J. Thomas Trent, Jr

Practice Areas

Economic Development, Real Estate, Commercial Leasing, Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions, Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Property, Institutional Investment, Real Estate Finance and Development, Zoning and Land Use, Renewable Energy, Tax Credits

Career

As a member of the firm’s Economic Development Practice Group and a member of the Real Estate team, Tom represents clients regionally and nationally, including major manufacturing companies, corporate users of commercial real estate, institutional investors, developers and lenders. With almost 40 years of experience in real estate and economic development law, Tom has handled complex economic development incentive and commercial real estate transactions across the country, including real estate financing, leasing, acquisitions and dispositions, workouts, equity participations, tax advantaged leasing, the structuring and financing of subordinated and unsubordinated ground leases, industrial development financing, tax increment financing (TIFs), and payment in lieu of tax agreement transactions (PILOTs).

Tom has been a frequent speaker or panelist at commercial real estate, finance, healthcare, and economic development seminars and programs, including the Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Economic Development (numerous years), Tennessee Economic Development Council (numerous times), American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Tennessee Municipal League, Life Mortgage and Real Estate Officers Council, School of Engineering at Vanderbilt University’s Healthcare Design & Construction Workshop, the International Council of Shopping Centers (TN/KY Idea Exchange), the Nashville Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, NAIOP, and a number of other organizations.

Professional Memberships

The Tennessee Economic Development Council; Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee, Former Board of Directors; Moving Forward: Transit Solutions for Our Region - Former Member of the Finance Committee and the Public Private Partnership Subcommittee; Regional Transportation Authority, Former Board Member; American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Fellow; Public Private Partnership P3 Committee, Former Chair; American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Board of Regents; Nashville Bar Association, Real Estate Section; Tennessee Bar Association, Real Estate Section; American Bar Association, Real Estate Section