Robert A. "Bobby" Guy, Jr.

Robert A. "Bobby" Guy, Jr.


Polsinelli PC

Recognized since 2009

Nashville, Tennessee

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Corporate Law

Health Care Law

Litigation - Bankruptcy

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Bobby Guy believes that the uncertainty surrounding the US healthcare market presents the greatest investment opportunity in healthcare for the last half century. He is a healthcare deal lawyer, and he spends his time focused on growing, buying and selling healthcare companies. In 2016 and 2017, he led the two largest skilled nursing spinoffs in the country each year, involving more than 30 buyers in 25 states in those deals. In the post-acute and behavioral space, his team has bought and sold more than 500 healthcare facilities in the last three years. He represents clients across the healthcare sector, including:

  • Senior living providers, developers, and REITs
  • Hospitals, acute care and behavioral facilities
  • Life science companies
  • Private equity fund investors

With the firm belief that proprietary market intelligence is one of the most important services that a lawyer can provide to clients, in 2014 Bobby co-developed a financial research index comparing distress in the healthcare services sector to distress in the overall U.S. economy. For more information on our distress index findings, please visit Polsinelli/TrBK Distress Indices or go to www.distressindex.com.

Bobby is the host of The 10 Minute HealthBizCast, and he chairs the national Healthcare Dealmaker’s Conference in Dallas each May. He is also a frequent speaker and author on healthcare investing and healthcare-related topics. He has appeared on Fox News, and has been published or quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, The Deal, McKnight’s Senior Living, Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions, Senior Housing News, HealthLeaders, The Journal of Corporate Renewal, and HFM, among others.

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Location
  • 501 Commerce Street, Suite 1300
    Nashville, TN 37203
Education
  • Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1994
  • Whittier College, BA, graduated 1991
Affiliations
  • American Health Lawyers Association - Member
  • Association for Corporate Growth - Member
  • Nashville Healthcare Council - Member
  • The 10 Minute HealthBizCast - Host
  • The Healthcare Dealmakers Conference - Chair
  • ADVANCE for Long-Term Care Management - Former Editorial Advisory Board Member
  • Leadership Healthcare - Member
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court

Polsinelli PC

Headquarters: Kansas City, Missouri

44 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

20 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
Special Focus:
  • Chapter 12
  • Commercial
  • Committee Representation
  • Creditors' Rights
  • Debtors' Rights
  • Health Care
  • Litigation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Out-of-Court Workouts
  • Workouts and Restructurings
Awards:
  • Selected for inclusion in Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in International Business
  • Selected for inclusion in Mid-South Super Lawyers® since 2007
  • AV® Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®, Highest level of "ethical standards and professional ability"
  • Selected for inclusion in Corporate LiveWire Global Awards as Securities Lawyer of the Year, 2020
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • International Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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The New Era for Health Care Services in the United States


by Bobby Guy & Brook Bailey

The future of Obamacare is unclear, and what U.S. health care will look like when the political fuss is over is an inquiry punctuated by a very large question mark.

Health Care Services

Health Care Prime


by Jonathan K. Henderson, Andrew Kinworthy, Robert A. Guy, Jr. and Kevin McDonell

How will M&A shape the American health industry going forward? By adhering to the Amazon model.

Health Care on Demand

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