Matthew J. Kiefer is a lawyer practicing construction / development, real estate, development/land use and 3 other areas of law. Matthew received a B.A. degree from Boston University in 1976, and has been licensed for 44 years. Matthew practices at Goulston & Storrs PC in Boston, MA.
· Martindale Hubbell Peer-Review Rated AV Preeminent ™
· Martindale Hubbell™ Top Rated Lawyer in 'Land Use And Zoning', 2013
· Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2013
· Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2005-2011
· Chambers USA, "America's Leading Business Lawyers", 2005-2012
· Volunteer of the Year, Emerald Necklace Conservancy, 2011
Press Releases
September 2012
36 Goulston & Storrs Attorneys Named to 2013 Edition of Best Lawyers ®
June 2012
Chambers USA Ranks Goulston & Storrs in Multiple Practice Areas
April 2012
Goulston & Storrs Director, Matthew Kiefer, Recognized by the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
Client Advisories
March 2013
Boston Moves a Step Closer to Building Labeling
August 2012
New Stimulus for Real Estate Development
August 2012
Project Approvals Get Longer Shelf Life in Massachusetts
November 2011
MassDEP Proposes Significant Reforms
February 2011
President Obama Proposes New Tax Credit for Energy Efficient Building Improvements
January 2011
Ten-Year Plan to Reduce Massachusetts Greenhouse Gas Emissions Affects Real Estate
January 2011
Boston's PILOT Task Force Releases Report and Recommendations
August 2010
Massachusetts Extends Project Approvals for Two Years
May 2010
Will New Green Building Codes Supplant LEED Rating?
Publications & Mentions
March 2013
Guest Blogger: "On the Value of Patience," Historic Boston Incorporated
Spring 2013
Book Review: "Eden on the Charles: The Making of Boston," ArchitectureBoston
October 2012
"Development Plan Pits North End Residents vs. Officials," Boston Globe
June 2012
"Putting History to Work in Boston's Neighborhoods," Banker & Tradesman
2011
"Climate Change and Real Estate Development: Regulatory Experimentation in the Face of Uncertainty," in The Legal Impact of Climate Change, Thompson Reuters/Aspatore
Fall 2011
Book Review: "Perverse Cities: Hidden Subsidies, Wonky Policy and Urban Sprawl," Harvard Design Magazine
Summer 2011
Book Review: "Building a New Boston: Politics and Urban Renewal, 1950-1970," ArchitectureBoston
April 2010
"Institutional Growth Continues in Central Boston," Urban Land Magazine
Fall 2009/Winter 2010
Book Review: "Code of The City," Harvard Design Magazine
Winter 2009
Book Review: "Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City," ArchitectureBoston
Fall 2009
"Toward a Net-Zero Carbon Planet: A Policy Proposal," University of Colorado Law Review
Spring/Summer 2008
"The Social Functions of NIMBYism," Harvard Design Magazine
2006
"Public Planning and Private Initiative: The South Boston Waterfront," Urban Planning Today
Fall 2006/Winter2007
"The Upside of Gentrification," Harvard Design Magazine
Seminars & Events
March 2013
ThisGen: "Boston's Emerging Seaport" Panel Discussion
November 2012
"Intensive Seminar on Recent Developments Under MEPA & NEPA: New Requirements and Compliance Strategies"
May 2012
"Smart Buildings of Tomorrow: Optimizing Energy Management in the Built Environment," Goulston & Storrs
March 8, 2012
"Strategic Partnerships: Institutions and Developers," ULI Boston
May 2011
"Boston Student Housing Summit," Bisnow
April 2011
"Risk Management and Sea Level Rise," ULI Boston
April 2011
"Public Participation and Design in Contested Cities Since the 1960s," Northeastern University
April 2011
"Adaptive Reuse: Preservation through Innovation," University of Kentucky
July 2010
"Defending Boston from the Sea," Environmental Business Council of New England
November 2009
"Rising in a Down Economy," Solomon McCown and Goulston & Storrs
June 2009, 2010
"Advanced One-Day Workshop on MEPA & NEPA," Law Seminars International
March 2009
"Green Leasing," Building Owners and Managers Association
February 2009
"Climate Change and the New Frontiers of Urban Development," University of Colorado
July 2008
"Land Use and Development Master Class," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
June 2008
"Mass Impact: Cities and Climate Change," MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
Interactive Media
November 2012
Master Planning: The Catalyst for Long-Term Success
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