Bobby Guy

Tennessee

Polsinelli PC
501 Commerce Street
Suite 1300
Nashville, TN 37203

Tel: 615.259.1511

Email: bguy@polsinelli.com
Web: www.polsinelli.com

Bobby Guy believes that the uncertainty surrounding the US health care market presents the greatest investment opportunity in health care for the last half-century. He is a health care deal lawyer, and he spends his time focused on growing, buying and selling health care companies.

His team led the largest PBM deal in the US in 2025, the largest private skilled nursing deal in the US in 2025 and the largest behavioral deal in the US in 2026 so far. His team has bought and sold more than 1,500 health care businesses in the last several years, including M&A, real estate and regulatory work in all 50 states. He represents clients across the health care sector, including:

  • Senior living and skilled nursing owners and operators
  • Acute care, post-acute care and behavioral providers
  • Life science companies
  • Private equity fund investors and family offices

Bobby’s passion for health care led him to start The 10 Minute HealthBizCast (“Exploring Ways to Make Healthcare Better”), which he hosts each year, interviewing health care C-suite members and thought leaders. He chairs the national Healthcare Dealmaker’s Conference in Dallas each May. He is also a frequent speaker and author on health care investing and health care transformation. He has appeared on Cable News, and has been published or quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN MoneyThe Deal, McKnight’s Senior Living, Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions, Senior Housing News and HealthLeaders, among others.

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 health care services sector to distress in the overall U.S. economy.

  • Corporate INTL Global Awards Winner – Healthcare Law Firm of the Year in Tennessee, 2025
  • The Healthcare Lawyers exclusive Tennessee recommended counsel
  • Premier Healthcare Lawyers exclusive recommended Tennessee counsel
  • IAE Award Winner
    • Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions – Tennessee, 2022
  • Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for:
    • Health Care Law, 2024-2026
    • Corporate Law, 2013-2026
  • Selected for inclusion in Corporate LiveWire Global Awards as Securities Lawyer of the Year, 2020
  • Selected for inclusions in Super Lawyers, 2007-2025
  • AV Rated, Martindale Hubbell
  • M&A Award
    • Acquisition International, 2014
    • Corporate LiveWire, 2015
  • Selected for inclusion in Who’s Who in American Law
  • Selected for inclusion in Who’s Who in America
  • Selected for inclusion in Who’s Who in International Business
As one of the largest health care practices in the country, Polsinelli attorneys work as a fully integrated practice to seamlessly partner with clients on the whole gamut of issues. We consider it our business to understand the opportunities and challenges that face the health care industry and, more importantly, our clients’ businesses. The firm has built a team that is made up of health care industry experts, including a mix of former in-house counsel at national health care institutions, the FDA, CMS and the Department of Justice.

Recognized as a leader in health care law, Polsinelli Health Care rankings include:

  • National Tier One ranking in Health Care Law by Best Law Firms, 2014-2024
  • Ranked as the 2018 “Law Firm of the Year” in Health Care by U.S. News & World Report for the second time in four years
  • Nationally ranked in Healthcare Law by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, including:
    • Healthcare: The Elite – Nationwide, 2015-2023
    • Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare Nationwide
    • 9 ranked offices
    • 26 ranked attorneys
  • Nationally ranked by the American Health Law Association (AHLA) consistently since 2016, including:
    • Largest health care law firm in the nation by AHLA, 2018, 2021-2022
    • Second-largest health care law firm in the nation by AHLA, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023
  • Ranked as the third-largest health care law firm in the nation by Modern Healthcare, 2022
Polsinelli is an Am Law 100 firm with more than 1,000 attorneys in over 20 offices nationwide. Recognized by legal research firm BTI Consulting as one of the top firms for excellent client service and client relationships, Polsinelli attorneys provide value through practical legal counsel infused with business insight and focus on health care, real estate, finance, technology, private equity, and corporate transactions.
“A standout figure in healthcare transactions, Bobby is praised for his strategic vision and deal-making expertise. Clients appreciate his ability to navigate large, multi-party transactions with precision, while peers recognize his influence in shaping investment strategies across the healthcare industry.”
The Healthcare Lawyers, 2026