Paul Bouton is a partner in Nixon Peabody’s Affordable Housing group. He represents affordable housing developers in the development and preservation of affordable housing, primarily in Massachusetts.
I focus my practice on all aspects of affordable housing finance and development. I have represented owners and developers in the production and preservation of tens of thousands of affordable housing apartment units.
As part of my work in affordable housing finance, I have gained significant experience in structuring and documenting partnership arrangements between developers, owners, investors and others involved in affordable housing development.
I have developed legislative experience as well, as I helped write and implement two Massachusetts state laws relating to affordable housing preservation and development, specifically the Massachusetts state low-income housing tax credit program and the Massachusetts affordable housing preservation law (40T).
The scarcity of resources to develop and preserve affordable housing will continue to be an issue. In order to compete for these resources, clients must put together an excellent project team and demonstrate that the proposed projects are well conceived and ready to proceed.
Boston College Law School, J.D.
University of Connecticut, M.B.A.
University of Massachusetts, B.B.A.
Massachusetts
Paul was selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 in the field of Real Estate Law. Paul has been listed in Best Lawyers since 2014.
Paul was also recognized for exceptional standing in the legal community in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2020 for Real Estate (Massachusetts). He has also been recognized in Chambers in previous years.
Paul has been recognized as a “Massachusetts Super Lawyer” in Real Estate based on a peer-review survey by Thomson Reuters (2005–2017).
Paul is a member of the American and Boston bar associations. He served three terms as elected town moderator in his community. He also served as chair of his community’s Finance Committee and as vice-chair of the Housing Partnership Committee.