Focus Area
Leasing
Goulston & Storrs is a nationally recognized leader in commercial leasing, advising landlords, tenants, and investors across office, retail, life sciences, industrial, and mixed-use properties. Our experienced leasing team structures and negotiates complex leases—including build-to-suit, ground, and portfolio transactions—helping clients maximize value and minimize risk in major U.S. markets.
Leasing is central to how real estate performs, and Goulston & Storrs represents premier landlords, distinguished tenants, and institutional investors in leasing transactions nationwide. Our team handles office towers, CBD headquarters, life sciences campuses, laboratory and R&D spaces, industrial facilities, retail centers, airports, and mixed-use developments, including some of the most iconic projects in major markets.
With approximately 50 lawyers and seasoned paralegals dedicated to leasing, we provide strategic guidance across the full leasing lifecycle—from single-location negotiations to complex, multi-property portfolios. Our experience spans build-to-suit projects, ground leases, sale-leasebacks, master leases, and campus headquarters arrangements.
Clients choose us for our ability to strike win-win deals that drive long-term value. We combine deep knowledge of “what’s market” with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach, helping property owners attract and retain high-quality tenants and enabling retailers, life sciences companies, and other occupiers to secure spaces that advance their operational goals.
Our leasing lawyers collaborate seamlessly with colleagues in acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, tax, environmental, labor and employment, land use, litigation, and intellectual property to anticipate challenges and deliver comprehensive solutions. We also share market intelligence through our Retail Law Advisor blog and active leadership roles in key industry organizations, including ICSC.
Comprehensive Leasing Capabilities
- Office, retail, industrial, life sciences, and mixed-use leasing
- Build-to-suit, ground leases, and sale-leasebacks
- Headquarters and campus leases, portfolio transactions
- Subleases, assignments, and lease enforcement
Client Representation
- We represent leading developers, REITs, and landlords—including Beacon Capital, Breakthrough Properties, Federal Realty Investment Trust, Jamestown LP, Kimco Realty Trust, and WS Development—as well as prominent retailers and occupiers such as Bose, CarMax, FatFace, LXR & Co., and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
National Reach, Local Knowledge
- With decades of experience across multiple economic cycles and a robust national network, we bring proven processes and jurisdictional insight to every transaction. Our collaborative approach integrates highly trained paralegals and seasoned attorneys to move deals forward efficiently and effectively.
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Key Contacts
Jean C. Bowe
Director, Boston
jbowe@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 7918
Frank E. Litwin
Director, Boston
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