Faison B. Gibson
Member
Real Estate & Development
Email: Faison@murchisontaylor.com
Office: 910-798-4702
Fascimile: 910-763-6561
Faison Gibson has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in sophisticated real estate and corporate transactions. She regularly assists clients in the acquisition, development, financing, subdivision, zoning, leasing, and sale of real property, including the formation of planned communities, condominiums, timeshare and fractional interest projects, shopping center facilities, office complexes, mixed-use developments, and marina regimes. Ms. Gibson represents both developers and owner associations on a wide variety of legal matters including transition issues, community governing documents, and resolution of community issues and disputes. She negotiates and prepares all forms of real estate and loan documentation on behalf of buyers, sellers, lenders, landlords, and tenants. Her work includes regulatory compliance, community governance, complex title examinations and curative actions, and a wide variety of zoning and land use matters. In our community, Faison has served on several executive boards for organizations that promote economic development, including the New Hanover County Airport Authority that operates the Wilmington International Airport (ILM) and the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce.
Education
- Duke University, B.A. in Sociology with Markets and Managements Certification 2000
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law J.D. 2003
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina State Bar
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Professional Experience
- $80 million sale transaction involving private marine bulk port facility
- $65 million credit facility for a manufacturer with assets in multiple States and Countries
- $44 million acquisition and development loan for the construction of a residential and commercial development encompassing 2,000 acres
- $30 million joint venture for apartment and assisted living development
- $22 million sale/leaseback transaction involving multiple medical offices
- $10 million acquisition and loan for mixed use development including apartments
- $8 million educational facilities revenue bond transaction
- $4 million asset purchase transaction involving the purchase and financing of property and farm located in six counties in Eastern North Carolina from multiple sellers in bankruptcy
- Numerous asset purchase transactions involving both business assets and real estate including restaurants, breweries, hotels, marinas, car dealerships and self-storage facilities
Professional Activities & Affiliations
- North Carolina Bar Association: Real Property Section; Zoning, Planning and Land Use Section: Government and Public Sector Law
- New Hanover County Bar Association: Member
- Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), Cape Fear Chapter: Member
Community Activities & Affiliations
- New Hanover County Airport Authority – Member of Board of Directors (2022 to present)
- Greater Wilmington Chamber Foundation – Member of Board of Directors (2019 to present)
- Wilmington Chamber of Commerce – past Member of Board of Directors
- St. James Parish Foundation, Inc. – past Member of Board of Directors
- The Hill School of Wilmington – past Member of Board of Directors
- Wilmington Children’s Museum – past Member of Board of Directors
Honors & Awards
- Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite, Real Estate Law 2020, 2022
- North Carolina Super Lawyers® – Rising Stars 2013-2018
- North Carolina Super Lawyers® – Real Estate Law 2025
- Cape Fear CREW “Influential Woman in Commercial Real Estate” finalist 2025
- North Carolina Bar Association Leadership Academy, Class of 2013
- Leadership Wilmington, Class of 2011