| Biography | Chase Cole is a partner at Waller Lansden. He has extensive experience in the areas of corporate law and governance, securities law, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital financing. He also serves as chairman of the firm's corporate governance task force and chairman of the firm's Opinions Committee. Mr. Cole has handled numerous IPOs and public company mergers and acquisitions, including serving as counsel to special board committees considering such transactions. In addition, Mr. Cole has served as lead counsel to the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation and its Board of Directors in its formative stages. Mr. Cole often counsels publicly held corporate Boards of Directors on Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance and corporate governance, serving as special counsel to audit, compensation, compliance and governance committees. Mr. Cole has lectured frequently on corporate governance, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, public offerings, corporate and securities law, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital issues at various seminars and at Vanderbilt's Owen School of Management. Mr. Cole was named one of the "Best 101 Lawyers" in the State of Tennessee by Business Tennessee and as one of the "Best Lawyers in Nashville" by the Nashville Post. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward White, Inc.) and America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Chambers & Partners). Mr. Cole also is recognized in the Nashville Business Journal's "Best of the Bar," the Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers in America and Mid-South Super Lawyers. Professional Activities: Lectures frequently on corporate governance, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, public offerings, corporate and securities law, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital at various seminars; Guest lecturer on Public Offerings, Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management Entrepreneurship Program; Member, Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Member, American Bar Association Committees on Corporate Governance, Director and Officer Liability, Negotiated Acquisitions, Federal Regulation of Securities and Venture Capital; Co-Chair, Host Committee ABA Section of Business Law 2005 Spring Meeting; Member, Tennessee Bar Association Corporate Law Revision Committee; Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation; Chair of firm's Corporate Governance Task Force; Former Chairman, Community Relations and Corporate and Commercial Practice Committees of the Nashville Bar Association; Chair, 2002 Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee Annual Campaign; Member, Dean's Council of the Vanderbilt University School of Law; Past member, Vanderbilt University's Alumni Board; Member, Society of International Business Fellows; Member, Board of Directors of the Nashville Capital Network; Member, National Association of Corporate Directors. Civic and Other Activities: Chairman, Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency; Member, Board of Directors and Tennessee Chair, Society of International Business Fellows; Member, Montgomery Bell Academy Alumni Board; Past Member, Board of Directors of Nashville Capital Network; Gubernatorial appointee to Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation Board of Directors; Chairman of the Board; Member, Leadership Nashville Class of 1998-99; Former Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Nashville Symphony Association, also serving as Chair of its 2001-2002 Annual Fundraising Campaign; Member and former Chairman, Board of Belcourt YES!, an historic nonprofit theater; Founder, Director and past Chairman, Nashville Sports Council; Chairman, 1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Inc.; Active in the United Way, twice serving on the Cockrill Cabinet and a member of the Tocqueville Society; Member, Nashville Committee on Foreign Relations; Past President, Alcohol and Drug Council of Middle Tennessee; Former Member, Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell's transition team; Chair, 2001 Nashville Women's Political Caucus Committee of Men Who Believe in Women; Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Volunteer of the Year for the Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1992, 1993 and 1999; Frequent member of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce's Inter-City Visit Delegation. Articles 2/22/2011, SEC Enacts "Say-On-Pay" Rules; 6/11/2009, New Corporate Governance Legislation, SEC Proxy Rules Proposed in Response to Financial Crisis; 9/18/2008, Firm Ranked Number One for Health Care, Government Relations, Mass Tort Litigation, Bankruptcy, Antitrust and Tax Law in Nashville and Tennessee; 7/10/2008, Waller Lansden News: Ten Waller Lansden Attorneys Recognized as "Best of the Bar" by Nashville Business Journal; 3/14/2008, Waller Lansden News: Eighteen Waller Lansden Attorneys Recognized as "Leaders in their Field" in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA; 9/11/2007, Waller Lansden News: Best Lawyers in America Honors 45 Waller Lansden Attorneys; 7/18/2007, Thirteen Waller Lansden Attorneys Ranked as "Leaders in Their Field" by Chambers USA; 7/11/2007, SEC Issues Clarifying Guidance for Section 404 of SOX; 7/11/2007, "Empty Voting" Raises Corporate Governance Questions; 1/5/2007, Ask the Legal Professional As Seen in the Nashville Business Journal on January 5, 2007: After four years, are the demands of Sarbanes-Oxley Act being reduced?; 12/29/2006, SEC Adopts E-Proxy Rules; 8/12/2006, Disney Case Provides Valuable Lessons for Directors; 8/1/2006, SEC Overhauls Executive and Director Compensation Disclosure Requirements; 2/10/2006, SEC Proposes Significant Changes to Compensation Disclosure Requirements; 10/24/2005, Securities Offering Reform: Ten Things a Company Considering an IPO Should Know; 9/30/2005, Securities Offering Reform: Ten Things Investment Bankers Should Know; 9/26/2005, Securities Offering Reform: Ten Things Small to Mid-Cap Reporting Companies Should Know; 9/12/2005, Securities Offering Reform: Ten Things "Well-Known Seasoned Issuers" Should Know; 8/25/2005, Despite Outcome, Disney Decision Stands as a Warning to All Directors; 6/7/2005 The Board's Role in Risk Management; 5/23/2005, Recent SEC "Regulation FD" Action Merits Attention of Public Companies; 5/23/2005, Concerns Over the Implementation of SOX 404 Draw Comments from the SEC and PCAOB; 4/7/2005, SEC Brings Regulation FD Enforcement Action for Reaffirming Earnings Guidance; 1/13/2005, Waller Lansden Attorneys Named in Business Tennessee Magazine's List of Top 101 Lawyers in Tennessee; 12/2/2004, SEC Announces Internal Controls Reporting Relief for Smaller Companies; 11/15/2004 Turning the Due Diligence Tables: What Every Prospective Director Should Know Before Agreeing to Serve; 11/12/2004, Company Counsel as Gatekeeper: SEC Expectations are High; 10/14/2004, Sixteen Waller Lansden Attorneys Named in the 2005-2006 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America Published by Woodward White, Inc.; 10/14/2004, FASB Announces Delay in Stock Option Expensing; 10/6/2004, Current Issues in Directors and Officers Insurance; 9/21/2004, Back to the Future: Using Sarbanes-Oxley in an Attempt to Revive Time-Barred Claims; 9/7/2004, Wake-Up Call for Compensation Committees; 8/26/2004, New Sarbanes-Oxley Development; 8/24/2004, Possible Delay of Sarbanes-Oxley Rules?; 8/24/2004, Timing is Everything: Officers and Directors Must Look Before They Leap When Buying or Selling Company Stock; 8/19/2004, SEC Amendments to Form 8-K Become Effective; 7/1/2004, Ask the Legal Professional As seen in the Nashville Business Journal on July 2, 2004:How Should Corporate Boards be Evaluated?; 7/1/2004, Ask the Legal Professional As seen in the Nashville Business Journal on July 2, 2004:How Should Corporate Boards be Evaluated?; 6/8/2004 Corporate Governance: Board and Committee Evaluations; 5/11/2004, SEC Amends Form 8-K; 2/9/2004, Nashville Business Journal Talks to Chase Cole. |