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Real Estate
Health Care
Land Use & Development
Retail
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Hinckley Allen, Partner (1990 - Present), Managing Partner (2014 - 2022), Executive Committee Member (2014 - 2022), Chair, Real Estate Practice (2002 - 2014), Hiring Partner (1995 - 2002), Associate (1986 - 1989)
Fox Rothschild (formerly Haligman & Lottner), Real Estate Department, Associate (1982 - 1986
American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Elected Fellow
Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, Member
American Bar Association
International Council of Shopping Centers
National Business Institute, Teaching
Rhode Island Bar Association
Colorado
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
David has a national practice as a real estate partner focusing on commercial real estate and financing. He represents developers, retailers, construction companies, and financial institutions in the acquisition, permitting, development, financing and leasing of office buildings, shopping centers, large apartment complexes, and mixed-use developments. David counsels clients on complex land development issues and in structuring transactions, lending, and workouts. A significant portion of David’s current practice involves negotiating ground leases, office leases, retail leases, and sale/leaseback transactions.
For nearly a decade, David served as the firm’s Managing Partner, stepping down in the fall of 2022. During his tenure, Hinckley Allen has grown significantly and enhanced its position as one of the top 200 law firms in the U. S.. Under his leadership, the firm opened a Chicago office, added lawyers in every market, and deepened its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The firm also established the Hinckley Allen Social Justice Fund and is currently participating in the Mansfield Rule program, which is focused on increasing the representation of historically underrepresented lawyers in law firm leadership. Hinckley Allen has been consistently rated a Best Places to Work in multiple cities.
Boston College
Juris Doctor
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bachelor of Business Administration
Best Lawyers in America® (2003-2025)
Best Lawyers
Professional Excellence in Law (2019-2024)
Rhode Island Monthly
Super Lawyers, Rhode Island (2007-2016)
Super Lawyers
Chambers USA
Chambers and Partners
AV Peer Review Rating, Recipient
Martindale-Hubbell
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