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John Balboni

John Balboni

Partner

One Financial Center
Suite 3500
Boston, MA 02111
T 617.217.4631
john.balboni@nelsonmullins.com
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John is a real estate and corporate partner in our Boston office. He focuses his practice on real estate, private equity, and opportunity zone transactions. Additionally, John handles other general real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and debt transactions. John’s client base is wide-ranging and he routinely advises real estate start-ups to global institutions and...

John is a real estate and corporate partner in our Boston office. He focuses his practice on real estate, private equity, and opportunity zone transactions. Additionally, John handles other general real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and debt transactions. John’s client base is wide-ranging and he routinely advises real estate start-ups to global institutions and everything in-between, including developers, real estate companies, private funds, insurance companies, domestic and international family offices, investment banks, local, national and international banks, REITs, and other institutional investors. Throughout his legal career John has had leadership positions in his organizations ranging from Executive Team Member to running multiple practice groups. 

John Balboni

everything in-between, including developers, real estate companies, private funds, insurance companies, domestic and international family offices, investment banks, local, national and international banks, REITs, and other institutional investors. Throughout his legal career John has had leadership positions in his organizations ranging from Executive Team Member to running multiple practice groups. 

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

  • Represented second generation real estate platform with respect to regional development joint venture projects utilizing GP, co-GP and LP structures (including preferred equity) involving over $500 million in project value
  • Represented numerous entities and individuals in the formation and structuring of “Opportunity Zone” real estate funds throughout the country in all asset classes with an aggregate value of over $1 billion dollars 
  • Represented institutional private equity provider with respect to their national joint venture equity program with projects throughout the Unites States involving all asset classes and over $1 billion dollars in asset value
  • Represented regional real estate private equity fund in a series of real estate private equity joint venture transactions with an aggregate value of over $750 million in property value
  • Represented global insurer in the structuring and investing of multiple equity investments involving industrial properties valued at over $500 million
  • Represented hedge funds and institutional equity providers in the structuring and investing in multiple private equity joint ventures worth more than $1.5 billion involving both turnaround and stabilized real estate 
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

  • Represented second generation real estate platform with respect to regional development joint venture projects utilizing GP, co-GP and LP structures (including preferred equity) involving over $500 million in project value
  • Represented numerous entities and individuals in the formation and structuring of “Opportunity Zone” real estate funds throughout the country in all asset classes with an aggregate value of over $1 billion dollars 
  • Represented institutional private equity provider with respect to their national joint venture equity program with projects throughout the Unites States involving all asset classes and over $1 billion dollars in asset value
  • Represented regional real estate private equity fund in a series of real estate private equity joint venture transactions with an aggregate value of over $750 million in property value
  • Represented global insurer in the structuring and investing of multiple equity investments involving industrial properties valued at over $500 million
  • Represented hedge funds and institutional equity providers in the structuring and investing in multiple private equity joint ventures worth more than $1.5 billion involving both turnaround and stabilized real estate 

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Recognitions

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

Professional Activities

  • Real Estate Finance Association
  • National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
  • Real Estate Investment Securities Association
  • Boston Bar Association

Community

  • Catholic School Foundation Advisory Board, Member
  • St. Agatha’s Parish School, Former Board Member
  • Future Leaders Program, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce (2012)

John is a real estate and corporate partner in our Boston office. He focuses his practice on real estate, private equity, and opportunity zone transactions. Additionally, John handles other general real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and debt transactions. John’s client base is wide-ranging and he routinely advises real estate start-ups to global institutions and... everything in-between, including developers, real estate companies, private funds, insurance companies, domestic and international family offices, investment banks, local, national and international banks, REITs, and other institutional investors. Throughout his legal career John has had leadership positions in his organizations ranging from Executive Team Member to running multiple practice groups. 

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

  • Represented second generation real estate platform with respect to regional development joint venture projects utilizing GP, co-GP and LP structures (including preferred equity) involving over $500 million in project value
  • Represented numerous entities and individuals in the formation and structuring of “Opportunity Zone” real estate funds throughout the country in all asset classes with an aggregate value of over $1 billion dollars 
  • Represented institutional private equity provider with respect to their national joint venture equity program with projects throughout the Unites States involving all asset classes and over $1 billion dollars in asset value
  • Represented regional real estate private equity fund in a series of real estate private equity joint venture transactions with an aggregate value of over $750 million in property value
  • Represented global insurer in the structuring and investing of multiple equity investments involving industrial properties valued at over $500 million
  • Represented hedge funds and institutional equity providers in the structuring and investing in multiple private equity joint ventures worth more than $1.5 billion involving both turnaround and stabilized real estate 

Education

  • Suffolk University Law School, JD, cum laude
  • College of the Holy Cross, BA

Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • Connecticut

Practice Areas

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The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • Real Estate Finance Association
  • National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
  • Real Estate Investment Securities Association
  • Boston Bar Association
  • Catholic School Foundation Advisory Board, Member
  • St. Agatha’s Parish School, Former Board Member
  • Future Leaders Program, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce (2012)