Best Lawyers in Massachusetts, United States for Real Estate Law

Gareth Orsmond focuses his practice on commercial real estate, land use, environmental, and energy matters in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. His practice encompasses transactional work, permitting, and litigation. Gareth started his career as an environmental and land use lawyer before building his commercial transactional practice. This background enables him to negotiate and implement complex real estate deals while resolving challenging environmental and land use issues.

Don Pinto has more than 30 years of experience as a civil litigator, with a focus on complex real estate and land use disputes. He handles cases at the trial and appellate levels in the state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. Outside the courtroom Don has successfully resolved many disputes through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. Don has extensive litigation experience representing clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies that own, buy, sell, and...

Philip S. Lapatin is a member of the Real Estate Department and concentrates his practice in the representation of landlords and tenants in commercial leasing transactions. In particular, Mr. Lapatin is counsel to owners of several downtown Boston office buildings. Mr. Lapatin has been providing legal advice as general counsel to the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and its divisions since 1973, including suits in which rent control ordinances and condominium conversion restrictions were inva...

Forrest Milder is one of our lead tax partners when it comes to tax credits and other tax-advantaged investments. He has a national practice that emphasizes the development of renewables, affordable housing, historic and new markets tax credit projects as well as resolving disputes with the IRS. What do you focus on? “Outside-the-box” solutions My practice emphasizes structuring and bringing to closure many kinds of tax-advantaged projects, both for investors and those who need th...

Bruce Bagdasarian is a Boston, Massachusetts attorney with a broad practice focused on Commercial Finance Law and Real Estate Law at Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA . His work centers on commercial Real Estate transactions and lending matters for a range of clients, including real estate owners, investors, family offices, lenders, and borrowers. Bruce advises clients on the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate, equity investments, capital structuring, and joint venture ar...

James F. Martin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. James F., who practices law in Springfield, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2003. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Siobhan C. Murphy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Siobhan C., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Siobhan C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

H. David Gold is an environmental, energy and real estate lawyer with over two decades of experience advising clients on matters involving land use, water, wetlands, endangered species, environmental marketing and advertising (“green” claims), cultural resources, environmental health and safety, zoning, and hazardous and solid waste. He provides strategic counsel on environmental compliance and permitting, and has significant experience guiding clients through high-stakes commerci...

Hon. James E. Vallee James Vallee is the practice group leader of the Government Relations & Public Policy group and a member of the Real Estate practice group. Jim works with large and mid-size corporate and non-profit clients providing strategic advice on government relations matters, including executive branch and legislative lobbying on policy, regulatory, and procurement matters at both the state and federal levels. Jim also serves as managing partner of the Boston office. What do yo...

Doug Burton, the Chair of WilmerHale’s Real Estate Practice Group, has nearly three decades of experience in the most complex private equity investment and joint ventures, development, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and financing transactions. His clients include real estate investment trusts, top pension fund advisors, Fortune 50 corporations, developers and nonprofit institutions, with a broad range of asset classes, including lab and life sciences, hospitality, multi-family, sen...

Lou, Co-Chair of the firm's Lateral Partner Hiring Committee and former member of Sullivan's Management Committee, represents clients, both public and private, in commercial acquisitions, dispositions and financings across various real estate asset classes, including office, retail, senior living, hospitality and marinas, many of which are multi-state, portfolio transactions. His practice includes a particular focus on representation of real estate investment trusts (REITs). The transactions ...