Jessica Jones Simpson

Jessica Simpson concentrates her practice in the areas of corporate contracts, mergers and acquisitions, healthcare law, and commercial real estate transactions.  Jessica works with hospitals, health systems, and physician practices regarding acquisitions and joint ventures, physician contracts, regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters, and applications for tax-exempt status. She also regularly represents individual physicians in negotiating employment agreements. 

Additionally, Jessica represents companies in mergers and acquisitions and general corporate and contractual matters, including preparing and reviewing purchase agreements and associated documentation, negotiating vendor contracts, and preparing formational and governance documents for corporate entities.

Jessica’s real estate practice focuses on managing closings for commercial real estate transactions and financing arrangements.

A Charleston native, she obtained her J.D. in 2013 from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she was Articles Editor of the Virginia Law and Business Review, and her B.A. with a double major in Business Administration and Politics from Washington and Lee University in 2010.

Of Note

• Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law "Ones to Watch", 2021
• Leadership Charleston class of 2021, Charleston Metro Chambers of Commerce 
• Secretary, Charleston Chapter of Washington and Lee University Alumni Association
• Secretary, UVA Club at the Lowcountry
• Board Member, Palmer Club (Division of Charleston Gaillard Center)

News

• Best Lawyers ® Recognizes 93 Moore & Van Allen attorneys
• Jessica Simpson named to Leadership Charleston Class of 2021

Speaking Engagements

• Rust and Simpson Present on Navigating Physician Loss-Gaps in Physician Compensation, August 2018, Key Trends & Ways to Mitigate Risk
• Jordan & Jones Present to Health Law Society, April 8, 2014

Professional Affiliations

• American Health Lawyers Association
• Charleston County Bar Association
• Spoleto SCENE