PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current
- Principal, Ryan, Boston office
- Offers over 15 years of experience in all aspects of real estate tax matters, including supporting property owners through all levels of appeal, implementing property tax strategies, and negotiating agreements with local municipalities.
- Provides accurate property tax forecasts and advises on the tax implications related to real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and developments.
- Experience valuing all types of commercial real estate, including urban and suburban offices, laboratory and research and development (R&D), data centers, market and subsidized apartments, mixed-use complexes, hotels and resorts, big box and retail centers, industrial, and independent and assisted living facilities.
- Managing Consultant, national property tax firm
- Principal Consultant, national property tax firm
- Managing Consultant, national property tax firm
- Senior Consultant, national property tax firm
- Consultant, national property tax firm
- Associate Consultant, national property tax firm
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Swift has provided numerous presentations throughout his career to various professional associations, including NAIOP, the Real Estate Finance Association (REFA), the Boston Bar Association, and the Council On State Taxation. Additionally, Mr. Swift has provided expert testimony to both local and state legislatures in Connecticut and Massachusetts on matters pertaining to property tax and valuation.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Boston Bar Association (2016–Present)
- Building Owners and Managers Association
- Member (2010–Present)
- Greater Boston REFA
- Member (2010–Present)
- NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Massachusetts Chapter
- Government Affairs Committee (2024–Present)
- Volunteer Lawyers Project, Boston
- Volunteer Lawyer
EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION
- Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree, cum laude, Suffolk University Law School, Licensed in Massachusetts
(Ryan is not a law firm.) - Bachelor of Arts Degree, Business, Organizations, and Management, Gettysburg College
- Certificate in Real Estate Finance, Boston University – Center for
Professional Education