Matthew T Harris

Practice Areas

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.

Career

Licensed in Tennessee since 1984.

Professional Memberships

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

Personal

University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1984; University of Tennessee, B.S., 1980, with honors.

Education