Manage review and documentation of complex commercial real estate transactions. See 1999-2008 for details.

Built new department responsible for meeting agency's obligations regarding residential projects developed under Chapter 40B (Massachusetts’ comprehensive permit or “anti-snob zoning” law). Hired and supervised training of permanent/temporary staff. Coordinated outside counsel services. Coordinated relationships with municipalities, lenders, monitoring agents, developers, and consultants.--Improved efficiency and client satisfaction: supervised application review team, managed approval pipelines, and established detailed checklists regarding status and substantive review of all project applications.--Managed transfer of responsibility for rental 40B projects from agency's rental lending department, improving turn-around times and strengthening consistency of standards.–Initiated and supervised creation of new data tracking system to enhance reporting capabilities.--Chaired monthly policy meetings with other agencies, collaborating to ensure consistent application of standards and implementation of procedural requirements.--Developed and implemented policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance with affordability and limited dividend requirements, and suspended non-compliant developers, lottery agents, and monitoring agents.--Developed cost certification review protocol, quickly alleviating pre-existing backlog.--Strengthened approval standards and rejected inappropriate projects.--Created and updated procedures and form documents, reducing rejections due to internal and external errors.--Reviewed all project-specific documents, improving accuracy and quality of agency's output.--Liaised with business intelligence and information technology departments to resolve reporting, document management, and website issues.--Monitored legislative and judicial developments, and assisted with regulatory revisions and amicus briefs.--Rapidly became 40B “go to” resource, and liaised with in-house legal, government affairs, and communications departments.

Managed review and documentation of complex commercial real estate transactions. --Counseled non-profit organizations, family-owned businesses, lenders, developers, and REITs.--Performed pre-purchase analyses of environmental, zoning, title, and leasing matters.--Prepared environmental, zoning, and corporate opinion letters.--Drafted and negotiated financing documents, purchase and sale agreements, condominium documents, easements, deeds, leases, corporate resolutions, and officer certificates. --Trained and mentored junior attorneys. --Transactions involved office parks, hotels, assisted living facilities, health clubs, schools, agricultural and industrial plants, coal mines, mixed-use condominiums, a race track, urban redevelopment projects, and conservation land. --Coordinated work of local counsel for multi-state and international transactions. Represented cable television company in nationwide asset exchanges. Represented insurance company in portfolio purchase of domestic and foreign timber tracts.

BBVA Board Member since 1994: Chair and/or VP of various outreach and educational committees including Tour Guides, DanceTalks, and Informances. Developed new program of pre-performance events, and planned and implemented those events as well as lecture/demonstrations and receptions. President 2002-2005: Supervised and coordinated work of over 200 volunteers on 14 committees. Analyzed newly identified needs of Boston Ballet and organized volunteer responses. Initiated procedure for responding to volunteer conduct issues. Developed process for collecting and utilizing information regarding diverse skills of volunteer membership. Interfaced with volunteers, trustees, and staff to promote company's image and mission. Ex officio member of Boston Ballet's Board of Trustees and Executive Committee.

Supervised state agency's Property Transactions Group, ensuring statutory compliance regarding surplus declaration process, public notices, hearings, requests for proposals, and MEPA review. Represented Commonwealth of Massachusetts in its real estate transactions, including drafting and negotiating transactional documents for acquisitions, dispositions, and leases by state agencies. Reviewed title and environmental issues for all state environmental agency acquisitions of land and of preservation restrictions. Drafted and reviewed legislation. Member of outside counsel selection committee.

Member of Environmental Law Group.

Member of land use team.