Commercial Real Estate Attorney with 18 years of experience

Meredith K. West

** **** **** **** ******, NH ***49 617-***-**** *********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Accomplished commercial real estate attorney with 18 years of transactional and development experience with complex real estate projects. Areas of strength include counseling clients on a wide variety of real estate issues, developing innovative permitting strategies and building relationships with clients, partners and municipal officials.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Attorney Law Office of Meredith West, Boston, MA 2012 - present

• Counsel property owners and developers on a broad range of issues related to the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties.

• Represent landlords and tenants on diverse leasing matters from drafting letters of intent through lease negotiation, execution and post-execution issues.

• Conduct closings for lenders and owners including drafting legal opinions, negotiating closing and title documents and addressing post-closing issues.

• Prepare condominium documents, covenants and easements for multifamily properties.

Attorney Freeman Davis LLC, Boston, MA 2006 - 2011

• Represented property owners and developers in the purchase and sale of multifamily, retail, office and industrial properties including conducting closings, performing zoning and environmental due diligence and drafting legal opinions.

• Negotiated leasing documents for retail, mixed-use and office properties.

• Directed the development and permitting of complex real estate projects utilizing negotiated zoning overlay districts, municipal zoning ordinances and use exemption codes.

• Contributed to the permitting of complex mixed-use projects including the redevelopment of a former brownfields site into a mixed-use, transit-oriented project.

• Supervised junior real estate associates and paralegals and managed three administrative staff.

Attorney Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC, Boston, MA 2005 - 2006

• Advised property owners and developers on a wide spectrum of issues related to the acquisition and disposition of multifamily, retail, office and industrial properties.

• Managed closings, including defeasance closings, for multifamily, retail and industrial properties.

• Represented landlords and tenants in the negotiation of retail, office and industrial leases.

• Negotiated construction contracts for property owners, architects and contractors including for the construction of mixed-use and industrial properties.

• Supported the acquisition of health practice groups for an international health corporation negotiating acquisition contracts, leases and covenants.

• Directed the development and permitting of multifamily and industrial real estate projects utilizing negotiated zoning overlay districts, municipal zoning ordinances and use exemption codes.

• Represented property owners appealing denials of Comprehensive Permit applications before the Housing Appeals Committee.

• Prepared condominium documents, covenants and easements for multifamily projects.

• Supervised two administrative staff and mentored junior real estate associates and paralegals.

Associate Attorney Riemer & Braunstein, LLP, Boston, MA and Burlington, MA 2000 - 2005

• Contributed to complex sale-leaseback transactions including a six billion dollar project involving more than 500 separate properties.

• Advised property owners and developers on a wide range of matters related to the acquisition and disposition of multifamily, retail, office and industrial properties.

• Represented landlords and tenants on leasing matters for retail, mixed-use and office properties.

• Negotiated construction contracts for property owners and contractors including contracts for the construction of automotive dealerships.

• Managed the permitting and development of commercial and multifamily projects pursuant to municipal zoning codes and ordinances and the Comprehensive Permit Law including the complex permitting of a 200+ acre property.

• Participated in the permitting of large-scale mixed-use projects including the redevelopment of a blighted waterfront property into a mixed-use, transit-oriented project.

• Represented property owners appealing denials of Comprehensive Permit applications before the Housing Appeals Committee.

• Supervised two administrative staff and mentored junior real estate associates.

Associate Attorney Dailey & Associates, West Bridgewater, MA 1998 - 2000

• Obtained zoning and environmental permits for commercial and residential uses including for golf courses and entertainment venues.

• Conducted real estate closings on commercial and residential properties.

• Represented landlords and tenants in the negotiation of retail, office and industrial leases.

• Negotiated acquisition and disposition documents, easements and condominium documents.

• Supervised two administrative staff.

EDUCATION

Juris Doctorate, cum laude

1998 Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA

Master of Public Health, cum laude

1998 Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA Bachelor of Arts, International Relations

1991 The American University, School of International Science, Washington, D.C.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member of Massachusetts Bar, admitted 1998

Massachusetts Bar Association

Boston Bar Association

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