Bio
Gillian Kotlen, a member of our Commercial Real Estate Practice Group, has significant experience representing clients in the purchase and sale of properties nationwide, including industrial facilities, shopping centers, multifamily rentals, hotels, and self-storage facilities. She regularly conducts due diligence—such as title and survey reviews—negotiates a wide range of transaction agreements, and oversees deals through closing.
Gillian’s experience also includes real estate finance matters, representing both borrowers and lenders in a wide array of commercial transactions. She has also expanded her practice to advise clients on corporate matters.
In addition to her practice, Gillian is committed to educating her clients and the broader business community. She has designed and taught continuing legal education courses on topics such as the anatomy of a “New York Style” escrow closing, and strategies for negotiating commercial real estate purchase and sale agreements.
Prior Experience
Before joining DarrowEverett, Gillian worked for highly regarded law firms in Massachusetts and New York, refining her practice in both commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions and finance.
Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Massachusetts
Education
- New York Law School, J.D.
- Tufts University, B.A. International Relations
Involvement
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- CREW Boston
- The Real Estate Bar Association
Representative Matters
- Assisted with the purchase of an industrial condominium unit in Massachusetts, which included drafting and negotiating documents related to a sale-leaseback, seller financing and institutional financing.
- Assisted with the purchase of 14 industrial properties in New Hampshire, which included drafting five contracts to account for multiple related selling entities, reviewing title, survey, zoning, and other due diligence for all properties and counseling the client through the acquisition to closing.
- Assisted a client with the purchase of two self-storage facilities in Texas and Georgia respectively. The Georgia facility was newly constructed and in lease-up mode. The Texas facility was under construction when the purchase and sale agreement was signed, with additional improvements planned post-closing.
- Represented a leading shopping center owner in the sale of numerous shopping centers across the U.S., which included responding to title objection letters, preparing and negotiating disposition documents, drafting and negotiating declarations of easements and restrictions in connection with outparcel sales, and managing the closing process for each transaction.
- Regularly counseled institutional lenders in the financing of multifamily and other commercial real estate, including preparation of loan documents and review of due diligence materials provided by borrowers.