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Christopher M. Was - Nashville, TN
The Pinnacle at Symphony Place150 3rd Avenue SouthSuite 1600 Nashville, TN 37201
Butler Snow LLP
Updated: 07/20/2012
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About Christopher M. Was
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Practice Areas
- Data Security and Privacy
- Estate Administration/Probate
- Estate/Trust Fiduciary Litigation
- Estates and Trusts
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- State and Local Tax
- Tax
- Tax Controversy
- Tax Exempt Organizations
- Taxation of Businesses
- Wealth Transfer Planning (Domestic)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 1980
- Tennessee, 1983
- Virginia, 1973
Other Affiliations
- Nashville Bar Association (Member)
- Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
Classes and Seminars
- How to Keep RAC on Track and in Bounds, Medical Group Management Association of Mississippi, November, - 2009
- RAC Attack- Are You Ready?, Tennessee Medical Group Management Association, September, - 2009
- Reorganizations and Affiliations of Exempt Organizations, National Business Institute Webinar, September 1, 2010 - Present
- Reorganizations and Affiliations of Exempt Organizations, TSCPA, March 1, 2012 - Present
- Reorganizations and Affiliations of Exempt Organizations, Aging Services of Washington Partnership Summit, April 1, 2010 - Present
Past Positions
- Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Trial Attorney, 1974 - 1977
- United States Department of Energy, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, 1980 - 1983
- Board of Zoning Appeals, Oak Hill, Tennessee, Member, 1985 - 2001
- Represents the largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral health services in the country, with operations in Tennessee and Indiana
- Advises numerous nonprofit behavioral health providers in Tennessee with respect to managed care contracting, Medicaid Program and compliance matters.
- Advises numerous nonprofit clients regarding federal exempt organization tax law and general nonprofit corporate law issues.
- Advises healthcare clients with respect to antitrust compliance.
- Handles federal and Tennessee State tax law controversies for a variety of clients
- Advised several exempt organizations with respect to reorganization of their corporate structures to pursue long term strategic goals.
- Handled the defense of False Claims Act prosecutions brought by federal and state governmental authorities against healthcare providers.
- Represented numerous providers in managed care contract negotiations and payment disputes with managed care organizations and other payers.
- Advises clients with respect to estate planning matters
Education
- The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1973
J.D.
Law Review: William and Mary Law Review, Member - Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1983
LL.M.
Major: Taxation - Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1970
B.A.
Articles
Published Works
- “Managed Care Contracting from the Provider’s Perspective,”, TAHC Annual Conference , April , 2012
- How to Keep RAC on Track and in Bounds,”, Medical Group Management Association of Mississippi, November , 2009
- “RAC Attack- Are You Ready?,”, TN Medical Group Management Association , September, 2009
Office Information
Address
The Pinnacle at Symphony Place150 3rd Avenue SouthSuite 1600 Nashville, TN 37201
Phone
Fax
- (615) 651-6701
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