Mary McQuinn is a partner in Goodwin’s Business Law department and a member of the firm’s Hospitality & Leisure, Joint Venture, and Real Estate Finance practices. With a focus on complex commercial real estate transactions, Mary advises institutional investors, real estate funds, private REITs, and hotel operators across a wide range of matters—including hospitality deals, joint venture formations, financings, developments, acquisitions, and dispositions.
Mary is known for her practical, business-minded approach and her ability to navigate sophisticated deal structures with clarity and precision. Her experience spans all stages of a project’s lifecycle, and clients value her deep industry knowledge, strategic insight, and collaborative style. While she has significant experience in the hospitality sector, Mary also maintains a strong and active practice across other asset classes within the joint venture and real estate finance space, allowing her to deliver tailored guidance across a variety of transaction types.
Since joining Goodwin in 2010, Mary has played a key role in helping clients structure and close high-value transactions that align with their broader business objectives.
Experience
Mary’s recent representations include advising:
- A global hotel operator on corporate matters and the negotiation of management agreements for hotels, resorts, branded residential, and other hospitality assets across North America, the Caribbean, and Europe
- Multiple nationally recognized development and real estate investment companies in the negotiation of hotel management agreements with leading global operators of luxury hotels
- A global real estate investment company in the acquisition, development, investment, and financing of multifamily assets located in Massachusetts, Georgia, New Jersey, and California
- A global real estate investment company on the development of a mixed-use project in New Jersey
- A private REIT in the negotiation of a joint venture with a Chinese investor involving the sale of a 70% interest in a complex, multi-asset development in New York City
- A global real estate investment company in connection with a loan modification related to the $100 million renovation of an office building in Boston, Massachusetts
- A nationally recognized real estate investor on investments in boutique hotels and related management matters across North America
- Various stakeholders on the structuring and implementation of governance frameworks for complex, mixed-use hospitality projects throughout North America and the Caribbean
- Hotel owners and operators in negotiating food and beverage management agreements, as well as restaurant consulting and license agreements, with a range of management companies and celebrity chefs
- Hotel owners and operators in negotiating subordination and non-disturbance agreements with lenders in connection with the acquisition, development, and permanent financing of hotel, resort, and branded residential projects across North America and the Caribbean
Credentials
Education
JD2009
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
(Order of the Coif)
BA2005
Miami University of Ohio
(magna cum laude)
Admissions
Bars
- Massachusetts
- Ohio
- District of Columbia
Publications
- Co-Author, “Navigating Privacy and Data Security Challenges in the Hospitality Industry: Key Considerations for Hotel Management Agreements,” goodwinlaw.com, September 24, 2024
- Co-Author, “The Continued Rise of Branded Residences: Opportunities and Structuring Considerations For Developers, Hotel Owners, and Brands,” goodwinlaw.com, April 30, 2024
- Co-Author, “Why Hotels Are Turning to C-PACE Financing to Drive Sustainable Development,” Energy Law Report, October 25, 2023
- Panelist, “Primer on Hotel Economics for Attorneys New To the Hotel Industry,” Georgetown Law Hotel and Lodging Summit, October 2018
- Co-Author, “Structuring Branded Hotel-Residential Projects in Emerging Economies,” HotelNewsNow.com, April 2013