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General Real Estate Practice Our General Real Estate Practice offers our clients experienced representation in a broad range of transactional, development, property rights, and compliance matters. Our attorneys will walk the land with clients, contractors, and engineers; negotiate with buyers, sellers, lenders, and other project partners; appear before permitting authority, courts, and shareholders; and coordinate with or secure local counsel on complex transactions.
Success in real estate transactions often depends on being able to recognize and realize value where others do not, and on being able to conclude the transaction quickly and economically. Our attorneys? experience and creativity enables them to work efficiently and effectively with clients to recognize, assess, and respond to real estate opportunities and challenges.
We regularly advise and represent clients in matters including:
- Pre-transaction Due Diligence
- Contract Negotiation
- Acquisitions and Dispositions
- Financing, Refinancing, and Work-outs
- Zoning and Land Use Permits
- Boston Permitting and Article 80 Project Review
- Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Review
- Cape Cod Commission Review
- Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act and Chapter 91 Permitting
- Office, Industrial, Biotech, Retail, and Restaurant Leasing
- Ground Leases
- Brokerage Agreements
- Subleases and Landlord Consents
- Estoppel and Subordination Agreements
- Architectural Access Board Review
- Building Code Compliance and Enforcement
- Residential and Commercial Condominium Formation and Management
- Easements, Licenses, and Property Restrictions
- "Brownfields" Redevelopment
- Green Building and LEED Certification
- Renewable Energy Projects
- Insurance Policy Negotiation and Claims Representation
- Property Tax Abatements and Takings
- Zoning and Land Use Appeals
- Transaction Disputes
- Environmental Claims and Remediation
- Premises Liability