REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS LAW
Trusted Counsel. Experience.
Stronger Communities.
Murphy PC counsels developers, sponsors, owners, investors, lenders, tenants, nonprofits, and partnerships across all aspects of commercial real estate and business transactions.
Helping clients create value and strengthen communities.
WHAT WE DO
A full-service practice for complex deals
Counseling clients across every stage of commercial real estate and business transactions from concept through closing and ongoing counsel.
Full-Service Real Estate Transactions
Acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, and construction across all property types from single-asset deals to complex portfolios.
EXPLORE PRACTICE
Joint Ventures & Partnerships
Operating agreements, preferred equity, and entity structuring for the development partnerships behind every project.
EXPLORE PRACTICE
Project Development & Community
Mixed-use, multifamily, hospitality, and institutional projects from concept and entitlement through completion and sell-out.
EXPLORE PRACTICE
20+
Years of Experience
1000+
Closed Transactions
$100M+
Joint Venture Equity
100+
Community Developments
Recent Work
Deals that build communities
A selection of recent transactions across our practice.
Case Study: Structuring a Phased Townhome Condominium for a Developer Client
Overview We represented a developer client in the creation and build out of a phased townhome condominium. Our work…
Murphy PC Advises Landlord on Commercial Lease for Fitness Studio in Fort Point Historic Conversion
Murphy PC represented the landlord in negotiating a commercial lease with a fitness studio tenant for ground-floor…
News & Insights
Thinking on the market
Analysis on commercial real estate, joint ventures, and the deals shaping the industry.
Commercial Real Estate Is Getting Healthier but Equity Is Holding Deals Back
The Real Estate Roundtable’s Q3 2026 Sentiment Index holds steady at 63, as improving fundamentals and strong debt markets run up against a persistent shortage of equity capital. Commercial…
Case Study: Structuring a Phased Townhome Condominium for a Developer Client
Overview We represented a developer client in the creation and build out of a phased townhome condominium. Our work included drafting the master deed, the declaration of trust, the bylaws, and the…
The One Clause That Can Kill Your Shopping Center Deal
When you buy a shopping center, you are not buying the building. You are buying the rent. And in the weeks between signing and closing, that rent can walk out the door. That is what the material…
Featured Resource
CRE Joint Ventures Blog
In-depth analysis on real estate joint ventures, partnership structures, capital relationships, and the legal frameworks that protect investors, sponsors, and operators.
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About the Firm
We help clients
create value and strengthen communities.
Murphy PC is a Boston-based law firm focusing on commercial real estate and business transactions. We counsel developers, sponsors, owners, investors, lenders, tenants, nonprofits, and partnerships across joint ventures, project development, acquisitions and dispositions, financing, leasing, and construction. Our work is grounded in long-term relationships and a commitment to the communities in which we work.