Sean Boulger is the vice chair of the Real Estate Practice Group. He joined the firm in 1992.
Practice
Mr. Boulger's practice covers a wide range of real estate transactions and development projects. He represents numerous investors, developers and operators in joint ventures, acquisitions, developments, leases and financing transactions across a broad spectrum of real estate asset classes. Areas of expertise include the following:
Senior Housing
Mr. Boulger has extensive experience in the senior housing industry. His clients include Benchmark Assisted Living, LLC, which owns and operates over forty senior housing communities in which he has been involved in the acquisition, development and financing. Mr. Boulger also represents Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., a publicly-traded health care REIT, which he has represented on sale/leaseback transactions involving senior housing properties, as well as medical office buildings. In addition, he represents private equity funds which invest in senior housing, including transactions involving joint ventures and incentive management agreements.
Retail
Mr. Boulger represents investors, developers and operators of retail projects. His clients include institutional investors, as well as Fortune 100 big-box operators, which he represents on numerous acquisition, leasing and development projects.
Industrial
Mr. Boulger is experienced in the acquisition and development of industrial warehouse projects for various investors including REITs.
Leasing
Mr. Boulger has extensive experience representing office landlords and tenants. Among other matters, he has negotiated major corporate headquarter leases on behalf of tenants, and has handled numerous lease workouts for landlords and tenants.
Design and Construction Contracts
Mr. Boulger has expertise representing owners and developers on design and construction projects. He has represented clients on numerous office, hotel, multi-family and senior housing projects, and manufacturing facilities.
- Named a "New England Super Lawyer" (formerly "Massachusetts Super Lawyer") in real estate in the 2006-2013 issues of Boston Magazine
- Recipient of WilmerHale's Reginald Heber Smith Award for Public Service
- Recognized in the 2013 and 2014 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for his real estate practice, with clients cited as saying "he's a good-quality, careful lawyer who is a pleasure to [work] with" and who "continues to distin
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