New England Real Estate Journal

Ones To Watch: Innovators in CRE - Christopher Addesa, Hinckley Allen

August 28, 2026 - Spotlight Content
Christopher Addesa
Partner, Real Estate
Hinckley Allen

Where do you see the biggest opportunities for innovation in CRE or your area of expertise? One of the greatest opportunities lies in leveraging technology to streamline commercial real estate transactions. AI-assisted due diligence, automated documentation, and advanced analytics can help attorneys and other deal professionals identify risks earlier and support informed decision-making for developers, investors, and lenders. Legal counsel must evolve alongside these innovations, ensuring that transactions are well structured and serve clients’ business and legal objectives.