Holland & Knight's Southeast Region Real Estate Practice
SOUTHEAST REGION REAL ESTATE GROUP
POSITION YOURSELF TO THRIVE WITH OUR UNPARALLELED EXPERIENCE
Active throughout the Southeast region of the United States, Holland & Knight’s Real Estate Practice spans several states, with offices in Nashville, Tennesee; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Atlanta, Georgia; as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa, Florida. Our Southeast Real Estate Practice Group serves as an integral part of Holland & Knight’s nationwide Real Estate Practice.
For more than 100 years, we have provided legal counsel to real estate clients in practically every area of their business, including:
SUBSTANTIVE GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Our impressive geographic coverage in the Southeast spreads across four states and enables us to provide tailored real estate counsel throughout the region.
OUR SOUTHEAST OFFICES
LEADING LAWYERS ON YOUR SIDE
2025 The Best Lawyers in America Guide 166 real estate lawyers recognized | Noted in the areas of Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law, Litigation − Real Estate, Environmental Law, and Land Use and Zoning Law
SYNERGIES ACROSS THE REGION
Our Southeast Real Estate attorneys work within their own regional markets and reach beyond state borders to collaborate, in order to provide the clearest, most thorough representation possible for each individual client.
2024 The Legal 500 United States Guide Firm recognized as top-tier nationwide Real Estate: Land Use/Zoning and recommended for Real Estate, Real Estate − Construction and Real Estate − Finance
Land Use/Zoning and Real Estate lawyers highlighted as Leading Lawyers in the guide
2024 Chambers USA Guide 37 real estate attorneys recognized
Lawyers recognized in the areas of Real Estate, Zoning/Land Use and Construction
2024 Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Guide Holland & Knight received national first-tier rankings in Real Estate Law and Land Use and Zoning Law in the 2015-2024 guides
HOLLAND & KNIGHT’S REAL ESTATE PRACTICE IS
REAL ESTATE FINANCE
Real estate finance is a core strength of our Real Estate practice, as demonstrated by our significant track record within the national real estate finance space.
RETAIL
Holland & Knight has one of the strongest retail practices nationwide. As other retail law firms abandon their focus on the retail sector, we are even more committed to it and continue to organize our retail practice around the needs of clients to fit their business services and structure.
HOSPITALITY
We have a focus on the hotel and hospitality industry, with particular emphasis on hotel and mixed-use communities. We advise hotel owners and developers of mixed-use resort and urban communities domestically and in the emerging markets of Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
REIT REPRESENTATION
Our broad representation of clients who invest in real estate portfolios ensures that we are well equipped to handle all types of real estate investment trust matters. We also are proficient and have significant experience in representing REITs that invest primarily in mortgage loan practices.
LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS
Since the inception of low-income housing tax credits in 1975, Holland & Knight has represented syndicators, developers, broker-dealers and equity investors in structuring, negotiating and documenting tax-advantaged equity investments in all types of real estate throughout the U.S. As a result, we have developed extensive knowledge about low-income housing tax credits and the tax and business problems that can arise in structuring tax-advantaged transactions.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE
Our land use and environmental attorneys have experience guiding clients through the land use approval process. We were one of the first law firms with certified LEED-accredited (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) attorneys, and we can provide sound advice to clients on green building, environmentally sustainable construction and performance issues. We act as advocates on our clients’ behalf in front of governmental entities, including city councils, planning commissions, county commissions, redevelopment agencies, and state and federal environmental agencies.
WE DIFFERENTIATE OURSELVES BY BEING:
HIGHLY RESPONSIVE
to market changes, creatively adapting as circumstances demand
CONNECTED
to markets across the Southeast, and employing our intimate knowledge of pivotal opportunities, trending communities and challenges within these locales –and beyond
INNOVATIVE
by offering cutting-edge counsel on evolving issues affecting every aspect of the real estate industry
SOUTHEAST REAL ESTATE GROUP
PARTNERS AND COUNSEL BY OFFICE
TEAM LEADERS
Melissa Turra Practice Group Leader Jacksonville / Miami 904.798.5457 missy.turra@hklaw.com
John Claybrook 615.850.8915 john.claybrook@hklaw.com
Philip Head 615.850.8152 philip.head@hklaw.com
Tonya Scharf
615.850.8862 tonya.scharf@hklaw.com
ATLANTA
Kyla Baker
Atlanta/Orlando 407.244.5167
kyla.baker@hklaw.com
Nellie S. Sullivan
Atlanta / Charlotte
404.817.8539
nellie.sullivan@hklaw.com
J. Steven Kirkham Practice Group Leader Nashville 615.850.8564 steven.kirkham@hklaw.com
Greg Conway 615.850.8844 greg.conway@hklaw.com
Erin Hughes 615.850.8127 erin.hughes@hklaw.com
Emma Stephens 615.850.8610 emma.stephens@hklaw.com
