Paul Jakubowski > WilmerHale > Boston, United States > Lawyer Profile

WilmerHale
60 STATE STREET
BOSTON, MA 02109
MASSACHUSETTS
United States

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner

Career

For more than 30 years, Paul Jakubowski has represented investors, developers and operators in a wide range of real estate transactions and development projects nationwide. His extensive experience in all aspects of real estate law includes joint ventures, acquisitions, developments, leases and financing transactions across a broad spectrum of real estate asset classes. A notable practitioner, Mr. Jakubowski is a recognized leader in the field of tenant-side headquarters lease transactions and has established a premier company-side practice in Boston.

Mr. Jakubowski counts numerous real estate groups among his clients, including REITs, foreign investors in US real estate and private equity real estate funds. His practice is national and covers all property types. He works frequently with WilmerHale’s tax, corporate, bankruptcy, financial institutions and litigation groups.

Mr. Jakubowski is a member of the Boston, Massachusetts, and American Bar Associations and the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. He serves on the boards of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the urban planning and transportation leader A Better City. He is also a director of the Real Estate Finance Association.

Memberships

Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts

Other Organizations:
American Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association

Education

Harvard Law School , J.D. (1988)
University of Pennsylvania , B.A. (1985)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Real estate

WilmerHale’s real estate practice group is particularly active in the life science space as well as developmental work. The team has experience representing owners and developers, REITs and corporates, with expertise encompassing transactions, the formation of joint ventures, and lease work. Recently, the firm has also been involved in a number of headquarters and lab lease transactions, representing parties on both the landlord and tenant sides. Based in Boston, Douglas Burton leads the team covers a range of asset classes spanning from life-sciences through to hospitality, multi-family, and senior housing. Paul Jakubowski is also of note, as are counsel Michael Kaplan and Brett Jackson.