We excel in development, financing, leasing and construction law.
Financial institutions, pension funds and advisors, investors, developers, owners, brokers, buyers, sellers and public entities find sound direction from our experienced attorneys.
We handle complex real estate development projects in Boston and throughout the northeast. Public and private dispositions need title review and certification, conveyancing, foreclosures, regulatory compliance, permit and licensing processes, MEPA filings, syndications, easements, land use restrictions and property management advice. We advise on zoning issues, subdivision, environmental reviews, drafting of legislation, ordinances and legal opinions. Strategic planning, dispute resolution, foreclosures, sale-leasebacks, eminent domain, air rights, parcel assemblage, are all a forte of the firm.
Leasing counsel benefits major commercial landlords with substantial holdings in multi-tenant buildings, business parks and complex leasing projects in downtown and suburban areas. We provide local and national representation of major institutions in all aspects of office and retail leasing, including multi-site retail operations. We have developed useful and cost-effective lease forms.
Our Real Estate attorneys work hand in hand with their Environmental colleagues on environmental and land use controls on pending developments in environmental regulations and in day-to-day interaction with regulators. We advise on issues of hazardous substance contamination, management of solid and hazardous wastes, federal, state and local wetlands and waterways matters, Clean Water Act requirements pertaining to pre-treatment systems and sewer discharge permitting, Clean Air Act requirements, and the Federal and Massachusetts Environmental Policy Acts.
We advise contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers, architects and engineers dealing with contract documentation, public and private bidding, multi-contractor and joint venture relationships, including construction dispute resolution.