BOSTON– GoldMark Partners LLP, a Greater Boston boutique law firm focused on commercial real estate and corporate law, announced that commercial real estate attorney Brian G. Cafferty has joined the firm as a partner.
With more than 25 years of experience, Cafferty brings an extensive background in real estate, corporate governance, and finance to the firm. His expertise spans corporate creation, governance, acquisitions, zoning, commercial leasing, and environmental compliance. He has successfully represented clients in various courts and provided strategic counsel on operational and compliance matters. He has handled the development, financing, and leasing of industrial, suburban office, retail, and multi-family projects, including brownfield sites. Cafferty is also experienced with Chapter 91 filled tidelands and Chapter 21E hazardous waste sites.
Prior to joining GoldMark, Cafferty served as Vice President of Legal Affairs at Combined Properties, a full-service real estate investment and development firm, specializing in the development and acquisition of high-quality office, residential, industrial, and retail properties in the Boston area.
GoldMark Founding Partner Todd D. Goldberg said, “Brian is a highly respected and eminently talented lawyer. Our clients will benefit from his significant real estate industry experience combined with his years in-house at a real estate investment and development firm. His strong skill set will support the broad range of business and real estate services we offer to clients across Greater Boston and beyond.”
Cafferty commented, “GoldMark has a proven track record of service, creative problem-solving, and strong client partnerships. The firm is collegial and entrepreneurial with a unified focus on practical and efficient representation. Joining this team was the ideal fit for me, and I am excited to work with this talented group of lawyers and expand my practice.”
Cafferty received his J.D. from Boston College School of Law, an M.A. from the University of Virginia, and a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross. He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts.
The addition of Cafferty follows GoldMark’s recent hiring of Leigh E. Cummings III as a senior associate. Cummings represents banks and other financial institutions, direct lenders, companies and investment funds in a broad range of debt financing transactions with an emphasis on secured and unsecured loans. Leigh has extensive experience handling syndicated and single lender credit facilities, mezzanine loans, fund finance, restructurings, cross border transactions and acquisition finance.
