Real Estate, Corporate Law, Banking/Commercial Lending, and Tax and Estate Planning Practice Areas
Paul Edwards represents real estate developers, investors, family corporations, and lending institutions. He understands the needs of his clients while advising companies in multimillion-dollar mergers and acquisitions, general corporate law, and litigation matters, including governmental administrative law matters. Mr. Edwards's main focus is transactional work, concentrating on corporate and real estate law.
Mr. Edwards is licensed in Tennessee and Mississippi. He has represented national companies in the negotiation of leases, both from the landlord and tenant side, in office and warehouse leases, and in shopping centers. He has also represented local and national lenders in asset-based and real estate loans. He has advised individuals in structuring their estate plans, focusing on tax savings and appropriate distribution of funds to the heirs.
Recent representation matters as lead counsel:
- Negotiated and structured sale of $85 million company
- Advised company in regulatory matter with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
- Lender counsel in $30 million asset-based loan in Florida
- Refinancing of multiple shopping centers throughout southeast United States
- Restructuring for successor planning of $25 million company with multiple stores
- Successful lease negotiations with national grocery store chain
- Structure and documentation of trusts and wills for $100 million estate plan
- Restructuring of $35 million asset-based loan
Education:Vanderbilt University (J.D.)
University of Mississippi (B.A.)
Contact:phone: 901.521.4576
cell phone: 901.626.9576
fax: 901.374.7488
email: pedwards@evanspetree.com
