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John E. Murdock III primarily serves clients in Nashville, Tennessee, with an office at 1221 Broadway, Suite 2400.

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John E. Murdock III

Nashville, TN

Areas of practice

Business

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About John E. Murdock III

John's practice exercises his extensive experience in the deployment and recovery of debt and equity capital and in commercial law. His practice includes business formations, acquisitions and dispositions, distressed asset investing, private equity transactions, mezzanine lending, commercial lending, creditor's rights, loan workouts and recoveries, lender liability, securitizations, the Uniform Commercial Code, and commercial law generally. John’s practice spans a wide range of different industries, including automotive, banking, commercial finance, commercial real estate, construction, information technology, insurance, health care, manufactured housing, manufacturing, restaurant, specialty lending, waste management, and other industries.

In his core capital deployment and recovery activities, John’s practice emphasizes the use of loan-to-own strategies, enterprise foreclosures, purchases under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, and other creative strategies to recover and create value related to distressed enterprises on behalf of original lenders and distressed asset investors.

John is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 for his banking law and equipment finance law practices; Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2009 for Banking & Finance: Transactional; and in Mid-South Super Lawyers 2008 for his banking practice. He is a past chairman of the Lender Liability Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s Commercial Finance Committee and is presently chairman of its Intellectual Property Financing Subcommittee. John has actively participated in the development of legislation in his practice areas, has been a law school instructor on Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and is a frequent speaker to bar and industry groups.

John has a special interest in the application of management disciplines such as Six Sigma, the Theory of Constraints, the Project Management Body of Knowledge, and Lean to improve client service through the thoughtful exercise of legal disciplines and the effective use of information technology.

Credentials

Education

Vanderbilt University
J.D. · 1981
Vanderbilt University
B.S. · 1977

Jurisdictions

Bar admissions

Colorado, Colorado B
ACTIVE
Tennessee, Tennessee
ACTIVE

Recognition

Awards & honors

Lawyer of the Year — Banking and Finance Law (Nashville)
2025
Lawyer of the Year — Project Finance Law (Nashville)
2025
Lawyer of the Year — Banking and Finance Law (Nashville)
2019
Lawyer of the Year — Banking and Finance Law (Nashville)
2012
Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Equipment Finance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Project Finance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Acquisition Finance
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Workouts
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Finance
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Finance
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — American Institute of Banking, Past instructor
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tennessee School of Banking, Past Instructor
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tennessee Special Olympics, Past Director
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Nashville School of Law, Past Instructor
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, Past Director
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Mergers & Acquisitions, 2006-2008, 2013
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Listed in Chambers USA
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Listed in Nashville Business Journal “Best of the Bar,” Banking and Finance, 2012
2026

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Main office

1221 Broadway, Suite 2400

Nashville, Tennessee 37203

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What areas of law does John E. Murdock III practice?
John E. Murdock III focuses on Business.
Where is John E. Murdock III located?
John E. Murdock III primarily serves clients in Nashville, Tennessee, with an office at 1221 Broadway, Suite 2400.
Is John E. Murdock III a verified attorney?
John E. Murdock III's profile is listed but has not yet been claimed by the attorney. Verification status is pending.
How can I schedule a consultation with John E. Murdock III?
You can book a consultation through LawyersListed directly from this page. Initial outreach can also be made by phone at 615-244-2582.

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