Attorneys
Meredith B. Cabarrus
Meredith’s practice is primarily focused on commercial leasing (representing both landlords and tenants), including retail, restaurant, life sciences, industrial, and office, as well as acquisitions and dispositions of commercial property and other real estate interests. For more than 20 years, Meredith has practiced real estate law in New England and nationwide, serving as in-house real estate counsel for the Mayo Group, and later for Dr. Gerald Chan with the Morningside Group; additionally, Meredith spent over 10 years with local and national law firms. As a result of Meredith’s varied practice history, she has a wide breadth of experience that also includes real estate investment and development, property management, residential conveyancing and leasing, and condominium law.
Representative Matters
- Represented seller in $1 Billion REIT sale of multiple multi-family and mixed multi-family and commercial projects.
- Represented national restaurant/diner corporation in tenant-side leasing of existing portfolio leases and new location leasing throughout the country.
- Represented nationwide radiology company in tenant-side leasing for existing portfolio, absorption of asset acquisition, and expansion into new markets.
- Represented corporation in the fast-paced acquisition of billboard, solar, and telecom assets, including the creation and purchase of easements under the same, and assignment of existing leases for each asset.
- Served as in-house counsel for a real estate investment, property management, and development company with residential and commercial property holdings in excess of 500,000 square feet, comprising an estimated 120 residential and commercial properties in the Greater Boston area.
- Served as in-house counsel for a real estate investment, management, and development company with multistate holdings in excess of $500 million with residential, commercial, hospitality, and construction divisions with a focus on the company’s commercial real estate finance, development, construction, compliance, and management.
Professional Activities and Honors
- Thomson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyer (2023-2024) – independently rated lawyers
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 2002
- Recipient of Jurisprudence Award: Excellence in Commercial Law, 2002
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, B.A., 1999
- Magna Cum Laude
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Scholar
Bar Admissions
Meredith is admitted to the bars in Massachusetts and North Carolina.