Experience
Mike is a shareholder and director of GrayRobinson and a member of the firm's Corporate, Health Care and Wealth Transfer Law Groups. Mike's practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, health care, taxation, and business planning.
Mike is an experienced transaction and bond counsel. He has represented numerous public and private companies, including HCA Healthcare Corporation, Eckerd Corporation, Jim Walters Corporation, and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (formerly National Medical Enterprises, Inc.) in acquisition and joint ventures. From 1997-1999 Mike served as Assistant General Counsel for Tenet Healthcare Corporation. During that time period he provided general legal services to 17 acute-care hospitals in the State of Florida, which included both the acquisition and liquidation of physician practices, formation of joint ventures between Tenet and other health care providers, federal compliance issues and. medical staff matters. Nolan has served as bond counsel for Florida Housing Finance Corporation on a number of affordable housing projects, including tax credit transaction and tax-exempt transactions and tax-exempt entity transactions.
Prior to joining GrayRobinson, Mike was a shareholder with Carlton Fields in Tampa. He is a board certified tax attorney by The Florida Bar.
Background
Mike was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 1951 and is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he received a Bachelor of Science in physics and math. He received both his J.D. and L.L.M./Taxation from the University of Florida in 1981 and 1982 respectively.
Military
· United States Navy, Commander (Retired)
Professional
· The Florida Bar
- Board Certified Tax Attorney
- Health Law Section
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Tax Law Section
· American Bar Association
· Hillsborough County Bar Association
· Former Assistant General Counsel (Florida), Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Civic
· National MS Society, Board of Trustees
· Town and Country Hospital, Board of Trustees
· Estate Planning Council (Tampa), Member
Awards/Honors
· "AV" Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
· Order of the Coif
· Certified Naval Engineer (Nuclear Power)
· Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2012
Recent Speeches/Seminars
· National Business Institute Seminar, How to Draft Wills and Trusts in Florida
· Tulane Medical School, Stark and Fraud and Abuse, May 2001