Lawyer Overview

Sean Boulger is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group. He joined the firm in 1992.

Practice

Mr. Boulger's practice involves all aspects of real estate law, including zoning and environmental permitting, commercial lending and commercial leasing. Mr. Boulger has extensive experience in the development and financing of senior housing facilities, as well as multi-family, retail, office, industrial and laboratory projects. His clients include Benchmark Assisted Living LLC, which is the largest privately held owner and operator of assisted living facilities in New England. In the retail development area, his clients also include Fortune 100 "big box" retailers.

Mr. Boulger is a co-leader of the firm's public interest partnership with Cathedral High School, an inner-city parochial school in Boston’s South End. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Cathedral High School.

Mr. Boulger's clients include numerous not-for-profit corporations, including Pine Street Inn, as well as Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation and Fields Corner Community Development Corporation, which develop affordable housing in Allston, Brighton and Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Recent Highlights

• Negotiation of design and construction contracts for the new 36-story office tower at One Lincoln Street in Boston, Massachusetts
• Recapitalization of a $400 million portfolio of senior housing properties located in New England with an Australian equity investor 

Honors and Awards

• Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the area of real estate law
• Recipient of WilmerHale's Reginald Heber Smith Award for Public Service
• Named a "New England Super Lawyer" (formerly "Massachusetts Super Lawyer") in real estate in the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 issues of Boston Magazine

Community Involvement

Mr. Boulger is a graduate of the 2001 Lead Boston Class of the National Conference for Community and Justice. 

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate
• Energy and Clean Tech
• Corporate and Transactional
• International
• Distressed Real Estate Solutions

West Practice Categories

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

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts

Education

• Harvard Law School, 1992
  JD
• Harvard University, 1989
  BA, Economics

Address

60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Phones

+1 617 526 6870 (Business Phone)

Faxes

+1 617 526 5000 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

www.wilmerhale.com