Robert E. Paul

Boston and Chicago Offices
617-880-3551
617-692-3551 fax
rpaul@riemerlaw.com

Bob primarily represents commercial banks and other major lending institutions in structuring, documenting and negotiating all types of secured, unsecured, real estate financings, and the resolution of problem loans. Bob manages our Chicago office. His practice encompasses a wide range of lending transactions, including the representation of agents in complex multi-party financings, loan workouts, and restructurings. Such financings include large asset-based transactions, letter of credit finance, project construction finance, and real estate portfolio loans.

Bob is involved with the firm’s commercial, retail, and industrial leasing practice. He represents landlords and tenants throughout the Northeast in connection with leasing, ground leasing, ground lease financing, and sale/leaseback transactions to facilitate the financing of various projects.

Bob's initial training and practice focused on commercial loan and real estate workouts and restructurings, which coincided with the economic downturn early in his career. Throughout the late 1980's and early 1990's Bob also was actively involved in a broad range of commercial loan and real estate workouts and restructurings, including office, condominium, residential, retail, and resort properties.

Bob is active in various community organizations and is currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Big Brother and Big Sister Association of Greater Boston.

Representative Transactions

  • Representation of secured lender in connection with a portfolio of workouts, restructurings, and foreclosures of multi-family properties located in Chicago, Illinois
  • Representation of secured lender in connection with workout of real estate loan to a northeast ski resort through deed-in-lieu transaction
  • Representation of mezzanine lender in multi-tier transaction in connection with ongoing workout of loan to shopping mall developer
  • $637 million multi-tier syndicated real estate portfolio financing of 26 hotels throughout the United States
  • $290 million syndicated construction loan of office tower in Chicago, Illinois
  • $110 million senior secured revolver to a pharmacy chain
  • $350 million senior secured revolver to a national sporting goods retailer including the coordination of mortgages in 19 multi-state locations
  • $200 million senior secured revolver to a retail liquidation company
  • $475 million senior secured revolver and $20 million Tranche B facility to a retail toy chain
  • $200 million unsecured revolving and term facility to provide financing for a Real Estate Investment Trust
  • Represented a major cinema company in connection with the leasing, acquisition and financing of sites throughout the Northeast
Affiliations
American Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association  
Real Estate Finance Association

Admissions
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1978
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1979
State of New York, 2005
Illinois Supreme Court, 2006

Education
Boston University School of Law., cum laude, 1978
Brandeis University, B.A., cum laude, 1975