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Woods Drinkwater
Of Counsel
1222 Demonbreun Street
Suite 1700
Nashville, TN 37203
Suite 1700
Nashville, TN 37203
woods.drinkwater@nelsonmullins.com
Woods focuses his practice on corporate law, with an emphasis on real estate development, investments, and transactions. He has experience handling matters of commercial real estate transactions, leasing, land development, land use zoning, and real estate disputes and litigation.
Woods focuses his practice on corporate law, with an emphasis on real estate development, investments, and transactions. He has experience handling matters of commercial real estate transactions, leasing, land development, land use zoning, and real estate disputes and litigation.
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.
Representative Matters
- Successfully represented developers against community challenge of proposed tower developments in downtown Nashville through the Tennessee Supreme Court.
- Assisted in the sale of a premier boutique hotel in downtown Nashville.
- Represented national lenders to secure receivership over assisted living communities.
- Represented landowner through sale of multiple retail parcels in and around Middle Tennessee.
Education
-
University of Mississippi School of Law,
JD
(2014)
- Senior Online Editor, Mississippi Sports Law Review
- Loyola University, BS, Music Industry Studies (2007)
Admissions
- Tennessee
- Mississippi
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Sixth Circuit United States District Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Clerkships
- Law Clerk, the Honorable Joe P. Binkley, Fifth Circuit Court for the Twentieth Judicial District of Tennessee (2016 - 2018)
Practice Areas
Industries
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.
Representative Matters
- Successfully represented developers against community challenge of proposed tower developments in downtown Nashville through the Tennessee Supreme Court.
- Assisted in the sale of a premier boutique hotel in downtown Nashville.
- Represented national lenders to secure receivership over assisted living communities.
- Represented landowner through sale of multiple retail parcels in and around Middle Tennessee.
Media
Recognitions
The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021-2025) and Commercial Litigation (2021-2025)
- Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (2023)
- Recipient of Grammy Award presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences as engineer of the Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album (2008)
Community
- Nashville Guardianship and Conservatorship Project
Woods focuses his practice on corporate law, with an emphasis on real estate development, investments, and transactions. He has experience handling matters of commercial real estate transactions, leasing, land development, land use zoning, and real estate disputes and litigation.
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.Representative Matters
- Successfully represented developers against community challenge of proposed tower developments in downtown Nashville through the Tennessee Supreme Court.
- Assisted in the sale of a premier boutique hotel in downtown Nashville.
- Represented national lenders to secure receivership over assisted living communities.
- Represented landowner through sale of multiple retail parcels in and around Middle Tennessee.
Education
-
University of Mississippi School of Law,
JD
(2014)
- Senior Online Editor, Mississippi Sports Law Review
- Loyola University, BS, Music Industry Studies (2007)
Admissions
- Tennessee
- Mississippi
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Sixth Circuit United States District Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Clerkships
- Law Clerk, The Honorable Joe P. Binkley, Fifth Circuit Court for the Twentieth Judicial District of Tennessee (2016 - 2018)
Practice Areas
Industries
The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021-2025) and Commercial Litigation (2021-2025)
- Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (2023)
- Recipient of Grammy Award presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences as engineer of the Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album (2008)
- Nashville Guardianship and Conservatorship Project
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