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Frank Giso III

Partner
 
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
Two International Place
Boston, Massachusetts  02110
(Suffolk Co.)

Telephone: 617-248-5000
Fax: 617-248-4000
http://www.choate.com



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Practice AreasReal Estate; Health Care; Finance; Zoning, Planning and Land Use
 
EducationCornell University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1975, Brown University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1971
 
Admitted1975, Massachusetts; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
 
MembershipsBoston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Massachusetts Real Estate Bar Association.
 
Born1949
 
BiographyPhi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1974-1975. Law Clerk to the Justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court, 1975-1976. Co-Author: "Perpetuities: Reforming The Common Law Rule-How to Wait and See," 60 Cornell Law Review 355, 1975. Director: Melrose Housing Authority, 1986—; Melrose Cooperative Bank, 1984—. Transaction Structuring: entity creation, advice on tax implications and advice and documentation of transaction management issues. Real Estate Development: acquisition and development of office, multi-family residential, retail and industrial property, development and conversion of residential, office and mixed use condominiums, state and local permitting of projects, retail and commercial leases, negotiation and implementation of construction contracts and architect's agreements. Real Estate Finance: serves as borrower or lender's counsel in large commercial mortgage finance or equity investment transactions.
 
ISLN907076412
 
TransactionsRepresented publicly-traded REIT in $250 million acquisition of portfolio of medical office buildings located in 12 different states. Represented international non-profit conservation organization in $65 million acquisition of Massachusetts coastal property where conservation objectives needed to interface with competing residential development. Served as lender's counsel to publicly traded REIT in acquisition and construction loans for medical office buildings and assisted living facilities nationwide totaling more than $750 million. Represented owner/developer in condominium conversion of over 1,000 units at Charles River Park in Boston. Served as developer's counsel in various office and retail projects in New England totaling over $500 million. Represented publicly-traded assisted living developer and operator in development of projects in various states along Eastern Seaboard totaling more than $400 million. Assisted in $30 million restructuring of closely-held ownership of an island off the coast of Savannah, Georgia.
 


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