Colleen Nichols
Colleen Nichols serves as associate general counsel at Capital Square, where she represents Capital Square entities in real estate and securities matters across the firm’s various offering platforms. In her role at the firm, Nichols prepares private placement memoranda and supplements for Capital Square’s LLC, DST and opportunity zone offerings; drafts, reviews and revises organizational documents for Capital Square entities; analyzes and negotiates loan documents for construction and stabilized financing; and drafts and negotiates leases and lease amendments for commercial, retail and restaurant tenants in mixed-use and development properties. She is also actively involved in purchase and sale agreements in connection with acquisitions and dispositions as well as assisting the transactions team with closings.
Prior to joining Capital Square, Nichols was an associate attorney with the real estate and securities practice groups of several Richmond, Virginia law firms, including Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank, PLC; Moran Reeves & Conn, PC; and most recently, Peake Law Group, PC. Throughout her time in private practice, Nichols represented clients in commercial real estate transactions, wherein she negotiated and drafted purchase and sale agreements, leases, loan documents and other documents related to commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions and development. In this role, Nichols also drafted private placement memoranda and subscription documentation for private securities offerings under Rules 506(b) and (c) of Regulation D of the Securities Act, with a particular emphasis on real estate-related securities and tax-advantaged transactions, including Delaware statutory trusts, real estate funds and offerings of undivided TIC interests in real estate. She also oversaw SEC and state-level securities compliance reporting, including compliance with blue sky filing laws and state regulatory commissions. In addition, Nichols regularly advised clients on general business, corporate and securities matters, including entity formation and dissolution, mergers and acquisitions, and ongoing corporate governance.
Nichols is a graduate of William & Mary Law School (J.D., cum laude) and the University of Virginia (B.A. with distinction in English and American Studies).
