Matthew S. Cote

Notable Experience and Client Impact

• Represented nationally recognized investment groups in the leasing of assets across Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, and California.
• Represented start-up life science and technology companies with leases and subleases in in Massachusetts, New York, and California.
• Represented a live music operator in the leasing of space for new venues in Boston and Las Vegas.
• Represented a national retailer in negotiating new leases and amendments to existing leases across multiple states.
• Represented a developer in the creation of large and short-form leases for a new, large-scale, retail and warehouse development in Florida and the subsequent leasing of the project.
• Assisted with corporate acquisitions by leading teams in leasing diligence and in amending existing leases or negotiating replacement leases in order to better position and protect the buyer.
• Represented a notable developer in its acquisition, leasing, and disposition needs across a large portfolio of office, ground retail, and life science buildings throughout Massachusetts.

Matt was inducted into and is an active member of Lambda Alpha International, a land economics society. Additionally, he was a member of the 2018 class of the Leadership Institute of NAIOP Massachusetts. He co-authored Lease Drafting in Massachusetts, published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE).

Prior to joining Nutter, Matt was of counsel as part of Goodwin Procter’s commercial leasing team and was a partner in the Real Estate group at Sherin and Lodgen. Earlier in his career, he was a law clerk to the Hon. Harry M. Grossman at the Massachusetts Land Court.