Jim Cotey joined the Nashville office as an Associate in October 2003. He is a member of the Real Estate & Banking Service Group. Mr. Cotey represents lenders in connection with commercial lending transactions and works in the areas of sales and acquisitions of improved and unimproved real property, leasing, and commercial banking, with a focus on secured and unsecured loans. He also has significant experience in medical office building development and leasing.
Recent Assignments
· Represented hospital in the preparation, negotiation and closing of an exchange of real properties and the development of a two-story 40,000 square foot medical office building for a physicians group
· Represented land-owner hospital in the drafting, negotiation and closing of a ground lease of real property to physician investors, and the development of an approximately 46,000 square foot medical office building
· Represented publicly-traded REIT in the analysis, preparation, negotiation, and closing of the purchase and leaseback of four assisted living facilities
· Represented manufacturer of automotive components in the subdividing and re-platting of commercial real estate, and the negotiation and drafting of documentation for a $70 million bond facility for the sale, leaseback, and construction of new site improvements
· Represented publicly-traded REIT in the preparation, analysis, negotiation, and closing of a $13 million construction loan for a seventy (70) bed licensed nursing facility, including an option to purchase and leaseback the project
More than Stites & Harbison
Mr. Cotey is an assistant to the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners. Jim also recently served as an appointee by Governor Bredesen on the Board of Directors for the Regional Transportation Authority for the greater Nashville area.
Besides Stites & Harbison
Jim enjoys hiking, traveling and spending time with his wife, Lara, and his two daughters, Lillian and Mary.
Memberships
American Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Nashville Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
Community Involvement
First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Regional Transportation Authority for the greater Nashville area, appointed by Governor Bredesen to serve on the Board of Directors
Assistant to Tennessee Board of Law Examiners
Industry Experience
Banking / Financial Services
Financing
Real Estate / Real Estate Development
News
Stites & Harbison names eight new members and one new counsel