Kim Brown

Banking and finance

Real estate finance and development

Kim Brown’s practice focuses in the area of commercial transactions, including commercial lending, real estate finance and development, leasing, public and private finance, and condominium development and conversions.

Kim is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law with honors. He graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Business with high honors and was elected to the Beta Gamma Sigma national business honor society. He is a member of the Nashville Bar Association and American Bar Association with memberships in the business law and real property sections.

Member, Real Property Section, American Bar Association

Member, Nashville Bar Association

Member, Real Estate Law Section, Tennessee Bar Association

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

“Commercial Development and Financing,” Tennessee Real Estate Law Conference (October 30, 2015)

“Commercial Real Estate Transactions,” Tennessee Real Estate Law Conference (December 12, 2014)

Represented a hotel developer in a two-tower condominium project in west Nashville which included a hotel tower, residential tower, and separate commercial units within the towers, as well as a subterranean parking garage with a podium on which the towers were constructed.

Represented a master developer and a hotel developer in a development, which included a luxury hotel with private residences and a separate office tower in the West End corridor of Nashville. The project also includes subterranean packing and multiple buildings.

Represented a construction lender in a phased commercial development which included a condominium regime for separate buildings and “stacked” units within the buildings.

Represented a commercial bank in a multi-state syndicated refinancing of a hospitality portfolio.

Represented a commercial bank in a development loan for a high-rise condominium tower in downtown Nashville.

Represented a developer in the sale of a high-rise hotel in downtown Nashville.

Represented a commercial bank in a multi-state development loan for the construction of single-tenant retail stores for a national retailer.

University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., with honors

University of Tennessee, BSBA with high honors

Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year”, Nashville, Commercial Finance Law (2025)

Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year,” Nashville, Real Estate Law (2015, 2018)

Best Lawyers in America®, Banking and Finance Law (2026); Commercial Finance Law (2022 – 2026); Real Estate Law (2005 – 2026)

Business Tennessee Magazine “150 Best Lawyers,” Real Estate (2005 – 2010)

Chambers USA, Real Estate; Banking and Finance (2007 – 2026)

Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated

Mid-South Super Lawyers, Real Estate, Banking (2006 – 2015, 2017 – 2023)

Mid-South Super Lawyers, “Top 100: Tennessee Super Lawyers” (2009)

Nashville Business Journal “Best of the Bar,” Real Estate (2003 – 2004, 2011 – 2014)

The Best of the U.S. LLC, Real Estate (2007 – 2008)

The Best Attorney’s Network, Real Estate (2005 – 2008)