Scott M. McLeod

Scott is a Shareholder in the Firm's Real Estate and Credit & Restructuring practice groups. Scott represents public companies, privately-held businesses, family offices, owner-operators, investors, operating partners, and lenders in significant commercial real estate and finance matters. He has experience handling a broad range of real estate and financing transactions across a variety of asset classes with billions of dollars in aggregate transaction value, including multifamily acquisitions, hospitality projects, portfolio dispositions, and complex secured financing arrangements.

Prior to joining Maynard Nexsen, Scott served as a partner in the Finance, Real Estate & Restructuring Group of a national, full-service law firm. Throughout his career, he has developed deep industry knowledge and a practical, solutions-oriented approach that continues to guide his current practice. As part of the Firm's national commercial real estate and finance platform, Scott brings the experience and knowledge of a national team with the accessibility of a Tennessee-based advisor.

Scott earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he served as Executive Editor of the Tennessee Law Review and Editor of Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. He holds his B.A., magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University.

Community & Professional

• Memphis Bar Association
• Tennessee Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• International Council of Shopping Centers, Member
• Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Budget & Finance Committee Member

• Representation of multifamily ownership group in acquisitions, dispositions, financing, and recapitalization transactions throughout the sunbelt region across multiple joint venture platforms.

• Representation of multifamily ownership group in acquisitions, dispositions, financing, and reorganization transactions throughout the southeast.

• Representation of large multi-state QSR franchisee in acquisitions, development work, and sale-leaseback transactions across the southeast, as well as portfolio financings and credit facilities.

• Representation of hospitality investment companies in acquisition and financing transactions.

• Representation of regional lenders and borrowers in a variety of secured financing transactions.

• Representation of family office in a variety of credit facilities in connection with new investments.

• Representation as local counsel for borrowers and lenders in connection with a variety of loan transactions and portfolio financings secured by real estate in Tennessee.

Recognition

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law (2021-2026) and Commercial Finance Law (2025-2026)
• Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers®, "Mid-South Rising Star" for Real Estate (2017-2025)