Robert-Ian Greene

Robert-Ian Greene is an associate in Nutter’s Real Estate Department, where his practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions with an emphasis on leasing. Rob regularly negotiates leases for life sciences, research and development, office, and retail space, along with telecommunications and other short-term use and license agreements, and he prepares and maintains building-specific lease forms that clients use across their portfolios. He also represents clients in acquisitions and dispositions, conducting title and zoning due diligence and assembling closing materials, and he advises on easements and other real property interests.

Rob is active in numerous professional organizations. He is a member of the Commercial Real Estate Development Association (CREDA), the Real Estate Bar Association (REBA), and the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations.

Prior to joining Nutter, Rob was a commercial leasing associate at a regional law firm. Before that, he served as Associate General Counsel at the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, where he handled purchase and sale agreements, leases, licenses, and easements for state-owned property and reviewed real estate proposals and instruments for statutory and regulatory compliance.

During law school, Rob was a judicial intern for the Hon. Robert B. Foster at the Massachusetts Land Court and a legal intern at the Massachusetts Securities Division. He also served as the treasurer for the Northeastern University School of Law Real Estate Law Society.

Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch”, 2025-2026
• Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2023-2026
• Boston Magazine “Top Lawyers”, 2023-2024

Education

Northeastern University School of Law, J.D.
Drexel University, B.S. in Economics, cum laude
Drexel University, B.S. in Business Administration, magna cum laude

Admissions

• Massachusetts