Geoff focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and financing, with a particular emphasis on office, laboratory, industrial, medical office building, and retail leasing. Additionally, he represents clients involved in real estate developments and guides them through all steps and issues they may encounter, including issues related to zoning and permitting. He is a trusted advisor to his clients, including property owners, developers, retailers, landlords, and tenants operating regionally and nationally. He has extensive experience with transactions of all sizes and complexities, including sophisticated transactions across the United States.
Before rejoining Mintz, Geoff was a real estate attorney in the Boston office of another law firm, where he represented clients in real estate acquisition, leasing, and financing transactions as well as matters related to real estate development, zoning, and permitting. Geoff was also previously associated with Mintz’s Real Estate Practice as part of the team that represents a national retail chain in the acquisition, ground leasing, development, sale, and leaseback of hundreds of properties.
Experience
Leasing
- Currently represents a multibillion-dollar REIT in connection with a nationwide leasing program for office and industrial properties including drafting and negotiating master lease forms for industrial, office, and retail spaces.
- Currently manages a multistate leasing program for a national real estate investment fund and their numerous US properties, including six office parks in Texas, nine office parks in California, five office parks in Massachusetts, and a large office portfolio in Pennsylvania.
- Currently manages a multistate leasing program for a national REIT in connection with its portfolio of over 100 medical office buildings.
- Represents a regional developer in leasing transactions with retail and restaurant tenants related to a ground-up mixed-use development.
- Represents shopping center owners and developers in leasing matters.
- Represented landlords and tenants in connection with restaurant leases and fitness club leases.
- Represented gourmet foods company in connection with leases of office and manufacturing facilities.
- Represented private and publicly traded companies in connection with significant tenant side office, R&D, laboratory, warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing leases, ground leases, and build to suit leases all across the country totaling millions of square feet.
Acquisitions / Dispositions
- Represented a publicly traded REIT in connection with its acquisition of single-tenant industrial properties in multiple states.
- Represented a real estate investment and management company in connection with the development and leasing of a large ground-up retail shopping center.
- Represented an owner of several office buildings in the Boston area in acquisitions, dispositions, and financings as well as office space leasing to corporate and biotech tenants.
- Represented a national supermarket chain in the acquisition, development, and financing of commercial and multi-use properties.
- Represented a regional developer in leasing transactions with retail and restaurant tenants related to a ground-up development.
- Represented Signify (f/k/a Philips Lighting) in connection with numerous sales of industrial and manufacturing facilities in multiple states.
- Regularly manages real property aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions for public and private companies and investors across multiple industries.
- Regularly represents healthcare industry investors in connection with owned and leased real property assets in connection with corporate mergers and acquisitions.
Financing
- Represented publicly traded REIT in connection with financing and refinancing transactions involving hundreds of properties across the US.
- Represented medical device company in connection with construction financing for a headquarters building project.
viewpoints
Understanding the Statutory Cap on Landlord Claims for Rejected Leases in Bankruptcy
July 25, 2025 | Blog | By Brandon Barker, Geoffrey Smith, Tim McKeon, Dormie Ko, Megan M. Preusker
With the increasing number of corporate bankruptcies, and the resulting impact on landlords, this article offers an overview of considerations landlords should contemplate when they are notified that their leases have been rejected in bankruptcy.
Nurturing a Community-Based Approach to Food Access
January 18, 2022 | Article
Commercial Leases in the Age of COVID-19 Part II - A Menu of Options for Landlords and Tenants
April 8, 2020 | Blog | By Geoffrey Smith
Commercial Leases in the Age of COVID-19 - A Menu of Options for Landlords and Tenants
April 7, 2020 | Blog | By Geoffrey Smith
News & Press
Mintz Advises Delta Associated Investigations on Majority Investment by A&M Capital
November 02, 2026
Mintz represented Delta Associated Investigations, a tech-enabled national provider of investigative and claims support services, in connection with A&M Capital Partners' acquisition of a majority interest in the company.
Mintz Advises Silversmith Capital Partners on Acquisition of Vantora
October 16, 2026|
Mintz Advises Charlesbank on HBox Strategic Growth Investment
December 29, 2025|
Mintz Advises Charlesbank Capital Partners on Acquisition of Q6 Cyber
September 15, 2025|
How Bankruptcy Law Caps Landlords' Rejected Lease Claims
August 28, 2025|
Mintz Advises Quorum Cyber Security on Acquisition of Kivu Consulting
January 27, 2025|
Mintz Advises US Department of Energy LPO on $1.45B Loan Guarantee to Qcells
December 20, 2024|
BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.
Mintz Announces Nine Newly Elevated Members
December 17, 2020|
The Rise of Shared Work Spaces: Tips For The Unwary
December 14, 2016|
Gov. Patrick's Housing Initiative Deserves Praise
December 7, 2012
Commercial Landlords Seek Share of Tenants' Online Sales
November 4, 2012
What Every Developer Should Know About Affordable Housing
March 26, 2012
Commercial Lease Pitfalls Can Snare Local Lenders
February 7, 2012|
Events & Speaking
Managing a Corporate Real Estate Portfolio: Practical Guidance for Non-Real Estate Lawyers
ACC Annual Meeting Panel
Boston, MA
Recognition & Awards
Chambers USA: Massachusetts – Real Estate (2021 – 2026)
Boston Magazine: Top Lawyers – Real Estate (2025)
Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Rising Star (2012 – 2016)
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Boston's Future Leaders Program (2018)
Involvement
- Co-Chair, Boston Bar Association Leasing Subcommittee (2015-2017)
- Member, Boston Bar Association Real Estate Steering Committee (2015-2017)
- Member, NAIOP Massachusetts, Commercial Real Estate Development Association
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Member, International Council of Shopping Centers
- Member, Real Estate Bar Association
