REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS LAW
Trusted Counsel. Experience.
Stronger Communities.
Murphy PC counsels developers, sponsors, owners, investors, lenders, tenants, nonprofits, and partnerships across all aspects of commercial real estate and business transactions.
Our mission is to bring clarity, integrity, and practical judgement to complex real estate and business decisions; help clients and partners create lasting value; and contribute our time and leadership to the communities and institutions we care about.
WHAT WE DO
A full-service practice for complex deals
Counseling clients across every stage of commercial real estate and business transactions from concept through closing and ongoing counsel.
Full-Service Real Estate Transactions
Acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, and construction across all property types from single-asset deals to complex portfolios.
EXPLORE PRACTICE
Joint Ventures & Partnerships
Operating agreements, preferred equity, and entity structuring for the development partnerships behind every project.
EXPLORE PRACTICE
Project Development & Community
Mixed-use, multifamily, hospitality, and institutional projects from concept and entitlement through completion and sell-out.
EXPLORE PRACTICE
20+
Years of Experience
1000+
Closed Transactions
$100M+
Joint Venture Equity
100+
Community Developments
Recent Work
Deals that build communities
A selection of recent transactions across our practice.
Case Study: Structuring a Phased Townhome Condominium for a Developer Client
Overview We represented a developer client in the creation and build out of a phased townhome condominium. Our work…
Murphy PC Advises Landlord on Commercial Lease for Fitness Studio in Fort Point Historic Conversion
Murphy PC represented the landlord in negotiating a commercial lease with a fitness studio tenant for ground-floor…
News & Insights
Thinking on the market
Analysis on commercial real estate, joint ventures, and the deals shaping the industry.
Old Option, New Rules: Enforceability of Massachusetts Option Agreements After Knott v. Racicot
If you hold an option to purchase property or a right of first refusal, its enforceability depends on a rule Massachusetts changed in 2004. Before that year, a document executed “under…
Commercial Real Estate Is Getting Healthier but Equity Is Holding Deals Back
The Real Estate Roundtable’s Q3 2026 Sentiment Index holds steady at 63, as improving fundamentals and strong debt markets run up against a persistent shortage of equity capital. Commercial…
Case Study: Structuring a Phased Townhome Condominium for a Developer Client
Overview We represented a developer client in the creation and build out of a phased townhome condominium. Our work included drafting the master deed, the declaration of trust, the bylaws, and the…
Featured Resource
CRE Joint Ventures Blog
In-depth analysis on real estate joint ventures, partnership structures, capital relationships, and the legal frameworks that protect investors, sponsors, and operators.
Latest Post
How a Delaware Operating Agreement Can Erase the Duty Your Co-owner Owes You
About the Firm
We help clients
create value and strengthen communities.
Murphy PC is a Boston-based law firm focusing on commercial real estate and business transactions. We counsel developers, sponsors, owners, investors, lenders, tenants, nonprofits, and partnerships across joint ventures, project development, acquisitions and dispositions, financing, leasing, and construction. Our work is grounded in long-term relationships and a commitment to the communities in which we work.