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December 3, 2025 | Announcement

Beth Mitchell, a partner in Nutter’s Real Estate Department and co-chair of the Commercial and Real Estate Finance practice group, and Chris Papavasiliou, a partner in the Real Estate Department, have been named two of the 10 winners of the Connect CRE 2025 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards for the Boston and New England Region. The distinction honors attorneys who demonstrate excellence in commercial real estate law while making meaningful contributions to the industry and their communities. The award recognizes legal leaders whose expertise, vision, and dedication set them apart, reflecting a career marked by both professional achievement and civic impact.

Beth’s profile spotlighted her experience in real estate financing, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, joint ventures, and debt restructuring. Her practice focuses on various asset types, including office buildings, multifamily projects, mixed-use developments, hotels, and industrial properties. Beth represents clients in handling downtown office buildings, suburban office parks, multi-family buildings, student housing projects, mixed-use developments, hotels, retail complexes, industrial properties and not-for-profit uses. 

Chris’s profile highlighted how he guides investors, funds, and operators through every phase of the real estate lifecycle, from acquisition and assemblage to financing, repositioning, and eventual sale. His work involves leasing, financing, permitting, and land use. Whether advising institutional investors on complex financing and acquisition deals or working directly with communities to build consensus for transformative projects, Chris’s holistic perspective touches every realm of the real estate industry.