CARLA F. FENSWICK
Partner
615.850.8956
[email protected]
Assistant: Pam Gregory
615.850.8569
Nashville City Center
511 Union Street
Suite 2700
Nashville, TN 37219
615.850.8956
[email protected]
In real estate transactions throughout the country, hospital companies, surgery center operators, senior
living companies, and other healthcare providers rely on Carla Fenswick for her experience and
efficiency. Respected by clients and adverse parties alike, Carla is highly knowledgeable regarding
healthcare real estate. Clients benefit from her understanding of the regulatory overlay that governs
healthcare real estate transactions, and her ability to navigate the complexity of the current credit
market with respect to the covenants and agreements required by lenders.
Carla is keenly aware of the importance of each real estate transaction in relation to larger strategic
objectives, and the need to negotiate toward a win-win outcome for all parties—developers, real estate
owners, and physician groups—to safeguard long-term relationships. She is known for her
responsiveness.
Construction firms and financial lenders turn to Carla for counsel in commercial and real property
development transactions. She also prepares and negotiates agreements for construction and design
projects, including form agreements for the American Institute of Architects.
Carla is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Education
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J.D., magna cum laude, Tulane University, 1993
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Order of the Coif
Tulane Law Review
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B.A., cum laude, Vanderbilt University, 1987
Bar Admissions
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Tennessee
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Member, Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations
Member, Real Estate and Construction Committees of the Nashville Bar Association
Member, Real Property Trust & Probate Section of the American Bar Association
Member, Business Law Section of the American Bar Association
Author, Leases, TN Practice, McLean 2001
Prior Affiliations
■ Intelligence Analyst, United States Department of Defense, 1987-90
■ Intern for Chief Judge Morey L. Sear of the United States District Court in the Eastern District of
Louisiana
■ Intern for Judge James D. Todd, United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee
Community
■ Founding Member, Board of Directors and Corporate Secretary for Tennessee Stonewall Bar
Association
■ Former Member, Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Davidson County Community Services
Agency
■ Pro Bono Volunteer, Nashville Humane Association
■ Pro Bono Volunteer, Nashville Legal Aid
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Carla enjoys hiking, fine food and wine and spending time with her husband and their French bulldogs.
Carla and her husband met at the American Embassy in Moscow while she was an Intelligence Analyst
for the National Security Agency and he was serving with the United States Marine Corps.