07 Jan 2026
Baker Donelson Adds Real Estate Shareholder Christian Schütz in Nashville
"Baker Donelson has added Christian Schütz as a shareholder in its Nashville office to work in real estate, focusing on commercial real estate, finance, cross-border transactions and economic development."
Mr. Schütz brings a sophisticated, deal-driven practice concentrated on commercial real estate, finance, cross-border transactions and economic development. He regularly advises clients on complex, high-value matters including acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing, construction and development (both greenfield and brownfield), and project financing. He handles office, retail, warehouse and industrial leasing for both tenant and landlord clients, and his experience spans asset classes such as office, retail, industrial, warehouse, manufacturing, multifamily, hospitality, education and health care, as well as domestic and international investment transactions. He joins Baker Donelson as a shareholder from the firm of K&L Gates.
A native of Germany, Mr. Schütz is widely recognized for his work with German, Swiss and Austrian clients expanding into the United States, and with U.S.-based companies investing in Germany and across the European Union. He serves as the Honorary Consul of Germany in Tennessee, earned his law degree in Germany and holds an LL.M. from Vanderbilt Law School. His arrival expands Baker Donelson’s Cross-Border Business Team focused on German-speaking clients, and further strengthens the firm’s national real estate platform and cross-border capabilities.