Alé Dalton is passionate about helping clients do business better by guiding them through the highly regulated landscape of the healthcare industry. As a partner in Bradley’s Healthcare Practice Group, which is consistently ranked by industry and legal publications as one of the top healthcare practices in the country, she prides herself on providing practical advice to her clients on a wide range of transactional, operational, and regulatory matters.
Alé regularly negotiates complex transactions, counsels providers on licensing and accreditation matters, supports compliance initiatives, and evaluates clinical research arrangements. Her clients appreciate her practical guidance and deep knowledge of their business lines and operations. Alé’s experience bridging corporate, regulatory, and operations in the healthcare space have made her a trusted advisor and key member of her clients’ teams.
As part of her practice, Alé is actively involved in efforts to address legal service gaps by staffing community legal clinics and through Bradley’s pro bono program. She cares deeply about the future of the legal profession, mentoring junior lawyers and building the kind of law firm where folks can happily thrive. Alé serves as chair of the American Health Law Association’s Early Career Professionals Council, vice chair of Bradley’s Lawyers of Color Resource Group, and liaison for Bradley’s Women’s (Winn) Initiative. She previously served as a member of Bradley’s Recruiting Committee.
Alé’s philanthropic and professional achievements have been celebrated by her peers and community, including being named to the Nashville Post’s “In Charge – Legal” list and as one of Nashville’s “Top 30 Under 30.” She has been recognized in the Hispanic National Bar Association's “Top Lawyers Under 40,” Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, and Mid-South Super Lawyers’ “Rising Stars.” She is a recipient of the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Alumni Promise Award, Bradley’s Cameron J. Miller Award for Excellence and Community Service, Bradley's Diversity Leadership Award, and the Nashville Emerging Leader Award.
Alé graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law (cum laude), where she served as the executive editor of the Tennessee Law Review and a senior editor of Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. She received her undergraduate degree (magna cum laude) from Lipscomb University.