Real Estate and
Business Attorneys

For over 20 years, our firm has delivered legal counsel across the full spectrum of real estate and business transactions. From straightforward acquisitions to complex large-scale developments, our attorneys provide service tailored to each client’s objectives.

Our practice encompasses all aspects of real estate and business transactions, including project development, acquisitions and sales of portfolios and individual assets, joint ventures, construction contracts, financing arrangements, leasing, and title insurance in residential, mixed-use, condominium, multi-family, office, retail, education, industrial, hotel, and restaurant transactions. With experience across hundreds of successful transactions, our counsel enables clients to execute complex deals efficiently and with confidence.

Committed to Client Service

Our attorneys are committed to serving our clients to accomplish their objectives through our collaborative and responsible approach to resolving complex legal matters.

Risk and Value

Our attorneys help clients manage risk and maximize value through careful structuring, skilled negotiating, and thorough documenting of transactions, while balancing their interests with those of all parties to achieve optimal outcomes.

Our Firm Culture

Our attorneys establish and nurture client partnerships and believe our success is directly tied to our clients’ achievement of their goals. Our attorneys are committed to the highest standards of social, ethical, and environmentally responsible conduct, and make contributions to the broader communities in which we practice.

News & Insights

Identifying Opportunity in the Recovery Cycle

June 7, 2025 | Author: David J. Murphy The recovery is underway, but timing matters The commercial real estate...

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Murphy PC Represents Client in Beacon Hill Acquisition

June 6, 2025-Murphy PC represented a Boston-based real estate development company in connection with the acquisition of two residential buildings...

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Murphy PC Advises on Joint Venture Preferred Equity Investment in a $15M Multifamily Acquisition and Condominium Conversion in Cambridge, Massachusetts

May 30, 2025-Murphy PC represented a Boston-based preferred equity investor who partnered with a sponsor in an acquisition of a...

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Murphy PC Advises on Joint Venture Preferred Equity Investment in a $16M Multifamily Acquisition and Condominium Conversion in Raleigh, NC

May 19, 2025-Murphy PC represented a Boston-based preferred equity investor who partnered with a sponsor in an acquisition of a...

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Murphy PC Advises Sale of Limited Partnership Interest in 60-Unit Multifamily Property in Western Massachusetts

May 16, 2025-Murphy PC represented a Massachusetts limited partnership in the sale of limited partnership interests in a 60-unit multifamily...

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Potential Property Tax Deduction Cap: Risks for Real Estate Developers and Investors

March 10, 2025 | Author: David J. Murphy What’s being proposed? Congress is negotiating a tax and fiscal package that...

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Murphy PC Advises on Joint Venture Preferred Equity Investment in a $50M Multifamily Acquisition in Georgia

March 5, 2025-Murphy PC represented a Boston-based preferred equity investor who partnered with a sponsor in a $50,000,000 acquisition of...

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US Commercial Real Estate Cap Rates Hold Steady in Late 2024

March 2, 2025 | Author: David J. Murphy According to CBRE’s H2 2024 Cap Rate Survey, commercial real estate cap...

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Tax Benefits for Commercial-to-Residential Conversions Under Massachusetts Affordable Homes Act

February 27, 2025 | Author: David J. Murphy Overview The Massachusetts Affordable Homes Act, signed into law on August 6,...

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Navigating the 2025 Real Estate Landscape

February 26, 2025 | Author: David J. Murphy The Q1 2025 Real Estate Roundtable Sentiment Index reveals a market in...

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Recent Developments in Carried Interest Taxation: What Real Estate Investors Need to Know

February 25, 2025 | Author: David J. Murphy Recently, the taxation of carried interest has once again become a focal...

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Murphy PC Advises on Sublease of 25,000 Square Feet For Renewable Energy Battery Company

January 17, 2025-Murphy PC represented a renewable energy battery manufacturing company in a sublease of approximately 25,000 square feet of...

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Murphy PC Advises on Joint Venture Preferred Equity Investment in a $50M Residential Condominium Development in Boston, Massachusetts

January 10, 2025-Murphy PC represented a preferred equity investor in a joint venture to complete construction of a $50M residential...

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Murphy PC Advises on Lease Extensions and Refinancing of Mixed-Use Buildings on Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts

November 22, 2024-Murphy PC represented the owner of two commercial buildings on Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts with restaurant and office...

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Murphy PC Advises on Joint Venture Preferred Equity Investment in a 40-Unit Mixed-Use Development in Somerville, Massachusetts

October 15, 2024-Murphy PC represented a preferred equity investor in a joint venture to develop a 40-unit mixed-use building in...

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Murphy PC Advises on Joint Venture Preferred Equity Investment in Mixed-Use Building in Somerville, Massachusetts

September 30, 2024-Murphy PC represented a preferred equity investor in a joint venture development of a building in Somerville, Massachusetts,...

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Murphy PC Advises on Loan Modification of a Mixed-Use Building on Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts

September 27, 2024-Murphy PC represented the owner of a building on Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts, containing residential and retail tenants...

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