After practicing in both New Hampshire and Harrisburg, Pa., Michael joined the Real Estate group at Reed Smith in 2010. His experience includes handling commercial real-estate-related transactional and land-use matters. Michael has worked on a number of high-profile projects, specifically, establishing a master development plan for the Lower Hill former Civic Arena site, representing a publically traded REIT in connection with a $4 billion merger, assisting an energy company in land acquisitions for multiple gas pipelines and power generation facilities, and obtaining approvals for various multi-unit residential projects throughout the region. Michael has also represented various companies and nonprofits in office, retail and restaurant leasing matters, and in commercial lending transactions.