Tonya Williams Scharf

Tonya Scharf is a real estate attorney in Holland & Knight's Nashville office. She advises hospital systems, healthcare companies, healthcare REITs, developers or operators looking to acquire, dispose of, monetize, develop or lease real estate. Leading clients through the transaction process and helping them avoid regulatory pitfalls, Ms. Scharf is considered a valuable asset to her clients and colleagues. She has a strong personal commitment to the clients with whom she works. She listens to their concerns, understands their business and strives to overcome obstacles and close deals.

Known for getting the job done and being professional, thorough, and efficient, Ms. Scharf turns her passion for the deal-making process into a valuable service for the client. Ms. Scharf thoughtfully approaches matters and embraces complicated transactions with challenging time constraints. Clients find that her strong analytical skills further strengthen her role as an effective negotiator.

Ms. Scharf's client-first approach is evident in every aspect of her day-to-day responsibilities which include the purchase, sale, leaseback, development, management, leasing and financing of commercial real estate assets such as:

• skilled nursing and memory care facilities
• hospitals, outpatient clinics and surgery centers
• medical office buildings and condominiums
• assisted living and independent living facilities
• office space and retail

Ms. Scharf handles everything from large scale, multi-state portfolio transactions to single-asset deals. She drafts and negotiates purchase and sale agreements, development agreements, condominium declarations, ground leases, master leases and space leases, as well as oversees the various aspects of due diligence.

As an added benefit to her clients, Ms. Scharf has great depth of experience in negotiating financing arrangements, including asset-based lending, construction loans, credit facilities, loan modifications, assumptions and assignments, forbearance agreements, restructurings and workouts.