Overview
With over 50 years of experience, Barry Hunter has counseled lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants, developers, hospitals, and political subdivisions on all aspects of real estate, commercial, contract, corporate, tax, and municipal law.
Barry has assisted lenders and borrowers with all types of loans and credit facilities, including real estate loans, construction loans, asset-based loans, lines of credit, and tax-exempt loans through the purchase of municipal bonds. He has extensive experience in negotiating ground leases, office and medical building leases, retail leases, and industrial/warehouse leases.
Barry’s expertise includes the acquisition, development, construction, sale, and management of apartment projects, shopping centers, hotels and condominiums. His corporate and commercial work has involved the drafting of entity organization documents, advising clients on governance issues, negotiating equipment leases, and purchasing and selling interests in corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships.
Representative Matters
Represented a major bank in connection with a $495,000,000 line of credit loan made to the Virginia Port Authority
Represented a regional hospital system on major equipment leases
Represented the Economic Development Authority of the City of Norfolk on real estate sales and acquisitions, federal and state grant programs, and general municipal matters
Represented a major bank in connection with a $32,000,000 construction loan for a light manufacturing facility
Represented a major agricultural firm on a $10,000,000 term credit facility
Represented a University Foundation of a multimillion-dollar construction loan and construction contract
Represented a major bank on a line of credit loan to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District
Represented a major bank in connection with a $70,000,000 construction loan for a mixed-use student housing and retail project at the University of Notre Dame
Represented a major bank in connection with a $189,920,000 taxable forward bond purchase to refinance student housing facilities at Rowan University
Represented a major bank in connection with the purchase of General Obligation Bonds and Revenue Bonds of Virginia municipalities
Represented real estate owners on property management, hotel management and leasing agreements
Represented a regional hospital system in connection with the public issuance of $113,355,000 of Revenue Bonds
Represented a major company as Virginia counsel in a multi-billion-dollar mortgage and ABL financing transaction
Represented a major bank in connection with an $81,000,000 construction loan for a mixed-use student housing and retail project at West Virginia University
Represented a major bank in connection with a $20,000,000 construction financing of student housing project at San Diego State University
Represented a major bank in connection with a $46,280,000 financing of residential housing and retail facilities at Cleveland State University
Represented a major bank in connection with an $80,150,000 financing of student housing facilities and a recreational/wellness center at Marshall University
Represented a major bank in connection with a $44,000,000 financing of student housing facilities at Old Dominion University
Represented landlords and tenants in retail lease negotiations of anchor and in-line stores for shopping centers including supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, and department stores
Negotiated leases on behalf of landlords and tenants for office space, industrial sites, warehouses and marinas
Drafted and negotiated numerous purchase and sale agreements for office buildings, apartment complexes, industrial sites, hotels, and shopping centers
Served as U.S. counsel in the negotiation of a contract for the acquisition of a multi-national convenience store chain
Represented lenders in financings of shopping centers, office buildings, apartment complexes, hotels, condominiums, and mixed-use projects
Drafted and negotiated on behalf of owners and agents hotel management agreements, leasing and property management agreements, development services agreements, garage management agreements, marketing agreements, declarations of restrictive covenants, construction contracts, and architects agreements
Represented lenders in all aspects of real estate and secured lending including development financing, construction lending, permanent financing, leasehold financing, asset based/secured transaction lending, hotel financing, and public-private financing
Served as local counsel to lenders and borrowers in connection with multi-jurisdiction financing of properties including privatization of military housing, sale-leaseback financing of a restaurant chain, multi-family housing projects, continuing care retirement communities, and New Markets Tax Credit transactions
Advised developers on compliance with the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, including registration of projects with the Office of Interstate Land Sales
Represented owners in Section 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges
Represented owners in negotiation and formation of partnerships, joint ventures, and limited liability companies
Recognition & Honors
Honors & Recognitions
Best Lawyers in America; Public Finance Law, 2005-2026
Best Lawyers in America; Real Estate Law, 2009-2018, 2020-2023, 2025
Norfolk Public Finance Law Lawyer of the Year; Best Lawyers in America, 2012, 2018
Virginia Super Lawyers, Real Estate; Law & Politics, 2012-2017, 2022-2024
Virginia’s Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2012, 2016-2018, 2021-2025
AV® Rated; Martindale-Hubbell
Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Beta Kappa
Press & Publications
News
Community & Professional
Associations
American Bar Association; Business Law Section, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, Construction Law Section
Virginia Bar Association; Real Property Section, Business Law Section, Construction Law Section
Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association
National Association of Bond Lawyers
Credentials
Education
University of Virginia; B.A., with honors, 1972
University of Virginia School of Law; J.D., 1975
