Admissions

• Massachusetts

Prior Experience

John was previously a director at one of the country's leading real estate investment advisory firms, where he was responsible for acquisitions, sales, financing and workouts and restructurings. John's combination of business and legal experience is highly valued by his clients.

Recognitions

• Chambers USA
  • Band 1, Massachusetts Real Estate (2012-2022) 
    
• The Legal 500 United States
  • Leading Lawyer, Real Estate (2017-2019, 2022)
  • Recommended, Real Estate (2015-2016, 2020) 
• Recommended as a "first-rate" lawyer for his real estate work in The Legal 500 United States
• Named a Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" (2014)
• Named among the Lawdragon 500 Dealmakers in America (2007)
• Named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer

Education

• J.D., Cornell Law School 1983
  cum laude
  Editor in Chief, Cornell International Law Journal
• B.A., College of the Holy Cross 1980
  summa cum laude

Memberships

• The Real Estate Round Table, Member
• Law360's 2020 Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board
• Advisory Board Member, ULI Boston/New England
• American College of Real Estate Lawyers
• Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate
• Real Estate Finance Association
• Pension Real Estate Association

Teaching Experience

John teaches classes on real estate joint ventures at The MIT Center for Real Estate.