Brett Jackson is a senior counsel in the Real Estate Department, and part of Proskauer’s Real Assets practice group.
Brett is an experienced transactional attorney who focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate, including single-asset and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, debt and equity financing, developments, leasing, and operational matters. His clients include REITs, Fortune 500 companies, developers, private equity funds, nonprofit institutions, and municipalities, with a broad range of asset classes, including life sciences, hospitality, office, industrial, sports, retail, mixed use, and senior housing. Brett also advises clients of the Corporate department on the real estate aspects of mergers and acquisitions.
Education
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Boston College Law School, J.D.
summa cum laude
James W. Smith Award for Highest Academic Rank
Order of the Coif
Articles Editor, Boston College Law Review
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Boston University, B.A.
magna cum laude
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Harvard Business School Online, Credential of Readiness (CORe)
with High Honors
Clerkships
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts - Hon. Nathaniel M. Gorton
Memberships
Real Estate Finance Association (RE&FA)
Commercial Real Estate Development Association (CREDA)
Boston Bar Association
Awards & Recognition
Chambers USA: Massachusetts – Real Estate, Up and Coming, 2026
Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Rising Star, 2023-2024 and 2026
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2021-2023
Boston Magazine: Top Lawyers, 2022-2026