Laurence M. Papel, shareholder in the Nashville office and former leader of the Firm's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions group, concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of corporate and real estate, representing clients in general corporate matters and in acquisition, disposition and development of all types of commercial and residential real estate.

Professional Honors & Activities

• Member – American (Corporation and Real Estate Sections), Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations
• Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Land Use & Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
• Named to Business Tennessee magazine's "150 Best Lawyers" in the area of real estate law since 2007
• Named to Business Tennessee magazine's "CRE 101" recognizing Tennessee's top people in commercial real estate (2008)
• Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers since 2007
• Chair – Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville
• President – Rotary Club of Nashville (2007-2008)
• Board Member and General Counsel – Nashville Zoo
• Board Member – Nashville Civic Design Center
• Board Member – Nashville Public Library Foundation

Admissions

• Tennessee, 1980
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1980
• U.S. Tax Court, 1980

Education

• Vanderbilt University School of Law, J.D., 1980
• Trinity College, B.A., 1977