Current Employment Position(s)

Vice Chair, Real Estate Practice Group

Lawyer Overview

Kathy Bachman is a partner in and the vice chair of the Real Estate Practice Group. She joined the firm in 1978.

Practice

Ms. Bachman's practice covers a broad spectrum of real estate development and financial transactions, including the representation of investors and developers in office, industrial, and research and development facilities and residential developments. She also represents institutional lenders in loan collection matters and landlords and tenants in commercial leasing matters (including high technology and biotechnology facilities). Ms. Bachman has a special interest in projects involving public/private partnerships and affordable housing.

Professional Activities

Ms. Bachman is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. She is a past president of New England Women in Real Estate, a 400-member professional organization for women involved in all aspects of the real estate industry. She served as a member of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Single Family Advisory Committee, the Board of Directors of Greater Boston Legal Services, and the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.

Ms. Bachman is a trustee of Dickinson College and serves as a member of the New England Regional Advisory Committee of The Trust for Public Land. She also chaired the Development and Finance Task Force of Boston 2000, a public-private advisory board participating in the planning process for the future development of air rights over Boston’s Central Artery.

Honors and Awards

• Named by Women's Business as among its list of  the region's "Top 10 Corporate Lawyers"  (2008)
• Recognized for her exceptional real estate practice in each edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business since 2004. Highlighted specifically in 2004 for "her ability to effectively marry extremely technical capability with a business outlook and political sensitivity."
• Consistently selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2005-2010)
• Selected as a Boston Magazine "New England Super Lawyer" (formerly "Massachusetts Super Lawyer") in real estate in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; also listed among the "Top 100 Massachusetts Super Lawyers" and the "Top 50 Female Massachusetts Super Lawyers" (2006)

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate
• Corporate and Transactional
• International
• Distressed Real Estate Solutions

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Estate & Gift Taxation, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes, Real Estate Law, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Workouts

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts

Education

• New York University School of Law, 1978
  JD
• Dickinson College, 1975
  BA
  Honors: summa cum laude

Published Works

• Cloaked in Uncertainty: Treatment of "Stub Rent" in the Goody's and Stone Barn Retail Apparel Bankruptcies, 2009
• Massachusetts Amends Limited Partnership and Limited Liability Company Statutes, 2008
• Changes in Boston Development Regulations - Impact Advisory Groups, Affordable Housing Quotas, and Linkage Reform, 2001

Address

60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Phones

+1 617 526 6216 (Business Phone)

Faxes

+1 617 526 5000 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

www.wilmerhale.com