Josiah R. Reid concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of commercial real estate finance, acquisition, development, leasing, joint ventures and related corporate work. His experience includes negotiation of office, retail and industrial leases (including long term ground leases and build-to-suit leases), purchase and sale agreements in single site and portfolio transactions, development agreements, management agreements, joint venture agreements (including limited liability company and limited and general partnerships), condominium declarations, reciprocal easement agreements, commercial real estate loans (including construction, permanent, acquisition and mezzanine), refinancings and defeasances. Mr. Reid has extensive experience in real estate due diligence. He represents clients in a variety of asset classes, including multifamily, retail, office, industrial and hospitality. He has represented developers, family offices, publicly traded real estate investment trusts, private equity, lenders and other commercial entities.

Mr. Reid received his J.D. in 2011 from the University of San Diego School of Law, cum laude, and in the Order of the Coif. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota, with distinction in 2007.

  • American Bar Association
  • California Lawyers Association: Real Property Law Section
  • Maricopa County Bar Association
  • Nashville Bar Association
  • Tennessee Bar Association: Public Education Committee
  • NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association
  • Urban Land Institute (ULI)
  • Nashville / Davidson County Metropolitan Council Board of Ethical Conduct, Vice Chairman (2017), Chairman (2018-2019)
  • East Nashville Hope Exchange, Board of Directors (2019)
  • Young Leaders Council (Fall 2018)
  • Volunteer Instructor, Lipscomb University, Fred D. Gray Institute for Law, Justice & Society, Law Camp (2019)
  • Nashville Conservatorship Project
  • Friday Fundamentals Steering Committee, Nashville Bar Association (2018-2019)
  • Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum (2016-2017)
  • Volunteer/mentor, Davidson County Juvenile Court, Youth Court Program
  • Volunteer, Operation Stand Down Tennessee (2016)
  • Volunteer, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, HIV/AIDS legal clinic (2012 – 2014)