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Thomas Phillips
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Thomas Phillips is chair of the Firm’s Global Real Estate Leasing Practice Group and has been practicing commercial real estate and land use law for over 30 years. Tom advises owners, developers, landlords, tenants, lenders, and investors in a variety of property acquisitions/sales, leases, development and permitting projects, debt and equity financings, workouts/restructurings, and other sophisticated real estate transactions. While his practice spans all asset classes, he has particular experience working with retail, leisure, hospitality and mixed-use properties. He is the current chair of the ICSC (formerly International Council of Shopping Centers) Legal Advisory Council and a past ICSC state director.
Tom has for many years been recognized in Chambers USA and The Legal 500 US and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Real Estate Law and Land Use and Zoning Law. Clients have commented to Chambers that he “provides great market knowledge and can handle large, complex projects” and that he is “the consummate professional and extremely knowledgeable about the industry.”
Prior to joining Brown Rudnick, Tom was a partner in the Boston law firm of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, where he served as chair of the Real Estate Department.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Real estate
Fielding a ‘second to none’ retail leasing practice, Brown Rudnick LLP’s real estate practice excels in its representation of numerous global fashion and retail brands, including Primark, Wayfair, and Wagamama across the US. The department also has considerable experience assisting on real estate matters relating to the telecommunication and energy space, evidenced by the firm’s advising of AT&T on various zoning and leasing matters across Massachusetts and New England. ‘Recognized expert for retail’, Thomas Phillips, chairs the global real estate leasing group from Boston; alongside retail he is also noted for his expertise across leisure and hospitality. Meanwhile, based between Hartford and New York, Thomas Regan regularly represents investment funds, corporates, and developers on a range of transactions and financings, and is also noted for his leading of the real estate and energy group along with the regulatory and environmental groups. On financing and capital investment, New York’s Kevin Joyce is noted.
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Firm Rankings
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: plaintiff
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Finance > Fintech
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies