Brown Rudnick LLP

Real Estate Leasing

Partner

Thomas Phillips is chair of Brown Rudnick’s Global Real Estate Leasing Practice Group and has been practicing commercial real estate and land use law for over 30 years. Tom advises owners, developers, landlords, tenants, lenders, and investors in a variety of property acquisitions/sales, leases, development and permitting projects, debt and equity financings, workouts/restructurings, and other sophisticated real estate transactions. While his practice spans all asset classes, he has particular experience working with retail, leisure, hospitality and mixed-use properties. He is the immediate past chair of the ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) Legal Advisory Council and a past ICSC state director. In 2022, he was a recipient of the ICSC Trustees’ Distinguished Service Award.

Clients have made the following comments in the latest guides: “Thomas is a great attorney and someone that we have relied on heavily through the years to help navigate complex situations and unique challenges.” “Tom Phillips is one of the few attorneys that is able to figure out on first glimpse the real issue within a complex problem with many moving parts.” “Tom knows retail leasing inside and out and his expertise is invaluable to my team.” “He has subject matter expertise, business savviness and a general ability to deal well with client relations.” “The real estate side of this firm is outstanding. It is headed by Tom Phillips who is brilliant in solving complex problems. He is also very good at assigning various cases to experts within the firm for particular matters.”

Prior to joining Brown Rudnick, Tom was a partner in the Boston law firm of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, where he served as chair of the Real Estate Department.