Riemer & Braunstein Llp

Robert C. Buckley

Senior Partner / Real Estate: Burlington Office; 617-880-3537; 617-692-3537 fax; rbuckley@riemerlaw.com

Land use planning, commercial real estate law, and environmental law are the focus of Bob’s practice. He is recognized for his experience in developing comprehensive zoning initiatives for mixed-use development projects and his expertise in environmental issues, including wetlands and Brownfield sites. Several of his projects have been cited by Massachusetts officials as examples of creative and responsive zoning.

Bob’s projects have been featured in local and national publications, including the Boston Globe, the Boston Business Journal, and the Wall Street Journal. He also has written articles for several publications and has spoken at forums on land use and zoning issues associated with commercial real estate development.

Representative Transactions

Drafted comprehensive zoning by-laws for several mixed-use developments, including the 1.4 million square foot campus of a major computer corporation; and for approximately 5 million square feet of retail and office development
Led teams in obtaining federal, state, and local permits for constructing office space for major corporations, retail centers, and hotels
Drafted a comprehensive zoning by-law governing the development of a mixed-use project that would incorporate a commuter rail station and the reclamation of a Federal Superfund site and obtained required federal, state, and local permits
Drafted zoning by-laws and obtained federal, state, and local permits to permit a life-science campus for a major pharmaceutical company
Played a key role in permitting more than 1,200 units of affordable, multi-family housing in Massachusetts
Worked on the drafting, negotiation, and approval process for Tax Increment Financing projects totaling more than 2 million square feet under the Massachusetts Tax Incentive Program

In The News

California company opens in $1B lab in Mass. - Bob Buckley talks with New England Cable News about a $1 billion lab complex planned for Cambridge, MA.
New England Cable News, May 23, 2008
High gas prices benefit some real estate? - Bob Buckley discusses the benefit rising gas costs have on real estate near public transportation.
New England Cable News, April 21, 2008
Mass. initiative aims to lure businesses - Bob Buckley discusses attracting building and development in the Commonwealth.
New England Cable News, March 31, 2008
High costs force labs to leave Cambridge, Mass. - Many biotech companies are leaving Cambridge for the suburbs. Bob Buckley talks with New England Cable News' R.D. Stahl about how communities can attract biotech development.
New England Cable News, March 5, 2008
How towns can attract biotech development - Senior Partner Bob Buckley discusses ways communities can attract biotech development through zoning initiatives.
New England Cable News, January 30, 2008

Affiliations: American Bar Association; Boston Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; National Association of Industrial and Office Properties; Real Estate Finance Association; Sponsor – Urban Land Institute
Admissions: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1981; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1982
Education: Boston College Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1981; Dartmouth College, A.B., magna cum laude, 1975