Rebecca A. Lee has a wide-ranging real estate practice in which she represents developers, non-profit organizations and lenders in site acquisitions and assemblages, procuring entitlements, financing, leasing, condominium creation and dispositions. A particular focus of her practice is land use and development permitting, especially in the Greater Boston area. Rebecca has been recognized as a leader in her field by Chambers USA since 2007. Notable Experience Representative transactions include the following: · Representation of The Winsor School in procuring City and State approvals for three campus projects, including a major commercial/research and development building. · Representation of a Massachusetts town making Community Preservation Act loan and grant investments in an historic preservation residential rehabilitation project. · Representation of a public agency in an economic development loan for a tourism destination. · Representation of the seller of the W Boston Hotel. · Representation of a public charter school in its New Market Tax Credit and tax exempt bond financing for a new school location in East Boston. · Representation of a developer in multiple New Market Tax Credit/State and Federal Historic Tax Credit transactions for the renovation of historic buildings into commercial and residential space. · Representation of a non-profit developer in the development of a 136-unit residential building containing market rate and affordable housing. · Representation of national insurance company in mortgage loans secured by office buildings, multi-family developments, and shopping centers. · Representation of developers undertaking the permitting, financing and development of mixed-use, commercial and residential projects in Greater Boston. · Permitting of Institutional Master Plans and major projects for educational and health care institutions. Before Edwards Wildman Ms. Lee was previously the Chief of Staff and Special Counsel to the Director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, where she was the chief operating officer and responsible for coordinating policy development, overseeing the development review process, and negotiating real estate acquisition, disposition and financing transactions on behalf of the BRA. Prior to joining the BRA, Ms. Lee was a Real Estate Partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. Before becoming an attorney, she was a Program Officer for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Director of Special Projects for the South Bronx Development Office, and Director of Economic Development for the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Besides Edwards Wildman Ms. Lee is an avid baseball fan and a chamber musician. She participates annually in the Chamber Music Conference and Composer's Forum of the East at Bennington College. News & Publications June 21, 2011, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Recognized by Chambers USA in 17 Categories June 29, 2010, Rebecca A. Lee Receives Award for Service to Boston's Chinese Community March 1, 2010, EAPD Attorneys Recognized in 2010 Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition December 9, 2009, Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts Presents Community Service Award to Rebecca A. Lee June 12, 2009, Chambers and Partners Recognizes Firm in Nineteen Areas December 17, 2008, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Announces Six New Partners and Three New Counsel June 13, 2008, Chambers and Partners Recognizes Firm in Twenty Areas November 29, 2006, EAPD Serves as Lead Counsel for Mortgage Financing Secured by 2.6 Million Acres of Timberland and Timber, with Purchase Price of $3.16 Billion
Team of 15 Attorneys Serve as Lead Counsel on Deal
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP April 28, 2006, Rebecca A. Lee Joins Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge as Real Estate Counsel
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP Memberships · Steering Committee, Ricesticks and Tea Asian Food Pantry · WGBH Board of Overseers · Lawyers Clearinghouse Board of Directors · Co-Chair, NAIOP Energy, Infrastructure and Economic Development Subcommittee · Member, New England Women in Real Estate · Former President, Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts · Former Northeast Regional Governor, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association · LeadBoston, Class of 1999 |