Dave is an experienced real estate and litigation attorney who has been practicing law for more than 25 years. He spent ten years as a commercial litigation attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and at Ropes & Gray in Boston. He then served as a senior business and legal counsel to Cummings Properties, one of the Commonwealth’s largest real estate development, leasing and property management companies. Prior to founding McCormack Suny, Dave was a partner at the predecessor McCormack Firm in Boston.
He has extensive experience in advising clients under the Boston Zoning Code, handling large and small project review applications under Article 80 of the code, handling appeals to the Zoning Board of Appeal for various municipalities, and advising clients on federal, state and municipal permitting matters, including Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Dave also provides counsel to commercial real estate landlords and tenants, and other clients in connection with a broad range of commercial real estate issues, from zoning and permitting, to acquisitions and dispositions. He currently advises an international food service/entertainment company on local real estate matters, an international transportation company.