| Biography | Overview Michael Robinson, a Director, concentrates his practice in commercial real estate. Michael counsels and represents land owners, developers (including REITs) and lenders in connection with the conveyancing, planning, development and financing of all types of commercial real estate projects. In particular, he has considerable experience in negotiating and drafting purchase and sale, construction, architectural and related contracts, construction and permanent financing documents and ground lease build-to-suit and other commercial leases. Representative Experience ˇ Represented Partners HealthCare System, Inc. and The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. in connection with the ground leasing and redevelopment of the Massachusetts Mental Health Center site on Fenwood Road and Vining Street in Boston, MA for use, including by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, as an approximately 550,000 s.f. mixed-use, office, clinical, research and mixed-income residential project and mental health care facility. ˇ Represented Forest City Enterprises, Inc. in the creation of a $668 million joint venture with Health Care REIT, Inc. in a 1.2 million s.f., seven-building life sciences campus located in Forest City's 2.3 million s.f., mixed-use University Park project in Cambridge, MA. ˇ Represented Boston Properties, Inc. (REIT) in acquisition and further development of The Prudential Center, Boston, MA, the largest (over 3 million s.f.) mixed-use facility in New England, including:
- Development and leasing of 890,000 s.f. office building at 111 Huntington Avenue.
- Development and sale of The Belvedere Condominium at 100 Belvedere Street.
- Development and leasing of Shaw's Supermarket at 53 Huntington Avenue.
- Development and sale of The Mandarin Oriental Boston Hotel and Residences at 776 and 778 Boylston Street. ˇ Represented Partners HealthCare System, Inc. and Spaulding Rehabilitation Network in connection with the acquisition of Youville Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, a provider of long-term acute care located on Cambridge Street in Cambridge, MA. ˇ Represented GTECH Corporation in master planning, subdivision, leasing of office and light manufacturing buildings and sale of 50-acre corporate campus including 200,000 s.f. of office and light manufacturing buildings, in West Greenwich, RI. ˇ Represented Pyramid Hotel Opportunity Venture II LLC in acquisition of seven hotels in six states, including Sheraton Hotels in Danbury, CT, Beltsville, MD, Norfolk, VA, and Atlanta, GA, Westin Hotels in Southfield, MI, and Stamford, CT, and the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country, in Sonoma, CA. ˇ Represented Partners HealthCare System, Inc. and The Massachusetts General Hospital in development and ground lease of The Liberty Hotel on the site of the former Charles Street Jail in Boston, MA. ˇ Represented RAW Art Works, Inc. (a not-for-profit corporation) on a pro bono basis in acquisition and financing of headquarters and studios at 37-39 Central Square, Lynn, MA. Professional and Community Involvement ˇ Pro Bono work for RAW Art Works, Inc. ˇ Member MCLE Real Estate and Environmental Law Curriculum Advisory Committee, 2006 to present Awards and Recognition ˇ Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent TM Advisories October 2010
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