David A. Libardoni
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Overview
David A. Libardoni is an associate in Nutter’s Real Estate Department and a member of the firm’s Development, Land Use and Permitting practice group. A diverse range of clients rely on David for advising on complex commercial acquisitions, dispositions, joint venture, leasing, and financing matters as well as development and permitting expertise, in particular with negotiating conveyance, financing, and development documents, advising on sophisticated land use, zoning, title, and survey matters, representation at public hearings, and managing the closings for a variety of complex joint venture and financing transactions.
Notable Experience and Client Impact
Transactional Matters
- Representation of prominent mixed-use developer in connection with joint venture and $140 million construction loan for an approximately 275,000 square foot Class A laboratory building in Somerville, MA as the first building in a master planned life science campus as well as the $60,000,000 acquisition and financing of additional nearby properties.
- Representation of industrial real estate investor and operators in their acquisitions, financings, leasing, and sales of industrial assets in Massachusetts and Mid-Atlantic region with an aggregate value of over $300 million.
- Representation of real estate holding company with assets in the retail, entertainment, industrial, warehouse and distribution sectors throughout Massachusetts.
- Representation of start-up real estate investor in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, financings and leasing of retail properties across a national portfolio.
- Representation of foreign government in connection with negotiation of long-term downtown Boston office lease and construction contract.
- Representation of Fortune 500 company in connection with leasing matters throughout the U.S.
- Representation of life insurance company in connection with the forbearance and work out of a portfolio of commercial real estate loans in the retail, hospitality, and residential sectors across the U.S.
- Representation of nonprofit healthcare provider in connection with the development and financing of a 102-unit residential development with a preference for affordable veterans’ housing located in Brighton, MA.
- Representation of a life insurance company in connection with a $112 million loan and $175 million refinancing to a joint venture and pension fund secured by a Class A office and research laboratory building in the Longwood Medical Area.
- Representation of an oil and gas company on the sale and disposition of over 110 fuel service stations located throughout the Northeast.
- Representation of joint venture developer in connection with construction and mezzanine financing for a transit-oriented multi-phase, multi-family residential development in Plymouth, MA.
Development and Permitting Matters
- Representation of prominent developer in connection with 1.8 million s.f. life science campus in Somerville, MA.
- Representation of real estate holding company on the permitting and development of 2 million s.f. warehouse and distribution center.
- Representation of developer in connection with a transit-oriented development in Newton, MA.
- Representation of nonprofit senior lifecare provider in connection with the development and permitting of 254-unit continuing care retirement community located in Londonderry, NH.
- Representation of national grocery store chain in connection with all permitting and licensing matters in Massachusetts.
- Representation of national fast casual restaurant in connection with permitting and zoning relief for downtown Boston location.
- Representation of developer in connection with permitting and zoning relief necessary for the acquisition and redevelopment of historic religious structure into residential condominium in downtown Boston.
David is committed to the firm’s pro bono efforts. He has worked with Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston and the Volunteer Lawyers Project to represent pro bono clients in landlord-tenant disputes as well as other nonprofit organizations seeking real estate advice and expertise.
In 2021, David was selected for the Boston Bar Association’s 2020-2021 Public Interest Leadership Program (PILP), a 10-month program designed to provide intensive leadership and professional development training to lawyers within their first 10 years of practice across key areas including effective organizational leadership, diversity, equity and inclusion, public service and pro bono engagement, and board service.
During law school, David served as editor in chief of the Boston College Law Review and received the Cornelius J. Moynihan Award for Outstanding Editorial Work in Publications.
His other legal experience includes a judicial internship for the Honorable Mary M. Lisi of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
After graduating from Tufts University, David received a Fulbright Grant from the U.S. Department of State and served as an English teaching assistant and cultural ambassador in South Korea.
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Honors
- Chambers USA, Leading U.S. Real Estate Attorney, 2021
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The Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch”, 2021-2022
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2021
Education & Admissions
Education
Boston College Law School, J.D., cum laude
Tufts University, B.A.
Admissions
- Massachusetts
Industries
Notable Experience
David performed title, survey, and zoning review for a client’s $64 million joint venture acquisition of a portfolio of office and warehouse properties in Massachusetts and Connecticut and on-going financing and disposition of portfolio assets.
Noteworthy
Chambers USA, Leading U.S. Real Estate Attorney, 2021
The Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch”, 2021-2022
Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2021