Jennifer represents clients in connection with all aspects of acquisitions, dispositions, and financings of office, life sciences, industrial, and multifamily properties throughout the continental United States. Her experience includes representing investors in joint ventures and other interest purchases in complex commercial real estate transactions. She also has extensive experience counseling real estate borrowers in obtaining and refinancing loans on diverse properties, opposite CMBS, bank, and insurance lenders.
Jennifer frequently represents real estate and pension funds, among other owners and operators of commercial real estate, across a spectrum of real estate transactions. She also provides clients with strategic counsel on existing and potential issues and opportunities as market and economic conditions evolve.
Jennifer previously served as Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice.
Experience
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the acquisition in a joint venture of an office tower in Boston valued at over $850 million — at the time, the largest acquisition in the city’s history.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the acquisition of membership interests in an entity owning an office tower in New York valued at $350 million.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the acquisition of membership interests in an entity owning an office and retail tower in New York valued at $425 million and related joint venture documentation.
- Represented a multifamily investment company in the acquisition and financing of a multifamily property in Stamford, Connecticut valued at $105 million.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the acquisition of membership interests in an entity owning an office property in California valued at $110 million and related joint venture documentation.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the sale of property in San Jose, California valued at $135 million and related provision of seller financing to the property buyer.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the acquisition of membership interests in an entity owning an office property in Bellevue, Washington valued at $288 million and related joint venture documentation.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the acquisition of an office property in Chicago valued at $230 million.
- Represented a private real estate firm in the sale of an office tower valued at $350 million.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the sale of property in Washington, DC valued at $213 million.
- Represented a private real estate investment firm in the sale of property in Boston valued at $562 million.
- Represented a client in a $1.6 billion acquisition of a highly diversified portfolio of 256 primarily light industrial assets comprising over 30 million square feet across 16 major US markets.
- Represented a client in $111 million CMBS loan in connection with the refinancing of a nine-property portfolio located in the Western and Midwestern United States.
- Represented a value add fund in a $27 million acquisition of a seven-property industrial portfolio located in Missouri.
- Represented a value add fund in an $86 million sale of an office property in Houston, Texas.
- Represented a value add fund as borrower in connection with a $42 million Fannie Mae loan to refinance a multifamily apartment community in Phoenix, Arizona.
viewpoints
Governor Baker Signs Legislation Creating a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions: What Commercial Landlords Need to Know
April 21, 2020 | Blog | By Kelly Frey, Jennifer Kiely, Chelsea Wood-Brown
Today, April 20, 2020, Governor Charles Baker signed into law an act providing for a moratorium on evictions and as well as foreclosures of residential property (the “Act”) during the pendency of Massachusetts’ COVID-19 emergency declared by the Governor on March 10, 2020.
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Governor Baker Extends and Modifies Order Closing All Non-Essential Massachusetts Businesses: Updates that Office Landlords Should Know
April 3, 2020 | Blog | By Chelsea Wood-Brown, Jennifer Kiely, Kelly Frey
On March 23, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts issued COVID-19 Order No. 13 requiring all businesses and organizations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that do not provide “COVID-19 Essential Services” (“Essential Services”) to close their physical workplaces and facilities to workers, customers and the public as of 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 until 12:00 noon on April 7, 2020. On March 31, 2020, Governor Baker issued a related order, COVID-19 Order No. 21 (the “Order”) extending the operation of its previous order to May 4, 2020 and updating the list of Essential Services based on federal guidance.
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Governor of Massachusetts Orders Closure of All Non-Essential Businesses: What Office Landlords Should Know
March 25, 2020 | Blog | By Chelsea Wood-Brown, Jennifer Kiely, Kelly Frey
On March 23, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts issued COVID-19 Order No. 13 (the “Order”) requiring all businesses and organizations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that do not provide “COVID-19 Essential Services” (“Essential Services”) to close their physical workplaces and facilities to workers, customers and the public as of 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 until 12:00 noon on April 7, 2020.
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New York on Pause: What Landlords Need to Know
March 24, 2020 | Blog | By Lexie Gallo-Cook, Jennifer Kiely
As part of the “New York State on PAUSE” response to the COVID-19 outbreak, on March 20, 2020 Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.8 requiring a 100% reduction of the in-person workforce of all non-essential businesses in New York State. While the reduction of in-person workforce is broad reaching, the essential services exception serves to allow landlords to continue providing basic security, janitorial service, and other services truly needed for maintaining and operating their buildings. Furthermore, landlords and tenants should be able to maintain the IT infrastructure needed for remote work, provided they are doing so in a manner that otherwise comports with the NY State on Pause requirements.
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News & Press
23 Mintz Attorneys Named to Boston Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” List
November 22, 2024|
Twenty-Five Mintz Attorneys Named To Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers List
November 21, 2023|
One Hundred Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2020
August 15, 2019|
Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q4
January 30, 2018|
Mintz Names Jennifer Kiely Co-Head of Real Estate Practice
October 25, 2017|
Mintz Elevates Ten Attorneys to Members of the Firm
May 16, 2013|
Events & Speaking
Panelist
Oct
6
2026
Real Estate for the Non-Real Estate Lawyer: Navigating Purchase and Sale Agreements
ACC Annual Meeting Panel
Boston, MA
Moderator
Mar
28
2024
Moderator
Moderator
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Mar
28
2023
Recognition & Awards
Chambers USA: Massachusetts – Real Estate (2021 – 2026)
Best Lawyers in America: Real Estate Law (2018 – 2027)
Legal 500 United States: Recommended for Real Estate (2024)
Boston Magazine: Top Lawyers – Real Estate (2021 – 2024)
Involvement
- Executive Committee and Past Co-chair, United Way Real Estate Breakfast Committee
- Member, Real Estate Finance Association
- Member, NAIOP Massachusetts, Commercial Real Estate Development Association
- Member, Harvard Real Estate Alumni Organization
