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Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

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Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use - Massachusetts

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What the Team is Known For

DLA Piper has a pre-eminent team offering top-tier advice across a range of areas, including permitting and entitlement matters and property transactions. The firm also offers expertise in real estate financing and is particularly highlighted for its strength in complex, large scale projects. The team maintains a diversified portfolio of deals, which also includes a range of sophisticated transactions and multiphase projects. Its client base includes developers, public agencies and investors.

Work Highlights

  • DLA Piper LLP represents Boston developer, The Fallon Company, in connection with a 30-acre, $2 billion mixed-use project on Nashville’s “East Bank”.

Strengths

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DLA has a deep bench with experts available to weigh in on specific topics.

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DLA has a team of excellent attorneys who demonstrate exceptional aptitude in drafting and attention to detail, whilst taking a practical and business-oriented approach to problems.

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The team is incredibly knowledgeable and creative in thinking through deal structures. They're good at moving negotiations forward, using language to achieve the goals of both parties.

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Notable Practitioners

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John L Sullivan
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John L Sullivan
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Eminent Practitioners

John Sullivan is held in high esteem for his work on complex joint ventures. His clients include developers and investors.

John is a legend in Boston.

John is excellent with great experience.

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John Rattigan Jr
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John Rattigan Jr
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Band 1

John Rattigan is a leading lawyer in the real estate field. He regularly counsels developers, investors and public agencies on complex development projects and real estate transactions.

He is among the elite in Boston.

John is incredibly adept at negotiations with city states for permits, as well as with lenders.

John is a notable practitioner and great lawyer.

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Richard D Rudman
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Richard D Rudman
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Band 1

Richard Rudman continues to be a leading practitioner in the field. He offers expert counsel on issues such as real estate development and permitting.

Richard is a superb lawyer.

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Cara J Nelson
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Cara J Nelson
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Band 2

Cara Nelson works on a range of matters, including real estate acquisitions, joint ventures and developments. Her clients include pension funds.

Cara is very efficient and turns documents around rapidly. She has a really deep understanding of complex risks and makes them understandable.

Cara is practical, smart and a good advocate for her clients.

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Geoff Howell
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Geoff Howell
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Band 2

Geoffrey Howell represents a client base consisting of owners, lenders and developers. He advises on the full spectrum of real estate transactions.

Geoff is great to work with. He's able to seek compromise or solutions with other groups to get a deal to move forward.

Geoff is an expert at leasing in particular, but also very knowledgeable about other aspects of real estate.

Geoff has a really diverse client base and does really good job on their behalf. He's among top practitioners in the field.

Geoff is a very good lawyer. He does a lot of joint venture work on significant projects.

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Bryan Connolly
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Bryan Connolly
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Band 3

Chair of the firm's national real estate practice, Bryan Connolly advises clients on a wide array of matters. He often works on real estate financings, acquisitions and dispositions and joint ventures.

Bryan Connolly is excellent and has commercial real estate savvy.

Bryan Connolly is great. He runs DLA's real estate group, has a great client base and gets deals done.

Bryan Connolly knows what he's doing. He's practical, a really good lawyer and has good clients.

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Primo A. J. Fontana
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Primo A. J. Fontana
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Band 4

Primo Fontana is a significant member of the group's Boston office. He routinely demonstrates his ability to provide counsel on a range of matters including acquisitions, financings and developments.

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Thanos Matthai
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Thanos Matthai
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Band 4

Thanos Matthai focuses his practice on real estate acquisitions, restructurings and financing transactions.

Thanos focuses on what matters for his client.

Thanos is a gifted, sophisticated attorney with a practical mindset.

Thanos is technically excellent. He's a deliberate and careful draftsman, always available and able to deliver first-class work product on time, with a smile.

Thanos is an excellent listener who is developing into an elegant dealmaker.

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Matthew R. Kinell
Matthew R. Kinell
Associates to watch

Matthew Kinell has experience representing owners, developers and investors in a range of commercial real estate transactions.

Matt's great. He's sharp and definitely an associate to watch.

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Nancy Welsh
Associates to watch

Nancy Welsh works on a wide range of transactional real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings and development of commercial properties. She advises investment funds, institutional real estate advisers, REITs and developers in a diverse array of real estate matters.

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Oriana Montani
Associates to watch

Oriana Montani is fast establishing a reputation in Massachusetts for her diverse real estate practice which spans development projects, acquisitions, dispositions and financings. She takes a significant lead in the firm's clients who hold her in high esteem.

Oriana is terrific. She's smart, knows the contracts and how to negotiate as well.

Oriana is knocking the lights out. She is a fantastic lawyer.

Oriana is really good at drafting creatively, as well as managing sometimes difficult counterparties.

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John L Sullivan
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John L Sullivan
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Eminent Practitioners
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John Rattigan Jr
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John Rattigan Jr
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Band 1
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Richard D Rudman
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Richard D Rudman
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Band 1
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Cara J Nelson
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Cara J Nelson
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Band 2
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Geoff Howell
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Geoff Howell
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Band 2
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Bryan Connolly
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Bryan Connolly
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Band 3
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Primo A. J. Fontana
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Primo A. J. Fontana
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Band 4
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Thanos Matthai
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Thanos Matthai
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Band 4
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Matthew R. Kinell
Matthew R. Kinell
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Nancy Welsh
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Oriana Montani
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