Douglas E. Cornelius
Areas of Practice
Doug Cornelius, a senior attorney in the firm’s Real Estate Group, helps clients invest in real estate through a variety of investment vehicles. Mr. Cornelius has considerable experience with the use of mezzanine loans and joint ventures to acquire indirect interests in real estate, as well as the use of mortgage loans as an investment in real estate or as a way to extract value from a real estate asset. He also works with companies looking to leverage their real estate assets to acquire more liquid capital and to grow their businesses. In addition to his real estate practice, Mr. Cornelius is a member of Goodwin Procter’s Knowledge Management Department. In this role, he is responsible for developing and implementing tools and resources to identify, create, represent and distribute knowledge for reuse, awareness and learning across the firm. Mr. Cornelius coaches other attorneys and staff on using knowledge resources to facilitate the efficient and effective practice of law.
Work for Clients
Mr. Cornelius has represented a number of public REITs in mortgage financings, joint ventures and portfolio acquisitions, as well as real estate investment managers investing in real estate through joint ventures and mezzanine loans. He also has represented an investment fund in providing mortgage loans for affordable housing.
Professional Activities
Mr. Cornelius is a member of the Steering Committee for the Knowledge Management Peer Group of the International Legal Technology Association. He is also a member of the Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
Publications/Presentations
Mr. Cornelius is a frequent speaker and writer on knowledge management and enterprise 2.0 in the legal industry. He was a co-panelist on “What Blogging Brings to Business” at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference (June 2008); a co-panelist on “Serving Multiple Generations - The Role of Web 2.0 and Strategies for IT” at the Legal IT Leadership Summit (May 2008); a co-presenter on “Deploying WorkSite 8.3 - Customer Case Study” at the Legal IT Leadership Summit (May 2008); a presenter for “An Attorney’s Perspective on Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0” at the Minnesota Association of Law Librarians (May 2008); a co-panelist on “Higher Productivity Increases the Bottom Line,” a Law Firms webinar (April 2008); a presenter on “Financing Your Acquisition and Construction” as part of Real Estate Development From Beginning to End in Massachusetts seminar (November 2007); a presenter on “The Search for Search,” a presentation at the Boston KM Forum (April 2007); and a presenter on “Closing Commercial Real Estate Financing” and “Closing Commercial Real Estate Transactions” as part of the Fundamentals of Real Closings seminar (February 2006). Mr. Cornelius’ publications include: “Which Route?” published in KM Legal (June 2008); “EI Case Study: Wiki Versus DMS at Goodwin Procter,” published in Inside Knowledge (June 2008); “LinkedIn to Facebook On My Blog: Social Media for Lawyers and Law Firm Staff,” published in the Marketing Technologies – Putting Your Best Face Forward...more » Mr. Cornelius is a frequent speaker and writer on knowledge management and enterprise 2.0 in the legal industry. He was a co-panelist on “What Blogging Brings to Business” at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference (June 2008); a co-panelist on “Serving Multiple Generations - The Role of Web 2.0 and Strategies for IT” at the Legal IT Leadership Summit (May 2008); a co-presenter on “Deploying WorkSite 8.3 - Customer Case Study” at the Legal IT Leadership Summit (May 2008); a presenter for “An Attorney’s Perspective on Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0” at the Minnesota Association of Law Librarians (May 2008); a co-panelist on “Higher Productivity Increases the Bottom Line,” a Law Firms webinar (April 2008); a presenter on “Financing Your Acquisition and Construction” as part of Real Estate Development From Beginning to End in Massachusetts seminar (November 2007); a presenter on “The Search for Search,” a presentation at the Boston KM Forum (April 2007); and a presenter on “Closing Commercial Real Estate Financing” and “Closing Commercial Real Estate Transactions” as part of the Fundamentals of Real Closings seminar (February 2006). Mr. Cornelius’ publications include: “Which Route?” published in KM Legal (June 2008); “EI Case Study: Wiki Versus DMS at Goodwin Procter,” published in Inside Knowledge (June 2008); “LinkedIn to Facebook On My Blog: Social Media for Lawyers and Law Firm Staff,” published in the Marketing Technologies – Putting Your Best Face Forward white paper of the International Legal Technology Association (March 2008); and “Is CRM Worth It? The Pros and Cons of Client Relationship Management,” a case study analysis published in Law Practice Magazine (January 2008). less »
Bar and Court Admissions
Mr. Cornelius is admitted to practice in Massachusetts.
Education
J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1995 (cum laude)
B.A., Brandeis University, 1989 Mr. Cornelius is the author of KM Space, a blog on law firm knowledge management, enterprise 2.0, legal technology and the practice of law, and the author of Real Estate Space, a blog on commercial real estate finance law.
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