Atty. Christopher H. Milton
Christopher H. Milton has a wide variety of experience in numerous areas of real estate development, financing, entitlements and operations.
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Christopher H. Milton is a Shareholder based in Boston, Massachusetts, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 53+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1973. Their practice focuses on real estate and environmental. Admitted to practice in New Jersey (1973) and Massachusetts (1980). Educated at University of Michigan Law School J.D. (—) and Princeton University A.B. English Princeton University A.B. cum laude (—). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Boston, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Christopher H. Milton has a wide variety of experience in numerous areas of real estate development, financing, entitlements and operations
- Chris represents regional, national and foreign owners, developers and investors in connection with all aspects of real estate development from acquisition through zoning relief, subdivision, permitting and entitlements, environmental remediation and construction
- Chris represents lenders and investors in multi-party real estate based financial transactions and related loan workouts, restructurings and foreclosures
- More specifically, Chris represents owners of real estate on mortgage loans of up to $200 million, various banks in construction loans ranging up to $100 million and large insurance companies on more than 50 permanent mortgage loans involving principal amounts from $15 million to $310 million, and has been involved in private equity transactions, and in the formation of various joint ventures and sale and leaseback transactions
- He has also represented many of these lenders and investors in workouts, restructurings and foreclosures
- Chris is involved in acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and various other operational matters relating to real estate
- He is involved with real estate owners and operators in the valuation of real estate in eminent domain, agricultural preservation easement, conservation easement and tax abatement contexts
- Concentrations •Development and construction •Land use, zoning and subdivision •Environmental compliance and permitting •Financings, workouts, restructurings and foreclosures •Private placements, sale and leaseback transactions •Acquisitions and dispositions •Leasing and operational matters •Tax abatements, eminent domain The attorney is providing legal services through and affiliated with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, a New York Limited Liability Partnership
- Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome
- Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2010-2026 •Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2009-2025 •Team Member, a Law360 “Environmental Practice Group of the Year,” 2022 •Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2011-2021 •Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2010, 2013, 2017-2018, and 2022 •Team Member, U.S
- News - Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Edition, 'Law Firm of the Year,' Environmental Law, 2016 •Team Member, a U.S
- News - Best Lawyers , 'Law Firm of the Year' in Real Estate Law, 2015 •Team Member, The Legal 500 United States, 'Top Tier' Firm in Real Estate, 2013 and 2014 •Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2011-2013, 2015, and 2022-2023 •Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
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Why local counsel matters in Massachusetts
Practicing law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Boston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Massachusetts state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Massachusetts brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Massachusetts courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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