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Jonathan G. Harrison
Mr. Harrison, together with Mr. Burns and Mr. Gould, is responsible for strategic direction at ALR including acquisitions, management, dispositions, financing and capital formation.
Prior to founding ALR with Mr. Burns and Mr. Gould, Jon was an attorney with DLA Piper Rudnick (www.dlapiper.com), the largest real estate law practice in the world. Mr. Harrison’s practice concentrated in the area of real estate law at the corporate, fund and property levels. The majority of Mr. Harrison’s time was spent representing national and global real estate leaders such as Jones Lang LaSalle (www.joneslanglasalle.com), Equity Office Properties, Heitman Financial and JMB Realty. Mr. Harrison has successfully negotiated, drafted and closed thousands of real estate and real estate related transactions with leading national and international companies. In addition, he has directed litigation, lender workouts and entitlement matters extensively.
Prior to DLA Piper, Mr. Harrison served as Vice President/Legal for Heitman/JMB Advisory Corporation where he was responsible for the legal function on more than $8 billion of institutional real estate assets, including multi-family, office, industrial, and retail properties. Previous to serving at both Heitman and JMB Institutional Realty, Mr. Harrison served as both an attorney and a portfolio manager at First Chicago Investment Advisors (subsequently renamed Brinson Partners). Mr. Harrison began his legal career in 1982 representing developers, lenders and other real estate clients in transactional and litigation matters.
Mr. Harrison has been licensed to practice law in Illinois since 1982 and also holds a degree in Business Management from the University of Illinois.