Matthew T. Harris
Tennessee
K&L Gates LLP
501 Commerce Street
Suite 1500
Nashville, TN 37203
Tel: +1.615.780.6720
Email:
matt.harris@klgates.com
Web:
www.klgates.com
Matthew Harris is a partner in the firm’s Nashville office. He is a member of the Real Estate practice group. Matt represents REITs and other public and private entities, including private developers and investors, in connection with development acquisitions, dispositions and real estate financing regionally and nationally. Matt also has broad experience in industrial, distribution center leasing and development, and office leasing projects, including office headquarter projects.
Matt also has decades of experience representing health care companies in connection with facility development, acquisitions, dispositions, and ground leasing, including having managed all real estate in connection with a tax free spin-off transaction resulting in the creation of two public hospital companies. Matt also has expertise in wireless telecommunications real estate, and has extensive experience in representing clients before boards of zoning appeals and planning commissions in Tennessee in pursuing project entitlements.
Education
- J.D., University of Tennessee, 1984
- B.S., University of Tennessee, 1980 with honors
Honors, Awards & Recognition
- AV rated in Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America® (2007-2023)
- The Best Lawyers in America® Real Estate Lawyer of the Year in Nashville in 2020
- Chambers USA Real Estate (Tennessee) (ranked since 2009)
- Named by Nashville Business Journal “Best of the Bar” (multiple years)
Professional and Civic Activities
- Hearing Panel Member – Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility
- Former member, Board of Directors, Family & Children’s Services of Tennessee
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
- National Association of Industrial Office Properties
Real estate attracts institutional investors from around the globe into all types of property markets and sectors. We have a large, highly diversified Real Estate practice with lawyers around the world. Our practice is fully integrated, with lawyers working seamlessly across disciplines and offices to provide a full range of services on local, national, and international transactions and projects. Our Real Estate cross-disciplinary team is available to guide clients through complex transactions, enabling them to fully capitalize on real estate investment opportunities.
Our Real Estate practice is consistently ranked in regions across the globe in real estate and related practices by Chambers, The Legal 500, U.S. News-Best Lawyers®, and U.S. News-Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.”
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