Kolin Holladay serves as Co-Chair of Polsinelli’s Business Department, comprised of approximately 300 attorneys. With a practice focusing on corporate transactions, Kolin is keenly aware of the impact legal advice can have on the entirety of a client’s business. As a previous small business owner himself, Kolin has first-hand insight into the steps involved with business acquisitions, as well as selling a business to strategic partners. He brings a broad perspective to clients’ business operations and strategic plans.
Due to his personal business experience and practical legal approach, clients view Kolin as a trusted advisor. He typically serves as outside general counsel to middle-market companies but enjoys working with companies of all sizes – from startups to multinational corporations.
Some of the industries in which Kolin has experience include health care, technology, retail, finance, entertainment and restaurant sectors. His practice areas focus on the following transaction types:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Securities offerings and capital formation
- Advising corporate boards
- Contract negotiation and interpretation
Education
- University of Tennessee (M.B.A., 2001)
- Finance, New Ventures; Finance Dept. Torch Fund Portfolio Manager; John C. Cox, Sr. MBA Fellowship
- University of Tennessee Winston College of Law (J.D., 2001)
- Business Transactions; Contributor to Transactions: Tennessee Business Law Journal; Sports and Entertainment Law Society
- Lipscomb University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994)
- History Education
Bar Admission
- Tennessee, 2001
- Washington, 2014
Court Admissions
- State of Tennessee, 2001
- State of Washington, 2014
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association
- Tennessee Association of Corporate Growth
- Previous President
- Board of Directors
- Former Chairman of Mid-South Capital Connection
- Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Board Officer, Former General Counsel
- Previous Chairman of the Vital Signs Action Team
- BCB Restaurant Group
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
Recognition
- Selected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 2024
- Ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate M&A, Tennessee, 2021-2025
- Named "Health Care Hero" by Nashville Business Journal, 2017
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for:
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2020-2026
- Corporate Law, 2013-2026
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV Peer Review
- Featured in Nashville Post's "In Charge" issue
- Named "Nashville Emerging Leader in the Legal Services Industry" by Nashville Chamber of Commerce
- Selected for inclusion in "Top Forty under 40" by Nashville Business Journal
- Named "Rising Star" by Mid-South Super Lawyers
- Selected for inclusion in "Best of the Bar" for Corporate/Securities by Nashville Business Journal
Community
- Siloam Health
- Serves on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee
- Chairs the Development Committee
- American Heart Association
- Serves on the Executive Leadership Team of the American Heart Association Middle Tennessee Heart Gala
- Nashville Sports Council
- Board of Directors
- Iron Sharpens Iron
- Board of Directors
- Lipscomb University College of Arts & Sciences
- Member of the Dean’s Advisory Council
- Middle Tennessee Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Former Chair of the Board and Board Member 2010-2020
- Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Member of the Board of Directors – 2014-2018
- Wayne Reed Christian Childcare Center
- Former Member of the Board of Directors
- Maryland Farms YMCA
- Former Member of the Board of Directors
- Front Porch Ministries
- Former Member of the Board of Directors
- The Harpeth Hall School
- Former Upper School Varsity Softball Coach
