Anita S. Agajanian

Anita S. Agajanian

Partner
About

Anita Agajanian concentrates her practice on real estate acquisition, development, finance and leasing as well as the negotiation of construction contracts. Her clients have included multifamily residential and commercial property owners, national and regional developers, banks and other lending institutions, high tech, biotech, office, retail and restaurant tenants and public authorities.

Bar admissionsMassachusetts

EXPERIENCE

Anita has represented:

  • A major multifamily owner and developer with over 26,000 multifamily units and 1.3M square feet of commercial space nationwide
  • A national developer in its retail and office leasing work throughout the US, including major restaurant and retail leases and the lease-up of 566,000 SF and 220,000 SF office buildings
  • A major property owner with more than $2.7 billion in real estate assets, which representation includes major retail, office and industrial leases, acquisition and financing work, and construction contract advice nationally
Education
  • J.D., University of Michigan Law School 1995
  • B.A., Economics, Boston University

Awards

The Legal 500 United States

  • Recommended, Construction (Including Construction Litigation) (2023-2024)
Additional Awards
  • Elected as a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL)e

     

Memberships And Affiliations

Anita currently serves as a co-chair of DLA Piper's Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee for the Boston office.  She is on the Board of Directors of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau. She is a member of Boston CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Network. She is also a co-chair of the American Law Institute (ALI/CLE) Modern Real Estate Transactions Conference (2023, 2024, 2025). 

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