Jay Lindy
Co-Founder, EmergeMemphis
Attorney, Burch, Porter & Johnson
Born Petersburg, Virginia, September 11, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989.
EDUCATION
Cornell University (B.A., 1984); University of Denver (J.D., 1989). Business Editor, Denver Journal of International Law & Policy. Chairman, Honor Board. Jessup International Moot Court.
Financial Analyst-Development, Europe, Middle-East & Africa, Holiday Corporation (1984-1986). Drafted Tennessee Community Health Management Information System Law of 1993 (Public Chapter No. 333, extending confidential treatment for medical information collected by a pilot project for a county wide health care system). General Counsel, Memphis Incubator Systems, Inc. (a not for profit technology business incubator) and Memphis Jewish Home. Treasurer, Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. (9th Congressional District - Tennessee).
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Business Transactions
- Corporate Governance
- Executive Compensation
- Federal and State Election Law
- Franchising
- Hotel/Hospitality Industry
- Information Technology
- International Franchising
- International Transactions
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Non-profit/tax exempt organizations
- Project Finance
- Real Estate Transactions
- Securities
- Software and Technology Licensing
- Telecommunications Law
- Trademark and Copyright
- Zoning and Land Use Regulation