Gerry D'Ambrosio

Founder and Managing Partner

  • Boston, MA
Overview
  • Gerry is the founder and Managing Partner of D’Ambrosio LLP, bringing over 30 years of legal and business experience to his clients. He provides expert counsel on complex economic development matters, high-stakes civil litigation, and corporate strategy matters. He has successfully litigated hundreds of matters before Massachusetts trial courts and has argued appeals before the Supreme Judicial Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
  • Gerry routinely advises on large cap development projects. His extensive experience with development strategy, financing, and regulatory compliance makes him a trusted advisor to businesses, private equity companies, and developers navigating complex legal challenges. As a deeply experienced trial attorney, Gerry oversees multi-million dollar civil cases, serious government investigations, and sophisticated business and land use disputes.
  • Economic development, regulatory compliance, and corporate strategy
  • Civil litigation
  • Complex transactions and financing
  • Permitting and licensing
  • Gerry is recognized as a Super Lawyer by Boston Magazine, and his cases have been featured, among others, in The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, and The Boston Business Journal. The Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has highlighted his work among the “Biggest Defense Wins of the Year” and frequently publishes his commentary on pressing legal issues related to economic development in the Commonwealth. He has also contributed legal scholarship to various publications, including West’s Massachusetts Practice series.
  • Appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts, Gerry also serves on the Commonwealth’s Judicial Nominating Commission, advising the Governor on judicial appointments across the Commonwealth.
  • As a child migrant to the United States, Gerry was raised and fully educated in Boston’s diverse neighborhoods. Conversant in both Italian and Spanish, he regularly gives back through his service on organizational boards, hosting charitable events, and supporting local businesses and initiatives.

Education

  • Judicial Clerkship – U.S. District Court, Boston: the late Judge Edward F. Harrington.
  • Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude, Law Review Editor & Trustee Scholar
  • Boston University, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa & Scarlet Key Honor Societies

Admissions

  • Massachusetts & New Hampshire
  • United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

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“D’Ambrosio LLP is a strong choice for developers seeking advice on financing, due diligence, and related regulatory approvals for complex projects. The group also has expertise in eminent domain and zoning issues.”
Chambers and Partners
"D'Ambrosio LLP handles my legal matters with a great deal of attention and care. Their staff is available to me at all times and the attorneys respond immediately to my needs. The level of service is excellent."
John Hamel, Cofounder and General PartnerCue Ball Capital
"When it comes to high stakes litigation there is no one better than Gerry and his team- smart, aggressive, and winners!"
Roxann Carstensen, Managing PartnerMerrimack Environmental, LLC
"D’Ambrosio LLP is everything a developer wants in a law firm. They are respected in city and town governments. They know land use law inside and out. And they have such a depth of experience representing developers, that they know exactly how to navigate their way through a tricky approval process. Post Road Residential feels very fortunate to have worked with such professionals."
Andrew Montelli, Founder & CEOPost Road Residential

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