The permitting and real estate group at Sullivan & Worcester LLP is effective in gaining the necessary approvals for project development as well as representing clients in enforcement matters and land use litigation. The Boston-based team is led by Gregory Sampson, who is well-versed in the planning, permitting, and development of contaminated properties, and Ashley Brooks, who heads the wider real estate group. Victor Baltera is knowledgable in environmental due diligence and compliance issues and has advised on projects in the commercial and industrial sectors. Real estate specialists Karen Kepler and associate Ashley Tan advise on air rights, title and permitting issues affecting acquisitions and financings. Jennifer Schultz and Adam Weisenberg departed from the firm in 2024. Unless stated otherwise, all the aforementioned attorneys are based in Boston.
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Key clients
- Wynn Resorts, Limited
- ReWild Renewables
- The Community Builders
- Gables Residential
- New Leaf Energy
- TruAmerica Multifamily
- Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School
- Gardner School
Work highlights
- Represent Wynn Resorts in the development of Encore Boston Harbor, a five-star destination resort casino built on a formerly contaminated chemical plant site. Advised the client on various federal, state and local permitting matters, including environmental review, site cleanup, transportation permitting, accessibility compliance and off-site mitigation work.
- Representing ReWild Renewables, a commercial solar energy owner, operator, and development company, in the permitting and development of large-scale ground-mounted solar energy installations in Massachusetts. Assisted the client in obtaining local and state approvals for the construction of numerous projects with a collective generating capacity of over 50 MW (AC) and over 100 MW (DC) with combined battery energy storage.
- Representing TCB in the redevelopment of the Faneuil Gardens public housing project in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. The project involves the phased demolition and replacement of the 258-unit development with the addition of several hundred new units of housing aimed at multiple levels of affordability.
Lawyers
Practice head
Gregory Sampson; Ashley Brooks
Other key lawyers
Victor Baltera; Karen Kepler; Ashley Tan