Riemer & Braunstein Llp

Robert E. Paul

Senior Partner / Banking & Finance; Real Estate: Boston and Chicago Office; 617-880-3551; 617-692-3551 fax; rpaul@riemerlaw.com

Bob primarily represents commercial banks and other major lending institutions in structuring, documenting and negotiating all types of secured, unsecured and real estate financings. Bob’s practice encompasses a wide range of lending transactions, including the representation of agents in complex multi-party financings. Such financings include large asset-based transactions, letter of credit finance, project construction finance and real estate portfolio loans.

Bob is involved with the firm’s commercial, retail and industrial leasing practice. He represents landlords and tenants throughout the Northeast in connection with leasing, ground leasing, ground lease financing, and sale/leaseback transactions to facilitate the financing of various projects.

Bob is active in various community organizations and is currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Big Brother and Big Sister Association of Greater Boston.

Representative Transactions

$110 million senior secured revolver to a pharmacy chain
$350 million senior secured revolver to a national sporting goods retailer including the coordination of mortgages in 19 multi-state locations
$200 million senior secured revolver to a retail liquidation company
$475 million senior secured revolver and $20 million Tranche B facility to a retail toy chain
$200 million unsecured revolving and term facility to provide financing for a Real Estate Investment Trust
Represented a major cinema company in connection with the leasing, acquisition and financing of sites throughout the Northeast

Affiliations: American Bar Association; Boston Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; Real Estate Finance Association

Admissions: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1978; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1979; State of New York, 2005; State of Illinois, 2006
Education: Boston University School of Law., cum laude, 1978; Brandeis University, B.A., cum laude, 1975