Introduction
My focus
My work includes zoning, land use, and permitting; joint ventures and partnerships; acquisitions, sales, and exchanges; ground leases; construction, permanent and mezzanine financing; entity structuring and formation transactions; private equity fund formation and transactions; REITs; property management, development management, and asset management agreements; development agreements; REAs and other easements and covenants; and residential and commercial condominiums.
Looking ahead
Working through the bruises of high interest rates and pandemic-induced damage to the office sector will require steady and creative legal guidance as clients seek solutions and opportunities. In the real estate development space, high costs of construction, affordable housing and other exactions, and of course higher interest rates have increased the need for tax deals and other subsidies; governments have started to respond but more will be needed.
In the news
- Banker & Tradesman
Challenging the myth: How good design unlocks office tower conversions
May 25, 2025Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Jenn Schultz, leader of the firm’s Permitting & Land Use practice, co-authored this article on office tower-to-residential conversions and the potential conversion of Boston office tower One Lincoln’s vacant floor space. Jenn co-wrote the article with AECOM Tishman, Collaborative RED, and Gensler, and Boston AHRE senior counsel Adam Weisenberg also contributed to the piece
- Energy Law Report
Boston approves Net Zero Carbon zoning proposal for new construction
May 22, 2025Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate senior counsel Adam Weisenberg contributed this article discussing the Net Zero Carbon zoning proposal for new construction that was recently approved in Boston.
- Law360
Hub hires: Nixon Peabody
This roundup of Boston’s notable legal moves since the start of April includes the NP arrivals of Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Jenn Schultz, leader of the firm’s Permitting & Land Use team, senior counsel Adam Weisenberg and counsel Jordan Smith, and Global Finance partners Jonathan Winnick and Mike Tentindo, all of the Boston office.May 1, 2024 - Bisnow
This week’s Boston deal sheet
April 15, 2024This roundup of commercial real estate news in Boston includes the NP arrivals of Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Jenn Schultz, leader of the firm’s Permitting & Land Use team, senior counsel Adam Weisenberg, and counsel Jordan Smith.
- Bloomberg Law
Nixon Peabody adds Jennifer Schultz to Boston office
April 11, 2024The following article features the NP arrivals of Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Jenn Schultz, leader of the firm’s Permitting & Land Use team, senior counsel Adam Weisenberg, and counsel Jordan Smith.
- Boston Real Estate Times
Nixon Peabody adds real estate team focused on land use, permitting, and zoning
April 11, 2024The following article features the NP arrivals of Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Jenn Schultz, leader of the firm’s Permitting & Land Use team, senior counsel Adam Weisenberg, and counsel Jordan Smith.
Admitted to practice
Massachusetts
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D.
Yale University, B.A.
Professional activities
- Boston Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Real Estate Roundtable
- NAIOP
- Urban Land Institute
- Lambda Alpha International
Recognition
- Best Lawyers in America® (2021–2024)
- The Legal 500 U.S. (2013, 2016–2017, 2019, 2022)
- NAIOP Massachusetts Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Public Affairs Award
Insights And Happenings
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Partner / Practice Group Leader, Real Estate & Affordable Housing- Boston
- Office:+1 617.345.1137
- cfroeb@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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