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Mr Gregory Sampson
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Work Department
Real Estate/Permitting & Land Use
Position
Greg is the leader of the firm’s Permitting & Land Use and Energy, Infrastructure & Sustainability practice groups. He is a real estate, land use, and environmental attorney with more than 20 years of experience in commercial real estate transactions, including significant experience in the planning, design, permitting and development of contaminated properties and similarly challenging sites, as well as renewable energy and infrastructure projects. His practice covers all aspects of real estate development, including acquisitions/dispositions, entitlement, and financing, including construction loans, refinancing, workouts, and tax credit supported lending. As part of this work, he regularly represents clients throughout the permitting and public approval process at the federal, state, and local levels on issues related to zoning and land use, wetlands and waterways, environmental policy acts, sustainability and climate change.
Before practicing as an attorney, Greg worked for approximately 10 years as a Project Manager/Senior Environmental Planner for BSC Group, Inc. in Boston, where he managed multi-disciplinary land development and infrastructure improvement projects for private and public sector clients throughout New England. Greg is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional with Neighborhood Development specialty, and was formerly certified as a Professional Wetland Scientist by the Society of Wetland Scientists. He currently serves as Chair of the City of Melrose Planning Board, and has served on the board since 2016.
Career
- Massachusetts
Memberships
- NAIOP – The Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Massachusetts Chapter: Board of Directors, 2024-2026; Vice President – Government Affairs, 2017-2019; Member, Government Affairs Advisory Council, 2013– present; Co-chair of Energy, Infrastructure & Economic Development Committee, 2011–2014; National Association: Board of Directors, 2024-2026; Member, Environment and Infrastructure Committee, 2016–2020
- Environmental Business Council of New England, Inc.: Board of Directors, 2017-2021
- City of Melrose Planning Board: Member, 2016-present; Chair, 2021-present
- Green Building Certification Institute/U.S. Green Building Council: LEED® Accredited Professional Neighborhood Development, 2011–present
Education
- University of Notre Dame (B.S., cum laude)
- Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Environment > Environment: transactional
In the environmental sector, Sullivan & Worcester LLP is known for handling a range of due diligence and regulatory work in REIT transactions, where the team is actively involved in land use, zoning and environmental permitting issues. Based in Washington DC, Jeffrey Karp heads the firm’s environmental practice, routinely advising on regulatory compliance issues and the negotiation of environmental, energy, sustainability, and climate conditions in transactional agreements. From the Boston office, Victor Baltera also advises on regulatory compliance and permitting matters related to environmental law and land use. Boston-based Gregory Sampson recently joined the team from Womble Bond Dickinson, bringing new expertise in the development of contaminated properties and renewable energy and infrastructure projects.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Finance > Fintech
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Tax > International tax
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)