
Alyson M. Harter
Alyson Harter advises sponsors and issuers regarding the preparation and launching of private syndications of commercial real estate, energy assets and interests in operating companies.
She assists clients with the structuring of various forms of private securities offerings, including Delaware Statutory Trusts, single and multi-asset funds, private REITs, oil and gas funds and opportunity zone funds, and often negotiates joint venture structures between capital and development partners. Alyson also guides clients with all aspects of corporate structuring and governance matters, compliance with federal and state securities laws and regulations, and the preparation of managing broker-dealer agreements, selling member agreements and agreements with investment advisers for the distribution of their offerings.
Alyson received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hollins University and her Juris Doctor degree from Tulane Law School. She began her career in mergers and acquisitions and securities with a firm in Zurich, Switzerland, which is now a member of the international law firm Eversheds Sutherland. After returning to the United States, she practiced in Atlanta, Georgia for eight years advising clients in commercial real estate and private securities matters before moving to Richmond, Virginia in 2011. Alyson is licensed in New York, Massachusetts, Georgia and Virginia.
- Tulane University School of Law (J.D.), 2001
- Hollins University (B.A.), 1996
Professional Affiliations
- Alternative & Direct Investment Securities Association
- Virginia CLE Faculty (2015-2016) and Author (2015)
- Virginia State Bar, Commercial Real Estate Committee
- Virginia Bar Association
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts State Bar
- New York State Bar
- State Bar of Georgia
- Virginia State Bar
Received Distinguished Service Award from Real Estate Investment Securities Association (2013)
Listed as a Rising Star in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine (2013)
Listed as a Rising Star by Georgia Super Lawyers (2008-2011)
Experience
Alyson's experience includes:
- Represented national syndicator of value-add multifamily properties in annual blind pool offerings.
- Represented Alabama-based syndicator of flex industrial value-add properties.
- Represented various sponsors of opportunity zone businesses in the development of opportunity zone multifamily developments.
- Represented Texas-based multifamily developer in structuring and launch of private REIT.
- Represented national syndicator of affordable housing multifamily properties.
- Represented oil company in annual syndications of drilling partnerships.
- Represented Atlanta-based syndicator of various multifamily, Class A garden-style properties.
- Represented Denver-based real estate syndicator in various securities matters.
- Represented syndicator of grocery-anchored, Class A shopping centers.
- Represented syndicator of senior housing facilities in various private offerings and corporate matters.
- Represented national syndicator of Delaware Statutory Trusts for office, net lease and student housing properties.
- Represented national importer in the construction and development of 500,000-square foot headquarters and leasing matters for various other properties.
- Represented Texas-based syndicator of real property with value-add horizontal infrastructure.
- Represented Virginia-based syndicator of office properties through Delaware Statutory Trusts.
- Represented Arizona-based syndicator of hospitality asset Delaware Statutory Trust.
- Represented California-based sponsor of senior housing Delaware Statutory Trusts.
- Represented Atlanta brewing company in various leasing matters.
- Represented sponsor of net lease single-tenant Delaware Statutory Trusts.
- Represented developer in syndication of urgent care center.
- Assisted with initial and follow-on public offerings for public, non-traded REIT.
- Assisted with offering and listing of publicly traded REIT.
- Regulation A offering for real estate and healthcare focused sponsors.
- Represented Atlanta-based national syndicator of multifamily developments.
- Represented Atlanta-based property developer with various retail leasing matters.