Deborah Howitt Easton

Deborah Howitt Easton is of counsel to the firm's Real Estate Department. Her practice covers all aspects of commercial real estate including acquisitions, sales, leasing, financing and development. Debbie represents a variety of clients, including owners, tenants, retailers, developers and lenders in the full spectrum of commercial real estate transactions, including drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases (including retail, office and laboratory space) and loan documents. Debbie became a LEED Accredited Professional in November 2008. Prior to joining the firm, Debbie practiced real estate law for several years in Albany, New York. Speaking Engagements and Publications: Tenant Exit Strategies: Planning Ahead for a Way Out, Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, vol. 17, no. 4, September 2004. Real Estate Law: Supreme Judicial Court Abandons the Independent Covenant Rule in Commercial Leases; Massachusetts Law Review, vol. 87, no. 3, Winter 2003.