Phone (901) 522-9000
Fax (901) 527-3746
rorians@martintate.com

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Bob Orians joined Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C. in 1981 and became a member of the firm in 1987. He graduated magna cum laude from Memphis State University in 1977 with a degree in accounting and in 1981 received a J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. Bob currently serves on the firm's Executive Committee, a position he has held since 1989.

Bob practices in the areas of business planning and transactions, taxation, general corporate law, creditors' rights and bankruptcy. Since joining the firm, Bob has devoted the majority of his professional time to the negotiation and documentation of a variety of business transactions, ranging from the organization of start-up entities to the merger of two publicly-held companies. He also has substantial experience in representing creditors and borrowers in workouts, debt restructurings, reorganizations and bankruptcy.

Matters in which Bob has been involved include the representation of:

• sellers and buyers in the dispositions and acquisitions of various businesses having an aggregate value in excess of $1 billion
   
• an issuer in connection with initial and secondary public offerings of more than $100 million of its equity securities and the private placement of more than $50 million of its debt securities
   
• a development company in the structuring and financing of hotels and student dormitories having an aggregate market value in excess of $100 million
   
• the lead bank with credit facilities of more than $250 million extended to a cotton merchant which later became the debtor in the largest bankruptcy case in Tennessee
   
• a retail furniture company which has twice successfully reorganized under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code
   
• corporate taxpayers receiving refunds of more than $5 million of Tennessee excise tax paid in error