Paul J Ayoub

Paul Ayoub is a partner in the Real Estate and Finance Department and is a member of the firm’s Commercial Finance and Land Use, Permitting and Development groups. Paul has twenty-five years of experience in representing clients in the finance and development of commercial real estate projects. He also advises clients in the areas of regulatory enforcement and compliance. Paul has extensive experience representing local and national lending institutions, as well as private lenders in construction, permanent and mezzanine loans throughout the country. Included in this experience are syndicated loans and intercreditor agreements. He also advises lenders on financing structure alternatives, including preferred equity, joint venture and partnership arrangements. He also has vast experience representing lenders in complex debt reorganizations. Paul also represents developers in the acquisition, sale, permitting, leasing and development of all property types. His practice encompasses, among other things, downtown office buildings, suburban office parks, hotels, health care institutions, retail complexes, industrial properties, apartment and condominium complexes, and not-for-profit uses. He has appeared before numerous municipal permitting boards throughout the Commonwealth, as well as many state agencies in connection with a wide range of development projects. Paul is an active member of many professional organizations and has served as co-chair of the Real Estate Finance and Workout/Foreclosure Committee of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Real Estate Section. He is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Paul is also involved in several civic and charitable organizations, including as a member of the Board of Directors of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, for which he chairs the Board’s Legal Committee and serves on its Executive Management Board and its Finance Committee. Locally, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, serves as co-chair of the Chamber’s Development Committee and is a member of its Government Affairs Committee. He is a member of the Board of Incorporators of the Boston Local Development Corporation. Additionally, he is a Trustee of Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts, serving on its Building, Finance and Long Range Planning Committees. Paul also is a member of the Building Committee and has served as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of The Park School in Brookline, Massachusetts. Prior to his career as an attorney, Paul worked in Massachusetts state government in various capacities, including as assistant press secretary to the Governor. He more recently served as a member of the Transition Team for then-Treasurer and Receiver General-Elect Timothy Cahill. During law school, Paul was editor-in-chief of the Boston College International and Comparative Law Review. Boston College Law School, J.D.;Brown University, B.A., magna cum laude