Joseph Y. Wang

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Joseph Y. Wang is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Department and member of its Hospitality Practice Group.

He has experience in a variety of real estate matters, including land use, zoning and development, and representing landlords and tenants in office, retail, and research and development leasing matters large and small.

Joseph has been engaged in several large development projects in Boston, where he has negotiated with local and state agencies and private parties to bring brand name hotels and residential stock to the city.

He has participated in the negotiation and administration of complex agreements for multiphase development projects involving state and local tax incentives, sale-leaseback transactions, and multilayered contingencies and financial clawbacks, and has worked to resolve issues related to zoning, governmental confidentiality requirements, incentives applications, and site selection criteria. His experience also includes acquisition and disposition, finance, and foreclosure transactions.

Prior to joining Sherin, Joseph was an attorney at Mintz and Seyfarth Shaw, both in Boston. Earlier, he was a law fellow at Prudential Financial, Inc. in New Jersey as part of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association fellowship program. While in law school, Joseph served as an articles editor of the Michigan Journal of International Law and was an extern for the Hon. Robert Eastaugh of the Alaska Supreme Court. He is a frequent speaker at the Boston Bar Association on issues of professionalism and professional responsibility, where he uses many of the same skills he developed as a middle school Latin teacher.

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The National Law Review recognizes Sherin and Lodgen as a Go-To Thought Leader for the firm’s reporting on Massachusetts' COVID-19 response.  The attorneys at Sherin Lodgen provide analysis of statewide orders from the Governor and Commonwealth agencies attempting to stop the spread of Coronavirus, they provide guidance on how businesses can best comply with these orders. News areas that resonated with NLR readers include articles on: the Massachusetts eviction and foreclosure moratorium act; a new business interruption insurance bill filed in the Commonwealth legislature and what Massachusetts hotel owners need to know about COVID-19 Essential Services Orders. The following Sherin Lodgen attorney authors were notable for their Massachusetts Coronavirus coverage: Andrew E. Bensson, Joshua M. Bowman, Jessica Gray Kelly, Thomas A. Hippler and Joseph Y. Wang.

 
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