David’s practice is focused on sophisticated real estate development and real estate investment matters, focusing on all aspects of real estate law, including acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing, office and retail development, residential housing development, financing, and institutional real estate investment advice. He has represented regional and national developers, national value-added funds, national and regional automobile franchisees and dealerships, and public and private pension funds. He has appeared before numerous municipalities and state and local governmental agencies in the areas of real estate development, liquor licenses, and land use regulations, including zoning, planning, and subdivision matters.
Professionals The Team Behind the Results
Credentials
Work Experience
- Hinckley Allen
- Chair, Real Estate Practice Group
- Partner (1998-Present)
- Associate (1989-1997)
- Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster
- Associate (1988-1989)
- Summer Associate (Summer, 1987)
Honors & Awards
-
Best Lawyers in America® (2005-2024)
- Real Estate Law
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Boston Magazine, Top Lawyers (2022-2023)
- Real Estate
- Boston Real Estate Times 2020 Excellence Award - Real Estate Law
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV Peer Review Rating, Recipient
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Go To Lawyer for Commercial Real Estate (2021)
- Super Lawyers, Massachusetts (2008-2010)
Charitable & Civic Involvement
- Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candidate for School Committee (1983)
- Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee and League of Women Voters: Debate Participant
- Hanover, Massachusetts Board of Zoning Appeals Member
- Mensa Member
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
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Massachusetts Bar Association
- Business Law Section
- Property Section
- Massachusetts Conveyancers Association
- MassEcon
- NAIOP, The Commercial Real Estate Development Association
- The Counselors of Real Estate®
Bar Memberships
- Massachusetts, 1988
Newsroom
Publication
NEREJ/NYREJ Podcast: John Sokul & David Connolly of the Law Office of Hinckley Allen talk about Commercial Real Estate
Real Estate Partners David Barry Connolly and John H. Sokul, Jr. joined Rick Kaplan's podcast to talk about commercial real estate.Host Rick Kaplan talks with John Sokul & David Connolly part of the Real Estate Group at Law office of Hinckley Allen. Jo…
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Real Estate – 2022 in Review
See how we created on-time, on-budget strategies and results for our clients across a variety of real estate needs.
Firm News
Hinckley Allen’s Legal Excellence Recognized by Boston Magazine
Hinckley Allen is pleased to announce that numerous attorneys have been recognized by Boston Magazine, earning the prestigious title of "The Top Lawyers of 2023." This annual accolade, initiated in 2021, is designed to highlight outstanding legal talent in…
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Hinckley Allen Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America® 2024
A multitude of Hinckley Allen attorneys are recognized in their respective practice areas in Best Lawyers® 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, 11 Hinckley Allen attorneys were named in the “Lawyers of the Year” category, as wel…
Case Study
Hinckley Allen Represents Cynosure, Inc. in $287M Transaction
Hinckley Allen recently represented Cynosure, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYNO) in its acquisition of Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: PMTI), a leading researcher and developer of innovative aesthetic light-based systems for hair removal and other co…
Events
Past Event
Bisnow Presents Boston Power Networking
February 9, 2012BISNOW: "Among the crowd of 200 at The Black Rose Pub Thursday, we snapped Bisnow Schmooze event sponsor Hinckley Allen Snyder’s David Connolly engaged in pre-pre-pre St. Pat’s Day revelry with Consigli’s Vance Freymann and Hinckley colleague John So…