Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Since the legalization of both Medical and Adult Use Cannabis in Massachusetts, Daniel has focused a significant portion of his practice in the formation, licensing and operation of both medical and adult use cannabis establishments. Daniel has successfully represented several successful Massachusetts cannabis establishments, including the first medical dispensary in the City of Boston and the first adult use retailer in the Commonwealth. Daniel advises his clients in all aspects of the Cannabis industry, including corporate structuring and entity formation, commercial contract review, mergers and acquisitions, real estate leases and/or purchases, regulatory compliance and state and local licensing applications.
• Business Disputes
  Mr. Shelton’s practice is concentrated primarily in the area of commercial real estate transactional work including acquisition, sale, lending, leasing, brokerage, title, survey, development, land use, environmental compliance and permitting as well as corporate, LLC, partnership and general business law including formation of entities, purchase and sale of business, and general business transactions.
• Business Transactions
  In order for a broker to enforce the terms of a commercial listing agreement in Connecticut, the listing agreement must comply with certain specific statutory and regulatory requirements. Specifically, it must either satisfy the “long form standards” set forth in CGS 20-325a (b) or, for commercial transactions, the “commercial short form standards” set forth in CGS 20-325a (c). Absent full compliance with the long form standards or commercial short form standards, a broker can try to hang its hat on a savings clause in CGS 20-325a (d) by proving (1) it would be inequitable to deny recovery of a commission and (2) that the listing agreement is in substantial compliance with certain elements of the long form standards or commercial short form standards.
• Limited Liability Companies
  Jeannie Roberts received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.  She is admitted to practice in Connecticut but she services clients throughout New England and the U.S.  Her focus is commercial real estate law in all its aspects, including property and site acquisition and assemblage, the sale and disposition of commercial real estate, leasing (office, retail and industrial) as well as land use, environmental compliance and permitting and tax deferred exchanges. She counsels clients on related matters such as landlord/tenant disputes; brokerage agreements; title; title insurance; survey matters; phase I and phase II site assessment review and analysis; and formation of partnerships, limited partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies.   Jeannie was born and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut and currently resides there with her daughter.
• Construction Contracts
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Employment Contract

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  William practices commercial real estate law, concentrating on commercial leasing (including office, retail and industrial leasing), real estate development, property and site acquisition and assemblage, the sale and disposition of commercial properties, real estate finance and borrower representation, and joint venture and investment structuring.
• Construction Litigation
  Our commercial real estate law practice is broad and diverse. For example, our clients frequently call upon us to handle Section 1031 tax deferred exchanges, form limited liability companies, limited partnerships and corporations; draft and negotiate their organizational documents, complex reciprocal easement and development agreements, hotel operation agreements, and rooftop communication documentation; resolve title disputes, evaluate the effects of bankruptcy on transactions or assets; negotiate construction contracts and work through a wide range of other legal issues that
• Real Estate Transactions
  We also represent entrepreneurial lenders seeking higher yields in the mezzanine market primarily associated with commercial real estate transactions.
• Eminent Domain
  MRG is pleased to announce that Joseph L. Hammer has recently joined the firm. Joe has years of experience in the areas of land use regulation, permitting and litigation, and has handled matters in many municipalities throughout Connecticut. His practice also includes property tax and eminent domain litigation. Joe practices out of the firm’s recently opened New Haven office and its Hartford office, and chairs the firm’s land use and municipal property tax practice group.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
• Condominium Law
  David R. Glissman, received his LL.M. Taxation from Boston University School of Law (1984), a J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (1983) and a B.S. in Real Estate from California State University at San Diego (1979).  He is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and is admitted to practice in both Connecticut and Massachusetts. Mr. Glissman’s practice is that of a traditional real estate practitioner and involves all aspects of real estate law including acquisition, sale, real estate lending, development, land use, environmental, leasing, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, workout, joint venture and tax deferred exchanges. His practice includes transactional work and clients in Connecticut, New England and throughout the U.S. He counsels clients on related matters such as real estate brokerage agreements, real estate brokerage lien enforcement, real estate brokerage administrative tribunal advocacy, contract enforcement, title matters, title insurance, dispute resolution, survey and condominium law.  He has assisted clients in the development and financing of multi-story office and residential towers, the sale and purchase of manufacturing facilities, the assemblage and development of shopping centers and residential subdivisions, and the negotiation of a wide variety of leases.  Mr. Glissman lectures and publishes regularly on such topics as: “Listing Agreement Requirements and Enforcement in Connecticut”; “Basic Real Estate Law”; “Issues Impacting Real Estate Transactions in Connecticut”; “Mastering Real Estate Titles and Title Insurance”; “Negotiating Commercial Purchase and Sales Agreements”; “Mortgage Lien Laws”; “Acquisition Due Diligence”; “Land Use Permits and Approvals in Connecticut”; “Lead Paint and Lenders”; “Due Diligence for Lenders”; “Tenant Insolvency”; “Tenant Protections Against Financially Troubled Landlords”; “Landlord’s Toolkit for Dealing with Cash Strapped Tenants”; and “Is Your Lease Financeable”. Mr. Glissman has been designated as a Connecticut

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
  Our firm’s litigators and transactional attorneys alike regularly counsel clients in out-of-court lease enforcement matters, lender workout and forbearance matters, various contractual/partner disputes and “business divorces.” Tenants seeking lease concessions, Landlords seeking lease enforcement as well as lenders and borrowers seeking loan modification, workouts and foreclosures are becoming more common once again.
• Tax Law
  Our firm’s attorneys counsel and represent clients on all aspects of commercial real estate and commercial real estate transactions, including purchase and sales, development, construction, financing, investment, joint ventures, and leasing of all commercial real estate property types, as well as litigation, dispute resolution, land use, and tax appeals.