Vanessa P. Moody
Director
Boston
vmoody@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 6483Vanessa P. Moody
Director, Boston
vmoody@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 6483Related Expertise
Known for her practical, solutions-oriented advice on complex commercial real estate transactions, as well as her responsiveness and agility, Vanessa Moody is a trusted advisor to developers, institutions, landlords, and businesses nationwide.
Vanessa counsels sophisticated real estate developers, institutional clients, and operating companies on a variety of real property transactions, including space and ground leasing, real property development arrangements, condominium establishment, and management agreements.
With nearly 20 years of experience, Vanessa advises on a wide range of complex commercial real estate projects, including urban vertical developments—primarily in Boston, Cambridge, and New York City—as well as suburban and urban mixed-use centers across the retail, hospitality, office, and industrial space.
She also counsels clients in connection with real estate matters related to corporate merger and acquisition transactions. Real property owners rely on Vanessa to represent them in connection with distressed tenant matters, including bankruptcy cases, in-court and out-of-court lease restructuring negotiations, and chapter 11 auction and sale processes.
National and international operating companies rely on Vanessa for leasing transactions, distressed and non-distressed acquisition transactions, and advice around growth and expansion efforts.
Vanessa is a Co-Chair of the Firm’s Retail Group and is a Co-Chair of the G&S Women Lawyers’ Group.
Whether developer, landlord, or tenant, clients trust Vanessa to balance legal precision with practicality to navigate them through transactions with clarity.
Related Representative Matters
BXP in the negotiation and drafting of its commercial leases and related documents, including for retail space at The Prudential Center, including the new ~117,000 square foot Dick’s Sporting Goods House of Sport location in the former Lord & Taylor building on Boylston Street, retail deals at The Hub on Causeway, and various of the client’s other mixed-use office and residential developments in the greater Boston area.
Multiple clients in the negotiation and drafting of commercial (retail, F&B, office, industrial and medical) leases for urban retail and vertical mixed-use developments, including in New York City (all Boroughs), Boston’s Seaport and Back Bay neighborhoods and Kendall Square in Cambridge, which leases involve, among other things, the specific consideration and understanding of the interplay between urban street retail needs and city easements and other public rights.
Little Sprouts, an early childcare and education provider, in connection with its expansion efforts throughout the northeastern United States, and related matters.
A distressed national retailer in the restructuring of its leases and vendor arrangements. Our team continues to negotiate, counsel and advise the client on strategies in connection with these out-of-court restructuring processes.
Multiple landlords in negotiating commercial leases and management agreements with restaurant and food hall operators, as well as national and regional retailers, including anchor tenants in lifestyle centers, outlet centers, and major urban mixed-use projects across the United States.
Real estate developers in connection with long-term ground leases to tenants. Properties include office, retail, multifamily and mixed-use commercial projects.
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Accolades
- Best Lawyers in America® (2023-2026): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Real Estate Law
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers "Rising Stars," 2009-2012
Affiliations
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network (f/k/a NEWIRE)
- Boston Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
Admissions
- Massachusetts
Education
Northeastern University School of Law ( J.D. , 2005 )
University of California, Santa Cruz ( B.A. , 2000 )