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Hinckley Allen

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

USA Guide 2026 : New Hampshire

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Real estate transactions are rarely simple, and the most significant ones demand counsel that is collaborative, commercially astute, and ready to move. Hinckley Allen's Real Estate Practice brings that combination to some of the region's most complex and high-value transactions, serving a diverse client base ranging from local developers to Fortune 500 companies engaged in projects nationwide.

The practice covers the full spectrum of commercial real estate, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, financing, development, mixed-use properties, and warehouse and distribution facilities. Clients include developers, corporations, pension and investment funds, healthcare and educational institutions, insurers, hotels, restaurants, landlords, tenants, lenders, and borrowers.

For clients with an international footprint, Hinckley Allen's membership in Globalaw extends that reach further to a network of over 110 independent law firms with approximately 4,500 lawyers practicing across 165 cities in 85 countries — providing seamless counsel wherever a client's interests take them.

The team's reputation is built on a straightforward proposition: understand what the client needs, move efficiently, and close.

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Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use - New Hampshire

What the Team is Known For
Hinckley Allen is considered a strong platform for a broad array of real estate matters, with particular expertise in the land use and zoning remits. It offers wider strengths in transactional work, leasing issues and litigation. It calls upon additional resources in the firm's tax and environmental teams to offer clients a comprehensive service.
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Work Highlights

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  • Hinckley Allen assisted Lupoli Companies with a development in New Hampshire to revitalize a historic casino and beachfront district.

Strengths

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  • We went to Hinckley for their expertise in land use and as well as their local knowledge. They understand Concord and understood how the municipality worked, that was really helpful.

    Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA

  • All of Hinckley is fantastic; they do an amazing job understanding the market and particularly in terms of clients.

    Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA

  • Hinckley has a very solid grasp of our business, priorities and why we are in the deals we are.

    Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • John H Sokul Jr
    John H Sokul Jr

    John H Sokul Jr

    John Sokul maintains a broad transactional practice, which sees him advise on all aspects of commercial and retail developments as well as property sales and acquisitions. His experience includes securing approvals before zoning and planning bodies, as well as advising on wider municipal law concerns.

    • John is unbelievably knowledgeable, he has a great breadth and depth of experience.

      Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA

    • John is great - he's a common sense attorney, he fights on the things that are important and doesn't spend time on things that aren't.

      Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA

    • John communicates really well. He has a perspective on what issues are worth fighting for, what to compromise on and he has a negotiating style that results in people coming together.

      Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use respondentUSA
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