Erica V. Penley

David R. Clay is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Finance Law and Health Care Law. David R., who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lauren Schick has extensive experience negotiating and drafting commercial leases for retail, healthcare, office, and industrial projects on a national basis. Representing both landlords and tenants, Lauren is well versed in handling complex leasing related matters. In addition to landlords and tenants, she advises real estate developers, real estate brokers, and property managers regarding the leasing and management of commercial real estate. Lauren has also established a practice assisting ...

Elizabeth Sauer advises investors, developers, managers, and owner-operators in large-scale, multi-state portfolio transactions, as well as single-asset deals. Clients value her insight and experience in a wide variety of real estate, finance and corporate transactions. REITs and other public and private companies benefit from her client-first approach in the purchase, sale, leaseback, development, management, leasing and financing of raw land and improved assets. She has significant transact...

Sharon O. “Sheri” Jacobs concentrates her practice in the areas of Environmental Law and Administrative Law. Sheri has administrative, environmental law, environmental litigation experience at the federal, state and local levels, as well as with administrative agencies. This experience includes matters associated with sustainability, solid and hazardous waste, Brownfield redevelopment, underground storage tanks, water pollution, environmental citizen suits, Superfund remediation p...

Cal Renegar has extensive experience advising lenders, borrowers and other parties in the real estate and finance industries in structuring, negotiating and documenting permanent, interim, term, construction, revolving and non-revolving, working capital, general corporate and other types of complex financing transactions. Cal serves as counsel to numerous life insurance companies, national, regional and local banks and corporate clients in a wide variety of commercial and real estate lending ...

Stephen Quinn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Health Care Law. Stephen, who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephen is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Entrepreneurs, individual professionals and companies of all sizes call on Bryan Williams for legal representation with their corporate and transactional, business and commercial, and dispute resolution needs. Whether a client needs the reliability and experience of an attorney who can effectively meet their goals, serve as outside general counsel, or engage on limited specific transactions or matters, Bryan is a proven deal maker and problem solver. With his practice spanning over three deca...

Stuart is a Senior Member in the Nashville office of Stites & Harbison and a member of the firm's Business Services Group. He has experience in a wide variety of corporate transactions, including domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs and divestitures, joint ventures and strategic investments. His experience includes M&A transactions in various industry groups, including telecommunications, healthcare services, retail and distribution and manufacturing. Stuart's c...

David Lemke is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. David, who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Thomas H. Lee is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Government Relations Practice. Thomas H., who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.