Spencer is a partner in the Real Estate and Environmental Law Group, as well as the Public and Municipal Law Group.
Spencer represents clients in a broad array of commercial real estate transactions. He negotiates leases on behalf of landlords and tenants across various asset classes, including industrial, retail, office, mixed-use, and life sciences. His practice includes commercial acquisitions, dispositions, financing, permitting, land use, and title matters. Spencer also advises clients on complex conservation and renewable energy issues.
Clients appreciate Spencer’s thoughtful and solution-oriented approach.
Education
- Boston University School of Law JD, Boston University Law Review, editor
- Bates College BA, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
Affiliations
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts
- Seven Hills Foundation, Advisory Trustee
- Worcester County Bar Association
- Fivesparks, Board of Directors
- Ecotarium, Corporator
Awards & Recognitions
- Included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ for his work in Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law and Real Estate Law (2025, 2024)
- Named a Massachusetts “Rising Star” by Boston magazine and Law & Politics (2020 – present)
Articles & Speaking Engagements
- “Commercial Leases and COVID,” On Air with Mirick O’Connell legal podcast (March 24, 2022)
- “Key tips for an effective commercial lease,” Worcester Business Journal, March 21, 2022
- Represented seller in $50MM sale of industrial real estate portfolio
- Over the course of three years, represented a large national bank on a secondment basis, handling leasing matters across the bank’s real estate portfolio spanning several hundred properties
- Represented national sports club and event operator in negotiating ground leases across several jurisdictions
- Represented municipal client in two acquisition projects totaling over 200 acres of priority conservation land
- Represented warehouse owner in negotiations of multiple leases and eventual sale of the property for $26.5MM
- Represented packaging company in the development of an industrial subdivision in connection with initial $43MM construction financing
- Represented multiple municipal clients in the disposition of top-priority properties, including through the negotiation of land development agreements and ground leases
- Represented owner of industrial building in negotiation of lease with medical device manufacturer and eventual sale of the property for $17MM
- Represented public and private sector clients in the negotiations of leases for battery energy storage systems and solar facilities, including rooftop, canopy, and ground-mount solar projects
- Represented regional developers in acquisition, financing, permitting, and leasing of mixed-use developments
- Represented senior living and healthcare organization in acquisition, financing, and development of several new campuses
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Commercial Leases and COVID
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