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Emily C. Harfouche

Emily C. Harfouche

Senior Associate

1222 Demonbreun Street
Suite 1700
Nashville, TN 37203
emily.harfouche@nelsonmullins.com

*Application for Admission to Tennessee Bar Pending

Emily focuses her practice on a wide range of commercial real estate matters. She represents developers, investors, lenders, and operators in transactions involving real estate financing, commercial leasing, real property sales and acquisitions, and tax‑motivated transactions. Her experience includes drafting and negotiating complex agreements, coordinating due diligence, and guiding clients through all phases of real...

Emily focuses her practice on a wide range of commercial real estate matters. She represents developers, investors, lenders, and operators in transactions involving real estate financing, commercial leasing, real property sales and acquisitions, and tax‑motivated transactions. Her experience includes drafting and negotiating complex agreements, coordinating due diligence, and guiding clients through all phases of real estate transactions.

Emily is committed to providing practical, business‑minded counsel that helps clients advance their strategic objectives while navigating regulatory and transactional complexities.

Emily C. Harfouche

estate transactions.

Emily is committed to providing practical, business‑minded counsel that helps clients advance their strategic objectives while navigating regulatory and transactional complexities.

Emily focuses her practice on a wide range of commercial real estate matters. She represents developers, investors, lenders, and operators in transactions involving real estate financing, commercial leasing, real property sales and acquisitions, and tax‑motivated transactions. Her experience includes drafting and negotiating complex agreements, coordinating due diligence, and guiding clients through all phases of real... estate transactions.

Emily is committed to providing practical, business‑minded counsel that helps clients advance their strategic objectives while navigating regulatory and transactional complexities.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • Real Estate & Corporate Associate, National Law Firm (2025–2026)
  • Real Estate & Corporate Associate, Seattle-based law firm (2022-2024)
  • Real Estate & Corporate Associate, Oregon-based law firms (2019-2022)

Representative Matters 

  • Represented borrower in the successful recapture of a commercial asset valued at $83 million. 
  • Represented national lender in $102 million bridge loan secured by multiple skilled nursing facilities. 
  • Represented Borrower in the acquisition of a $105 million mixed use property in Washington. 

Education

  • Willamette University College of Law, JD (2019)
    • Editor-in-Chief, Willamette Journal of International Law and Dispute Resolution
  • Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management, MBA (2019)
  • Western Oregon University, BS, Communication, Minor is Social Sciences, summa cum laude (2015)

Admissions

  • Oregon
  • Washington

Practice Areas

Industries

  • Member, Knoxville Bar Association
  • Board Member, Oregon Right to Life (2024-Present) 
  • Board Member, CASA of Linn County (Aug. 2021-Jan. 2025)