Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., LLC

Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., LLC is a boutique law firm providing creative counsel, innovative legal, business, and redevelopment strategies, participatory planning and policy development, and technical compliance to women and minority redevelopers; real estate investment funds; and commercial real estate companies raising private capital and public finance for major real estate acquisition and redevelopment projects. We operate as dynamic legal, planning, and business advisors, leveraging bold and creative approaches to enhance access to both capital and redevelopment opportunities for our clients, especially those spearheading projects rooted in community capital, cooperative governance, resident-control, business growth, and community sustainability. Our work creates realistic opportunities and sustainable avenues for local residents, minorities and women to become major real estate developers and investors through creative legal guidance and strategies that involve: *securities legal compliance, filings, and reporting; *mergers & acquisitions; *entity formations & restructurings, including parent-subsidiaries and holding companies; *contract drafting, especially investment contracts and business governance documents; *policy drafting and execution; *advocacy and community mobilization; and *effective negotiations supported by sound and creative legal arguments, all with the purpose of equitably facilitating capital formation and expanding access to investment opportunities in major redevelopment projects. Our Core Purpose Increasing access to major real estate acquisition and redevelopment projects for women and minority redevelopers, real estate investment funds, and commercial real estate companies through creative, innovative, and strategic multidisciplinary services.