessee Bar Association (Past Chair, Health Law Section) and the American Bar Association (Health Law Section). Jay has served on many boards of directors of local nonprofits, including the boards of the Nashville Symphony, Friends of Radnor Lake, The Conservancy for Centennial Park and the Parthenon, and Nashville's Table (now part of Second Harvest Food Bank).
Accolades
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in Americar
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Corporate Law, 2007-2018
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Healthcare Law, 1997-2018
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Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2009-2018
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Lawyer of the Year" Nashville, Healthcare, 2010
- Listed in Chambers USA
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Healthcare, 2007-2017
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Healthcare: Regulatory, 2008-2017
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Corporate/M&A, 2003-2006
- Listed in Expert Guide to the "Leading US Healthcare Lawyers"
- Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Healthcare, 2006-2016
- Listed in Nashville Business Journal
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"Best of the Bar" 2012-2013, 2015-2017
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"Healthcare Heroes" 2006, 2008, 2013
- Listed in The Ambulatory M&A Advisor, "Leading Lawyer" 2015
- Listed in Nashville Post's In Charge - Health Care, 2016
Nashville
Direct 615.252.2386
Fax 615.252.6386
jhardcastle@bradley.com
Practices
Healthcare
Ambulatory Surgery, Outpatient Imaging and Other Outpatient Services
Certificate of Need
Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions, and Joint Ventures
Hospitals and Health Systems
Healthcare Restructuring
Healthcare Litigation
Nonprofit and Tax-exempt Issues
Rehabilitation Services and Hospitals
Regulatory Compliance
Education
J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 1987, Order of the Coif
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1984
Licensed In
Tennessee
Professional & Community Activities
American Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Nashville Bar Association
American Health Lawyers Association
Nashville Health Care Council, Board of Directors, 2016
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