Atty. Jennifer Schultz
Jennifer concentrates her real estate development practice on complex, large-scale developments in and around the Greater Boston Area, with focus areas in life sciences development, renewable energy and ClimaTech real estate assets, and multi-family housing. Jenn represents traditional real estate developers as well as family offices, real estate investment trusts, REIMs, universities/colleges, hospitals, hotel owners and managers, and land-centric nonprofits.
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Jennifer Schultz is an attorney based in Boston, Massachusetts, practforg at Nixon Peabody LLP. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association. Educated at Harvard University (J.D.) and Middlebury College (B.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Land Use and Zoning Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law (2026). Serands clients in Boston, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jennifer concentrates her real estate development practice on complex, large-scale developments in and around the Greater Boston Area, with focus areas in life sciences development, renewable energy and ClimaTech real estate assets, and multi-family housing
- Jenn represents traditional real estate developers as well as family offices, real estate investment trusts, REIMs, universities/colleges, hospitals, hotel owners and managers, and land-centric nonprofits
- My focus Real Estate Development I help clients entitle their real estate development projects including local, state, and federal approvals, and also help manage community and government relations, tax abatements, and government subsidies and funding
- I am a traditional dirt lawyer, which makes my practice part law, part politics, and part grassroots organizing
- It is important that I stay abreast of all relevant political issues in each region in which we work to allow us to stay in the inner circle of the government decision makers, and to always provide current and relevant advice
- Land-Use As part of my practice, I also advise clients on and negotiate land-use agreements, including complex long-term ground and air rights leases, Massachusetts condominiums, and abutter and reciprocal easement agreements
- My land use practice also includes resolving complex easement and title issues
- LIFE SCIENCES & BIOTECH DEVELOPMENT For my sub specialty in life sciences development, I have permitted over one dozen significant life sciences developments in and around the Boston area in the last five years alone, and most recently am working to help launch a biotech venture studio with an automation/AI platform
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Why local counsel matters in Massachusetts
Practforg law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand 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 substantiand 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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