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Blaesser of Robinson+Cole honored by Chambers USA

Boston, MA The legal directory Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized Robinson+Cole Real Estate + Development Group lawyer Brian Blaesser in the Massachusetts Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use category of its 2018 edition.

Blaesser practices in the areas of commercial real estate development and redevelopment, leasing, land use law, environmental and renewable energy law, and condemnation law. He represents real estate owners, investors, and developers in analyzing and securing requisite land use and development approvals from local governments, and negotiating and drafting development agreements. Blaesser structures public/private partnerships with state and local governments.

 on behalf of landowner and developer clients and is experienced in utilizing public financing mechanisms such as special assessment districts (SADs) and tax increment financing (TIF) to achieve economic development objectives. He is also a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP BD+C) and has been awarded the Counselor of Real Estate (CRE®) designation.

Chambers USA has published guides to the legal profession for more than 20 years. Its team of researchers conducts thousands of interviews with lawyers and their clients worldwide to recognize lawyers and legal departments based on technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities valued by clients. Chambers undertakes an independent and objective process, and inclusion in the guide is based solely on the research team’s findings. An explanation of Chambers’ methodology can be found online here.

Robinson+Cole is a service mark of Robinson & Cole LLP, an Am Law 200 firm with more than 200 lawyers in nine offices serving regional, national, and international clients, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.

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