Nathaniel L. Doliner

Nat Doliner practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, corporate governance, and joint ventures.

His extensive mergers and acquisitions and joint venture experience includes work for technology companies, manufacturing companies, electric utilities, telecommunications companies, hospitals, large physician practices, insurance carriers, broadcasting companies, retail internet businesses, food and beverage companies, food service and other wholesale distributors, veterinary specialty and emergency hospitals, companies in the building trades, and employee staffing businesses.

Nat has also handled numerous transactions involving public-private partnerships, infrastructure transactions, and sales and purchases of businesses in bankruptcy proceedings.

He advises boards of directors and special committees of boards of directors as to corporate governance issues.

Experience

Represented a large veterinary emergency and specialty medical company in numerous acquisitions throughout the United States.

Handled the lease and sale of Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, Florida.

Handled the lease and sale of Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Represented Florida Power Corp. in its purchase of the city of Sebring's electric distribution system.

Handled the purchase of Centurion Hospital in Tampa, Florida.

Handled the acquisition of two hospitals by University of Florida Shands Hospital.

Handled the sale of a manufacturer of aircraft components.

Handled the sale of a television station in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Handled the formation of a power plant co-ownership between Florida Power Corp. and Georgia Power.

Represented a publicly traded client in the purchase of a machinery control systems business.

Represented a publicly traded client in the health care services industry in numerous acquisitions.

Represented various clients engaged in the construction industry, such as concrete, lumber, roofing materials, carpeting, and cabinetry businesses, in numerous merger and acquisition transactions, mainly on the buy side, throughout the United States.

Handled the sale of a company that developed accounting systems for hospital-based physician groups.

Handled the sale of Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Florida.

Handled the sale of a company in the citrus flavorings business.

Represented a food service company in numerous transactions, including distributorship agreements in Europe and South America.

Speaking Engagements

"Merger and Acquisition Issues," Thomson Reuters Annual Federal Securities Institute, Miami, FL (2005–present)

"Ethical Issues in Merger and Acquisitions," Mergers and Acquisitions Institute, The University of Texas School of Law, Dallas, TX (2023)

"Ethical Issues in Merger and Acquisitions," Mergers and Acquisitions Institute, The University of Texas School of Law, Dallas, TX (2022)

"Ethical Issues in Merger and Acquisitions," Oklahoma Bar Association (2022)

KPMG Audit Committee Institute (2011–2013)

Annual Institute on Corporate, Securities, and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions, New York City Bar Association and Penn State Law, New York, NY (2007–2013)

"M&A Agreements: Opportunities and Perils in Asset Acquisitions," Structuring and Documenting the Merger or Acquisition Transaction, Strafford (January 2012)

"A New Look at Earn-Out Provisions in M&A Agreements," American Bar Association Business Law Section (2012)

American Bar Association 16th Annual National Institute on Negotiating Business Acquisitions, Miami, FL (November 10–11, 2011)

"Is Your Business Considering Going Public? Planning, Execution, and Realization Are the Three Major Steps of Transforming From Private to Public," Becoming a Public Company, IPO Readiness Seminar (2010)

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American Bar Association Annual National Institute on Negotiating Business Acquisitions (1996–2008)

"Ethical Issues in Merger and Acquisitions," Mergers and Acquisitions Institute, The University of Texas School of Law, Dallas, TX (2006)

"Cross-Border Strategic Alliances," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (2005)

"Soured M&A Deals: What Happens When Bad Facts Surface Between Signing and Closing," Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (2004)

American Bar Association/Paris Bar Program on Corporate Governance, Paris, France (2004)

"Effective Negotiating Strategies in Mergers and Acquisitions," American Bar Association Business Law Section Corporate Counsel Conference, Washington, D.C. (June 2003)

25th Annual Conference on Securities Regulation and Business Law Problems, The University of Texas School of Law, Dallas, TX (2003)

American Bar Association International Institute on Mergers and Acquisitions, Paris, France (2002)

Merger and Acquisition Panel, Association of Corporate Counsel/American Bar Association Institute, Washington, D.C. (2002)

"International Ventures for the Old and New Economies," American Bar Association National Institute, San Francisco, CA (2000)

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Honors & Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America (2005–2027); Tampa "Lawyer of the Year," Corporate Governance Law (2014, 2017, 2021); Securities/Capital Markets Law (2016); Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2013); Corporate Law (2011)

Legal 500 (2026)

Florida Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine (2006–2026)

Chambers USA (2003–2018, 2021–2025)

Who's Who Legal (2022–2024); Thought Leaders – USA

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Professional & Community Involvement

Nat is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a member of the American Law Institute and the American Bar Association. In the American Bar Association, he chaired the Business Law Section and, earlier, the section's Mergers and Acquisitions Committee. He also served as editor in chief of the section's journal, The Business Lawyer.

In the community, Nat serves on the boards of directors of the Tampa Bay Economic Prosperity Foundation and the Florida Council on Economic Education Inc., which he previously chaired. He also serves on the advisory committee of the Florida Holocaust Museum and the board of trustees of Hillel Academy of Tampa Bay.

Nat previously served on the board of the Florida Holocaust Museum, including as board chair, led Hillel Academy of Tampa Bay as president, and served as co-president of the Tampa Bay Regional Board of Jewish National Fund-USA. He also chaired the board of the Museum of Science and Industry and served on the National Alumni Board of Vanderbilt Law School.

Nat has led the national business bar, including as chair of the American Bar Association Business Law Section. At the firm, he served as office managing shareholder of the Tampa office for 12 years. In Tampa Bay, he has guided institutions devoted to Holocaust remembrance, Jewish education, and Jewish life, and he continues that work today.