Courtney M. Wright

• Represented an institutional lender in a $500+ million loan origination of a trophy-asset shopping mall and subsequent standalone securitization.
• Represented a portfolio lender on the floating-rate mortgage and mezzanine financing of five hotels located in three states.
• Served as loan origination counsel on a $358 million multiproperty retail center financing with a ground lease structure and separate air rights.
• Represented a large investment bank on a series of syndicated construction loans for ground-up development of single tenant data centers across the Pacific Northwest.
• Represented a portfolio lender on the acquisition and redevelopment financing of a historic property with a master lease and complicated tax-preservation structure.
• Represented a national rating agency in its review of subordinate debt and leasehold financing structures for loans to be included in various securitization pools.

Courtney M. Wright is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Real Estate Group. She focuses her practice on the areas of real estate finance and the capital markets.

Courtney has particular experience in the representation of institutional lenders, investment banks, mezzanine funds, and portfolio lenders in connection with the origination of commercial mortgage loans, construction loans, mezzanine loans, and loan restructurings for all asset classes.

Courtney was named among the “2020 Top Women Attorneys in Los Angeles” by the Los Angeles Business Journal.

Bar Admissions

• California
• New York

Education

• Fordham University (J.D., 2006)
• University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 2003)