Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Real Estate Practice with the addition of Benjamin Hittman as a shareholder in Boston.
BOSTON, June 13, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Real Estate Practice with the addition of Benjamin Hittman as a shareholder in Boston. Hittman, who joins from Goodwin Procter, focuses on complex real estate transactions and financings.
His national practice encompasses acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, development agreements, and financings across the capital stack for properties ranging from luxury hotels and casinos to multifamily communities and life sciences developments. His clients include real estate investment funds, real estate investment trusts (REITs), institutional investors, developers, and other owners, investors, and sponsors.
"Ben is an outstanding real estate attorney who fits well with our collaborative culture and brings valuable experience, particularly in structuring and negotiating sophisticated joint ventures," said Michael J. Baum, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig's global Real Estate Practice and co-president of the firm. "The strategic addition of Ben to our market-leading real estate team is the latest step in our efforts to attract the very best legal talent in Boston and beyond to further elevate our client service offerings."
Hittman is part of a growing Boston real estate finance team that also includes Shareholder Marc Lazar, a prominent recent addition who joined last year from Goodwin, said Boston Co-Managing Shareholders Terence P. McCourt and David J. Dykeman.
"Ben's arrival adds significant depth to our already-strong bench of real estate attorneys in Boston, where we continue to grow amid client demand," McCourt and Dykeman said in a joint statement. "With more than 100 attorneys in 15 practice areas, including real estate, the Boston office is well-positioned to provide a wide range of legal services across industries and markets."
Hittman's experience includes representing Gaming and Leisure Properties in an agreement with the Oakland Athletics and Bally's to develop a new Major League Baseball stadium and luxury hotel and casino at the site of the Tropicana Las Vegas. He also has led the negotiation of several platform joint ventures for both investors and sponsors, including a platform for the acquisition and recapitalization of up to $2 billion in hospitality and mixed-use projects across North America, and has guided the investment arm of an international insurance company through the sale of forestry assets in South America for over $110 million.
"I was attracted to Greenberg Traurig because of its unparalleled global platform, which will allow me to better serve clients in their most complex real estate transactions," Hittman said. "I look forward to collaborating with my new colleagues at Greenberg Traurig to continue to grow our best-in-class Real Estate Practice and help clients succeed."
With over 15 years of legal experience, Hittman earned his J.D. from Boston College Law School and his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and New York.
About Greenberg Traurig's Boston Office: Celebrating 25 years of legal excellence, Greenberg Traurig's Boston office is home to more than 90 attorneys practicing in the areas of banking and finance, corporate, emerging technology, energy, environmental, gaming, governmental affairs, intellectual property, labor and employment, life sciences and medical technology, litigation, public finance, real estate, restructuring and bankruptcy, tax, and white collar defense and investigations. An important contributor to the firm's international platform, the Boston office includes a team of nationally recognized attorneys with both public and private sector experience. Working collaboratively with the firm's global network, the Boston team collectively offers clients decades of experience advising on complex legal matters and providing hands-on knowledge of the local business community.
About Greenberg Traurig's Global Real Estate Practice: The Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Practice is a cornerstone of the firm and a recognized leader in the industry. The firm's real estate attorneys deliver diversified and comprehensive counsel for property acquisition and investment, development, management and leasing, financing, restructuring, and disposition of all asset classes of real estate. The team draws upon the knowledge and experience of more than 700 real estate lawyers from around the world, serving clients from key markets in the United States, Europe & the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. The group's clientele includes a broad range of property developers, lenders, investment managers, private equity funds, REITs, and private owners. The real estate practice advises clients on a variety of matters across a broad spectrum of commercial, recreational, and residential real estate, including structured equity and debt and hybrids.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2,850 attorneys across 49 locations in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm's broad geographic and practice range enables the delivery of innovative and strategic legal services across borders and industries. Recognized as a 2024 BTI "Leading Edge Law Firm" for anticipating and meeting client needs, Greenberg Traurig is consistently ranked among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is also known for its philanthropic giving, culture, innovation, and pro bono work. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.
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