Francesco A. De Vito has joined Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster’s real estate department.  De Vito will chair the finance, restructure and workout group.

He comes to the Boston law firm from DLA Piper, where he was a partner.

"Frank is a very talented, high-energy lawyer with a proven record of successfully assisting his clients. We are delighted that he has become a director in our firm and we welcome him to the team," said Michael O’Connell, the firm’s managing partner.

De Vito focuses his practice on real estate and finance law, representing lenders, borrowers, developers and landlords and tenants in a broad range of commercial transactions. He counsels financial institutions, other lenders and borrowers in all types of financing transactions, including loan restructurings, workouts and foreclosures.

A former co-chairman of the Boston Bar Association’s Real Estate Finance Committee, De Vito earned a law degree from Boston College Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University.