USA Guide 2026 : Massachusetts
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Choate’s Real Estate group is particularly known for:
· Acquisitions of large, complex commercial real estate assets of all types, across the U.S.
· Life sciences and biotech leasing, ground leasing, and build-to-suit transactions
· Structuring joint ventures, syndications, and other investment vehicles
· Complex real estate finance matters, both representing lenders and borrowers
· Management agreements
· Large, headquarters leasing transactions
· Urban development, permitting, and zoning
· Commercial condominium development, construction, and dispute resolution
· Foreclosure, bankruptcy, loan restructurings, and workouts, both in and out of bankruptcy
· Industrial real estate
· Portfolio leasing, retail leasing, ground leasing, and sale-leasebacks
· Sports stadium financing
· Along with our tax colleagues, implementing and navigating complex domestic and cross-border tax structures
· Construction contracts, architects contracts, and related matters, particularly on behalf of owners
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Choate Hall & Stewart has a broad real estate practice that handles a range of transactional mandates, such as acquisitions, financings and joint ventures. The firm is adept at advising clients across a variety of sectors, including life sciences and biotechnology, offering strength in negotiating complex corporate office and laboratory leases.
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Choate Hall & Stewart represents Bain Capital in connection with matters related to its worldwide leasing, including a lease extension to its corporate headquarters, with a matter value of over $200 million in the aggregate.
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Members of the Choate team are almost always available on little to short notice.
Choate is distinguished by its good institutional knowledge, careful risk management advisory and high responsiveness.
Choate is consistently excellent in providing legal advice for office and retail leasing matters.
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Chair of the firm's practice Paul Laudano has varied experience advising regional and national clients. He frequently works on the acquisition, leasing and permitting of commercial real estate.
Paul is excellent to work with.
Paul Laudano represents both investors and developers. He's grown a pretty large team at Choate and he has really good clients.
Adam Zaiger has a strong real estate practice that focuses on acquisitions and dispositions, development projects and leasing transactions.
Adam's great. He provides advice to his clients to keep communication open and help us stay coordinated.
Adam is excellent to work with.
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