Brian Dobbs has negotiated and drafted construction and design contracts for real estate projects throughout the United States with a total value of more than $1 billion. Working with small start-up companies to large multi-national corporations, including a significant number of large healthcare and hospital companies, Brian drafts, reviews and negotiates design and construction contracts for all types of commercial and industrial projects. Because construction is one of the unique areas of law practice where transactional and litigation legal work intersect, Brian’s diligence on the transactional side allows him to assist clients in avoiding project disputes, resolving disputes and, when they cannot be easily resolved, litigating or arbitrating those disputes. In essence, his experience in one realm gives him a unique perspective on the other, and allows him to protect his clients’ interests throughout a project’s life cycle.
American Bar Association — Forum on Construction Law; Section of Litigation; Section of Public Contract Law
Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel (TACC)
Construction Owners Association of America
Associated General Contractors of America (Middle TN Branch)
State Bar of California
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Represented the developer of Burlington Commons, an affordable housing complex in East Knoxville
Represented Kemmons Wilson Companies, LLC in the closing of a ground lease and financing for the redevelopment of the historic Amtrak Central Station passenger-service terminal in downtown Memphis
Represented Kemmons Wilson Companies, LLC in the formation of a $20 million joint venture as well as the negotiation and closing of a $24 million construction loan for the development of the 119-room Hilton Curio Hotel
Represented Nashville Hospitality Group, LLC in a debt refinancing transaction for the Westin Nashville Hotel
Represented a Memphis investor group in the purchase and closing of the construction loan, PILOT, and bridge loan financings, in coordination with historic tax credit financing, for the rehabilitation of the Hickman Building in Memphis
Represented LoJac Holdings Corp. in its sale of three divisions to Vulcan Materials Co.
Advised a manufacturer on issues arising from a $200 million plant expansion project
Represented a museum owner in a dispute with their architect
Represented prison ministry with a bond claim and the drafting of a construction contract for a housing project
Represented a school board in a dispute with the architect and contractor on a $26 million school project
Chambers USA — Construction (2022)
The Best Lawyers in America© — Construction Law (2015-2023)
Mid-South Super Lawyers (2017-2020)
Tennessee Law Review
John Joseph Graham Scholarship