Introduction
Matthew Lynch represents developers and institutional owners developing, buying, managing, leasing, and selling commercial real estate.
My focus
I focus my practice on three main areas, utilizing my more than 30 years of experience to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
Commercial Real Estate Acquisition and Disposition
I represent parties, ranging from large institutional owners to family-owned or closely held real estate investment companies, buying and selling commercial real estate.
Commercial Space Leasing
I have represented a number of large national and international businesses seeking commercial space for office, retail, and industrial uses, as well as institutional owners and family-owned or closely held real estate investment companies leasing their commercial real estate.
Joint Ventures
I have represented both investors and developers in connection with joint ventures formed to develop commercial real estate.
Looking ahead
Remote work and hybrid schedules will continue to result in less demand for commercial office space—both urban and suburban. In the Greater Boston area, there have already been several conversions of office space to life sciences space and I expect that there will be many conversions to residential use. It is unclear how fast this will transpire and what other types of conversions will emerge.
/Insights
- “Don’t ignore local rules in the US when leasing locations,” Retail Compass, Spring 2024 (co-author)
In the news
- Boston Business Journal
Rental Struggles, Life Science Boom Marked Boston Real Estate in 2020
This article, which discusses office and retail space remaining empty and landlords beginning to sue for rent payment, mentions the formation of NP’s Commercial Lease Disputes practice team in anticipation of a potential wave of cases. Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Matthew Lynch, Providence Complex Commercial Disputes partner Jeff Brenner, and Washington, D.C. Complex Commercial Disputes partner Vernon Johnson co-lead the new practice team.Dec 29, 2020 - Law360
Landlords Fear Tenant Wins in Lease Disputes May Snowball
This article on how commercial landlords are navigating rent disagreements with tenants quotes Commercial Lease Disputes team co-leader and Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Matthew Lynch on the unusual nature of the current environment, and the potential for judges in some instances to read outside the four corners of the lease.Dec 23, 2020
Admitted to practice
Massachusetts
Education
Boston College Law School, J.D., cum laude
College of the Holy Cross, B.A., cum laude
Professional activities
- Boston Bar Association
- Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
- Real Estate Finance Association
- Holy Cross Club of Greater Boston
- Board of Directors of the Lawyers for Civil Rights
- Boston College Real Estate Council
Recognition
- Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 in the field of Real Estate Law; listed in Best Lawyers since 2018
- Boston Magazine Top Lawyers, Real Estate (2021)
- Recognized for exceptional standing in the legal community in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2018 for Real Estate (Massachusetts); also recognized in Chambers in previous years
- Recognized in the 2014 edition of The Legal 500: USA as a Leading Lawyer in the Real Estate category
- Received an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale Hubbell®, the highest possible rating for ethics and legal ability.
Insights And Happenings
View AllProfessionals in the Practice Area
View AllChristopher R. Froeb
Partner / Practice Group Leader, Real Estate & Affordable Housing- Boston
- Office:+1 617.345.1137
- cfroeb@nixonpeabody.com
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Colette A. Dafoe
Partner / Industry Strategy Partner- Washington DC
- Office:+1 202.585.8393
- cdafoe@nixonpeabody.com
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Ian T. O'Banion
Partner / AIA / LEED®AP- San Francisco
- Office:+1 415.984.8313
- iobanion@nixonpeabody.com
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