Profile
Zachary Dovitz represents clients in virtually all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, such as leases, acquisitions, dispositions, sale-leasebacks, financings, and zoning and land use matters. He has represented national and local real estate developers, S&P 500 corporations, alternative investment managers, other institutions, and municipalities. Before joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Zack served as in-house counsel for the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, where he represented the Agency in commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions, as well as office and industrial leases.
Capabilities
Experience
- Multiple sales by property owner of South Boston waterfront property.
- Development and land use issues involving various Boston regimes, including Planned Development Areas and Chapter 91 licensure.
- Multiple purchases and sales by regional developer of mixed-use properties throughout Massachusetts.
- Purchase by national gas station chain of competitor and its related real estate holdings.
- Leasing representation of a national bank in various states.
- Counsel, Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MassDevelopment), 2016-2018
- Law Clerk, Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MassDevelopment), 2015-2016
- Law Clerk, Cetrulo LLP, 2015
- Judicial Intern, Justice Margot Botsford, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 2014-2015
- Legal Intern, Massachusetts Department of Correction, 2014
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," Real Estate Law, 2024-2026
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Massachusetts Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2023-2025
- Team Member, a Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year," 2023
- Participant, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, “Boston Future Leaders (BFL) Program,” 2024
- Member, Boston Bar Association, 2016-Present
Credentials
Education
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J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, 2016
- Staff Member, Northeastern University Law Journal
- B.A., Michigan State University, 2011
Admissions
- Massachusetts