Alexander Tsianatelis

Overview

A talented legal professional, Alex focuses his practice on commercial and residential real estate transactions, business sales and acquisitions, and financings. He represents buyers, sellers and lenders in acquisitions, dispositions, financings, development, operations, maintenance and leasing. Alex is also experienced in corporate law and entity formation.

Alex has negotiated numerous complex, multi-million-dollar commercial transactions. His experience includes leading due diligence efforts, handling contract drafting and negotiations, resolving complex title issues and successfully settling numerous contentious contract claims. Experienced in high-level contract negotiations and dispute resolution strategies, Alex has negotiated and managed the settlement of multi-million-dollar claims, avoiding litigation expenses.

Alex previously practiced at a boutique Boston law firm specializing in commercial and residential real estate. He has served as General Counsel to The Mount Vernon Company, Inc., a privately held holding company for the investment, development and operation of residential and commercial real estate.  Alex has also served as legal counsel for the Kraft Group LLC, a privately held holding company for the New England Patriots, the New England Revolution, Gillette Stadium, Patriot Place, Rand-Whitney Companies and International Forest Products, where he handled real estate acquisitions, dispositions, financings, leasing, and operations and maintenance contract drafting and negotiations.

A resident of Marlborough, Alex is fluent in Modern Greek and enjoys attending his daughters’ youth sports teams competitions, recitals and community service events.

Experience

• Closed simultaneous sale of four commercial industrial facilities worth $15M in three different states while resolving environmental and title issues.
• Successfully represented lender in closing of $50M financing of five out-of-state industrial facilities on an expedited closing timeline with a year-end deadline.
• Negotiated large scale, multi-property, multi-business lease of commercial retail space in high-profile mixed-use development with $14M tenant improvement allowance.
• Closed simultaneous acquisition of two commercial manufacturing facilities worth $20M in two different states while resolving unique title and survey issues.
• Successfully represented owners in the purchase and sale of businesses, including handling all aspects of due diligence.
• Negotiated settlements of contentious six-figure contractual relationships avoiding litigation expenses.
• Developed and implemented comprehensive due diligence strategy as precursor to development of 1.3 million square-foot facility.
• Closed challenging acquisitions, financings and leases by applying relationship building skills with legal expertise.

Publications & Events

• Good Fences Make Good Neighbors … So Do Clear and Concise Intentions: An Examination of Tools That Give a Party the Right to Control Property They No Longer Own
• Seller Beware, Buyer Can Enforce Conditional Offer to Sell Real Property
• Infamous Two-Tier Condominium Concept Addressed by Massachusetts Land Court
• Florida Condominium Collapse Forces Massachusetts to Reevaluate Construction and Design Liability Laws
• Get it in Writing: Landlord Takes Action Based on Negotiations with Tenant and Loses