Francesco A. De Vito
Partner
Frank is a trusted advisor to clients, providing practical advice to lenders, borrowers, developers, landlords, and tenants in a broad range of commercial transactions.
As Co-Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Group, he maintains a sophisticated and diverse practice. Frank has negotiated and closed all types of financing transactions in his 30 years of practice, including construction and permanent loans, senior and mezzanine financings, note financings, multistate portfolio loans, syndicated loans, lines of credit, intercreditor arrangements and participation agreements, loan restructurings, workouts, and foreclosures. He also has extensive experience in leasing, acquisitions and dispositions, sale-leaseback transactions, commercial condominiums, and zoning and permitting matters.
Prior to the combination with Verrill, Frank was the Managing Director of Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, P.C.
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Education
- Boston College Law School (J.D.)
- Supervising Editor, Uniform Commercial Code Reporter-Digest
- Tufts University (B.A., cum laude)
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
Memberships
- Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys (2019–present)
- Real Estate Finance Association (REFA)
- Board of Directors (2013–2016)
- Mentor in REFA Mentor Program (2017–present)
- Member (1999–present)
- Boston Bar Association
- Executive Committee Member (2020–2022)
- Council (2019–2022)
- Co-Chair of Real Estate Section (2016–2018)
- Co-Chair of Real Estate Finance Committee of Real Estate Section (2006–2008)
- Member (1996–present)
- Boston Bar Foundation
- Society of Fellows Recruitment Committee (2025-2026)
- Society of Fellows (2022-present)
- Member, The Abstract Club (2020–present)
- Member, National Italian American Bar Association (2024–present)
- Member, Justinian Law Society of Massachusetts (2024–present)
- Board of Directors, Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo (2016–2021)
- Member, NAIOP (1999–present)
- Government Affairs Committee, Greater Boston Real Estate Board (2009–2013)
- Master Plan Steering Committee, Town of Canton (2003–2004)
- Zoning Board of Appeals, City of Newton (2000–2002)
Honors
- Named a 2021 “Go To Commercial Real Estate Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® under Real Estate Law in Boston, Massachusetts (2015-2022, 2024-2026)
- Selected by peers for inclusion in Massachusetts Super Lawyers for Real Estate (2012-2022, 2024-2025)
- Recognized as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer Rising Star (2006-2008; 2010; 2011)
- Received AV Preeminent® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
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