| Representative Experience |
Acting as the primary permitting and real estate counsel to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Greenbush rail line on the South Shore. Issues include eminent domain matters, title issues, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) approvals, endangered species issues, and variances from wetland regulations. |
Represented the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with the development and financing of the Massachusetts Information Technology Center, a four-story, 419,000-square-foot building costing approximately $100 million in Chelsea, Massachusetts |
Assisted Allaire Corporation with leasing arrangements and the details of constructing 270,000 square feet of suburban Boston office space, which will serve as its corporate headquarters |
Served as regional real estate counsel for a major telecommunications company handling a broad range of transactions, including the leasing and sale of office buildings, garages and telecommunication towers |
Led and coordinated all legal aspects of the development of the Suffolk University Law School building on Tremont Street, Boston, including purchase, permitting, and construction |
Represented a prominent financial institution in the sale of its interest in a major office building in Boston’s Financial District and the subsequent leasing of more than 550,000 square feet of space in that building |
Represented the Town of Arlington in the successful disposition of the former Symmes Hospital property for redevelopment as a mixed-use residential project, which will include a medial office building and an affordable housing component. This work included the negotiation of the land disposition agreement with a private developer. |
Assisted the City of Revere on a transit-oriented development in partnership with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, and a private developer. The work involved acquiring land from the MBTA and DCR, putting together a master development agreement between the city and the private developer, and assisting the city with grant applications for state and federal funds. |
Acting as environmental counsel to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe on matters relating to the establishment of their tribal reservation and the development of associated gaming facilities.
CATEGORIES: Construction & Development, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Litigation, Government Strategies
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Represented Suffolk University in the acquisition of a substantial downtown office building located at 73 Tremont Street |
Acting as a representative for a power company seeking to option property in Southeastern Massachusetts for the construction of a windmill |
Ongoing representation for the British Consulate on various leasing matters |
Represented a public agency in the restructuring of a ground lease for a major transportation facility |
Acted as the representative for the City of Springfield for parcels related to the successful disposition of a former industrial site for redevelopment as a mixed-use industrial park. The work included the negotiation of a land disposition agreement with a private developer. |
Represented the Institute of Contemporary Art in securing its spectacular new museum building on Fan Pier in South Boston. This work involved negotiating a lease for the signature building in an area where new development is notoriously difficult and controversial. |
Assisted the City of Chelsea with an urban renewal project for an aging industrial area. The work included amending the city’s urban renewal plan, the acquisition of land parcels, and the drafting of a land disposition agreement for the developer. |
Represented the purchasers of the Ritz-Carlton hotels in New York City and Washington, DC |
Represented financial institutions and other lenders in numerous real estate financing transactions, including construction and permanent financing secured by office, retail and other types of real property |
Working with the Executive Office of Transportation in the acquisition of a CSX railroad branch. The work involves negotiating to acquire certain rights to CSX tracks in the Commonwealth. |
Represented the Bear Swamp Power Company in connection with a $125 million loan |