Bowman, John S.

Sean Boulger is the vice chair of the Real Estate Practice Group. He joined the firm in 1992.

Practice

Mr. Boulger's practice covers a wide range of real estate transactions and development projects. He represents numerous investors, developers and operators in joint ventures, acquisitions, developments, leases and financing transactions across a broad spectrum of real estate asset classes. Areas of expertise include the following:

Senior Housing

Mr. Boulger has extensive experience in the senior housing industry. His clients include Benchmark Assisted Living, LLC, which owns and operates over forty senior housing communities in which he has been involved in the acquisition, development and financing. Mr. Boulger also represents Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., a publicly-traded health care REIT, which he has represented on sale/leaseback transactions involving senior housing properties, as well as medical office buildings. In addition, he represents private equity funds which invest in senior housing, including transactions involving joint ventures and incentive management agreements.

Retail

Mr. Boulger represents investors, developers and operators of retail projects. His clients include institutional investors, as well as Fortune 100 big-box operators, which he represents on numerous acquisition, leasing and development projects.

Industrial

Mr. Boulger is experienced in the acquisition and development of industrial warehouse projects for various investors including REITs.

Leasing

Mr. Boulger has extensive experience representing office landlords and tenants. Among other matters, he has negotiated major corporate headquarter leases on behalf of tenants, and has handled numerous lease workouts for landlords and tenants.

Design and Construction Contracts

Mr. Boulger has expertise representing owners and developers on design and construction projects. He has represented clients on numerous office, hotel, multi-family and senior housing projects, and manufacturing facilities.

Pro Bono Activities

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.

Public Service and Community Involvement

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

Recent Highlights

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

Honors and Awards

• Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 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, 2009, 2010 and 2011 issues of Boston Magazine