Tom is a graduate of the Transit Citizen Leadership Academy of the Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership at Lipscomb University. Tom also has served as a member of the 2020 Green Jobs Task Force, and was the chair of the Nashville Area Partnership 2010 Policy and Incentives Taskforce that addressed the use of economic incentives to attract and retain business.
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® Economic Development Law, 2012-2027 Real Estate Law, 2003-2027 Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), 2016-2027 Corporate Law, 2017-2027 "Lawyer of the Year," Nashville, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), 2018, 2024 "Lawyer of the Year," Nashville, Economic Development Law, 2016, 2020 "Lawyer of the Year," Nashville, Real Estate, 2010 Listed in Chambers USA, Real Estate, 2003-2026 Listed in Who's Who Legal: Real Estate, 2013-2024 Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers Real Estate, 2006-2025 “Top 50," Nashville, 2013, 2017-2018, 2020-2025 "Top 100," Tennessee, 2017-2018, 2020-2025 Listed in the Nashville Business Journal Commercial Real Estate Leadership Awards, "CRE Attorney of the Year," 2020-2021 “Power 100: Dealmakers,” 2015-2017, 2021, 2023-2026 “Power Leaders of Commercial Real Estate,” 2015-2018 "Best of the Bar,” Real Estate, 2005, 2007-2008, 2011-2013, 2020, 2022-2023 “Heavy Hitters in Real Estate,” 2005 Listed in the Nashville Post In Charge – Real Estate, 2022 In Charge – Economic Development, 2021 "2011 Commercial Real Estate (CRE) 50” Tennessee Economic Development Council, Legacy Award, 2026 Lexology Client Choice Award Winner, Real Estate - Tennessee, 2020-2026 Listed in Lawdragon 3000, "Leading Lawyers in America," 2009-2010 Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Attorney – Judicial Edition Counsel to Orano USA LLC in connection with its planned $4.5 billion uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the largest capital investment in Tennessee history, including economic development incentives, state tax legislation, real estate development and contracting, environmental matters, planning and zoning, and business organization. Represented companies on incentives projects in Tennessee, Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, South Carolina, West Virginia, Missouri and Texas. Counsel to the State of Tennessee in connection with the incentive package for Ford’s $5.6 billion “Blue Oval City” vehicle manufacturing project at the Memphis Regional Megasite, the drafting of the legislation adopted at the special session of the Tennessee General Assembly, the documents creating the Memphis Regional Megasite Authority, and the documents implementing the incentives. Counsel to Oracle America Inc. in the acquisition and development of its $4 billion office campus in Nashville, Tennessee and the Tax Increment Financing incentive, state, and TVA grants for that project. Counsel to the Maury County Alliance in assisting the local industrial development board in its incentives for the $2 billion+ expansion of the General Motors assembly plant in Maury County, Tennessee. Represents many companies in their payment in lieu of tax, TIF and grant incentives for projects of all sizes, ranging from a small TIF for streetscape and public infrastructure improvements in Greenbrier, Tennessee, to the Mitsubishi headquarters relocation from California to Franklin, Tennessee. Other projects include Tyson Food in $1 billion+ projects in Gibson County, and the ICEE headquarters and facility relocation to Rutherford County, Tennessee, including projects for Jackson National Life, Chewy, Inc., Gränges Americas Inc., Community Health Systems, and many others. Implemented payment in lieu of tax and/or TIF incentives all across Tennessee, from Washington County in Northeast, Tennessee, to Lake and Weakley Counties in Northwest, Tennessee, and many counties in between, including every county in Middle Tennessee.
