Mr. McLaughlin joined Berluti, McLaughlin & Kutchin LLP in 2011 as a partner of the firm, bringing with him an established practice representing private closely held and family businesses and their owners. Mr. McLaughlin focuses his practice on the representation of closely-held and family-owned businesses and their owners including business formation and start-up, shareholder and buy-sell agreements, mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs and inter-family transitions. In addition, Mr. McLaughlin deals with all aspects of commercial and residential real estate transactions and estate planning, and has extensive trial experience in civil and criminal litigation, including business disputes, personal injury, and real estate litigation.

Prior to joining Berluti, McLaughlin & Kutchin, Mr. McLaughlin was a partner at Berluti & McLaughlin LLC and served as an Assistant District Attorney for Suffolk County and a Partner of Voke & McLaughlin.

Mr. McLaughlin is a member of the Massachusetts Bar. He is also affiliated with the Massachusetts Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and the Massachusetts Conveyancers Association.

Mr. McLaughlin has been published in the Boston Business Journal and Banker & Tradesman.

He received a Juris Doctor cum laude from Suffolk University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Tufts University.

Representative Engagements

• Representing the acquirer of an international licensing and distribution company out of foreclosure.
• Representing a group of licensee sellers in the sale of manufacturing and distribution businesses to a private equity group.
• Representing a regional retail outlet in the transfer of ownership of family-owned businesses to the next generation.
• Representing various professional services groups in the negotiation of shareholder arrangements.
• Representing a successful local entrepreneur in various business ventures including a multi-phase condominium project.
• Representing a well known family-owned real estate development company in the wind-down of its affairs and the transfer of assets to the next generation.
• Representing various local business owners in connection with day-to-day corporate governance matters, real estate acquisitions and leasing, estate planning and the transfer of their businesses to the next generation.
• Representing the owner of a regional retail chain in day-to-day corporate governance matters, real estate leasing transactions and other contract matters.