Andrew P. Sutton

Andrew P. Sutton is Co-Chair of DarrowEverett’s Commercial Real Estate and Banking & Finance Practice Groups. He advises clients on the full spectrum of commercial real estate matters, including complex transactions, financings, and development projects throughout the United States. Andrew represents property owners, developers, investors, landlords, tenants, lenders, and financial institutions in matters requiring strategic structuring, disciplined due diligence, and a clear understanding of business objectives.

Andrew’s practice includes acquisitions and dispositions; construction, bridge, and permanent financing; land use, zoning, and permitting; and development and redevelopment of commercial, industrial, residential, and mixed-use assets. He manages sophisticated commercial leasing matters across retail, industrial and logistics, and office portfolios. He regularly advises on property rights, joint ventures, entity structuring, historic and other tax-credit transactions, telecommunications infrastructure, and renewable and distributed-generation facilities.

Andrew leads negotiations and diligence for multi-party transactions and focuses on resolving title, survey, environmental, easement, and entitlement issues that directly impact deal feasibility, risk allocation, and valuation. He also maintains a significant registered land practice, representing clients before the Massachusetts Land Court on land registration proceedings, amendments to certificates of title, and other issues affecting conveyancing, financing, and large-scale development.

Andrew represents clients in permitting matters before municipal and quasi-public bodies including city councils, select boards, planning boards, conservation commissions, and zoning boards of appeal and advises on permitting strategy for development and redevelopment projects.

Andrew also advises clients on corporate real property matters arising in the purchase and sale of operating businesses, including real estate components of stock and asset acquisitions, lease assignments, sale-leasebacks, and entity-level restructurings. His experience includes multi-property and portfolio-level transactions involving acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and recapitalizations across diverse asset classes.

In addition to his real estate practice, Andrew counsels clients on privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence compliance. He serves as Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Artificial Intelligence Committee, and his work includes assessing security controls; identifying vulnerabilities and remediation strategies; advising on compliance with state, federal, and international privacy regimes; negotiating data processing and vendor agreements; overseeing breach response and regulatory engagement; and representing clients in regulatory investigations.