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Real Estate Litigation

Maximizing Your Real Estate Value, from Brick and Mortar to Financials

In the multifaceted world of real estate, navigating the maze of legal, regulatory, and business complexities is challenging. Whether you’re a developer, owner, or municipality, legal issues can present significant hurdles to maximizing property value and achieving your goals. We have a track record for resolving such matters effectively and efficiently. That's why a developer and his investment group came to us when faced with several lawsuits regarding multiple mixed-use facilities valued over $150 million.

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Our Experience

Mintz Obtains $31M Arbitration Award on Behalf of Aggrieved Partner and New York Real Estate Partnership Case Study
When the former acting managing partner of a New York real estate partnership misappropriated partnership monies and assets, a Mintz team led by attorney Chris Sullivan obtained a $31M award for damages.
Defeated Multiple Appeals of Comprehensive Permit for 150-Unit Housing Development Case Study
Mintz helped Hollis Hills obtain a comprehensive permit from the Massachusetts Housing Appeals Committee to construct affordable housing in Lunenburg, Massachusetts under the state's Chapter 40B affordable housing law. Mintz appealed the Lunenburg Zoning Board of Appeals’s denial of the application.
Trial Win Saves Millions in Rent Payments Case Study
A bicoastal Mintz team won a trial about a commercial lease for a provider of auction services in the power sports industry. The client saved $4 million in rent payments for the 133,000-square-foot building on eight acres as well as landlord costs.

Our Approach

Finding the right team to help you use your real estate the way you want, when you want, is critical. We understand that time means money. Complex zoning laws and state regulations, arcane land use regulations, opposition to projects — these are just a few obstacles that can hinder progress. We know navigating these issues takes legal and political savvy. We have both. We’ve guided clients to victory in complex real estate matters in state and federal courts for cases concerning large office towers, housing developments, and other commercial and retail properties. Our bicoastal, multidisciplinary team includes litigation, real estate, environmental, and government relations professionals — all dedicated to digging in, resolving issues, and advancing your real estate objectives. Our team can navigate you through any development process from start to finish.

​We Work with You
  • Developers
  • Investors/funds
  • Landlords
  • Property owners
  • Subsidizing agencies
  • Towns and municipalities
  • Universities and academic institutions
​Landscape of Experience
  • Access/easement issues
  • Affordable housing
  • Construction
  • Contract disputes
  • Eminent domain
  • Environmental litigation
  • Finance
  • Foreclosures
  • Government relations
  • Land use permitting
  • Landlord/tenant disputes
  • Mechanic's liens
  • Ownership disputes
  • Valuation
  • Zoning
Permitting

Our team represents developers to appeal permit denials and fend off project opponent challenges.

​Chapter 40B

The Mintz team represents developers and subsidizing agencies at all stages of the Chapter 40B application, renew, and appeal process. We have defended Comprehensive Permits in the Superior Court, Appeals Court, and Supreme Judicial Court.

Meet Mintz

Our bicoastal, multidisciplinary team is dedicated to helping our clients advance their real estate goals.