Thomas J. "Tom" Phillips

Brown Rudnick LLP

Recognized since 2012

Boston, Massachusetts

Practice Areas

Land Use and Zoning Law

Real Estate Law

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Tom Phillips, Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, has been practicing commercial real estate and land use law since 1987. He has counseled owners, developers, landlords, tenants, lenders and investors in a variety of property acquisitions and sales, development and permitting projects, leases, debt and equity financings, workouts/restructurings and other sophisticated real estate transactions spanning virtually all asset classes. He has particular experience working with retail and mixed use properties and is the immediate past State Director for the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Tom has been recognized in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and in Woodward/White’s Best Lawyers in America.

Prior to joining Brown Rudnick, Tom was a partner in the Boston law firm of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, where he served as Real Estate Department Chair.

Contact & Links

Lawyer Page: https://www.brownrudnick.com/people-detail/phillips-thomas-j

Location

One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111

Education

Boston University School of Law, J.D., graduated 1987
Bowdoin College, AB, graduated 1984

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts, United States

Affiliations

American Bar Association: Real Property, Trust and Probate Law and Business Law Sections - Member
Boston Bar Association - Member
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) - Legal Advisory Council (2012-present)
Massachusetts Bar Association: Appointed to Property Law Section Council (1995-1998) - Member
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association - Member
National Retail Tenants Association (NRTA) - Member
Real Estate Bar Association (REBA) - Member
Real Estate Finance Association (REFA) - Member