Robert A. Firger
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Practice Areas
Commercial Real Estate Transactions; LEED AP Certified, including Green Building projects; Conveyancing, Finance and Leasing; Joint Ventures and Complex Deal Structuring; Multi-State, Multi-Site, Phased Developments and Mixed Use Portfolio Transactions; Land Assemblage and Development; Land Use Permitting and Compliance; CBD Properties and Suburban Industrial, Office and Mixed Use Projects; Multi-Unit Residential; Environmental Review and Regulatory Permitting Matters; Transactional Due Diligence and Investigation; Review and Resolution of Title Matters and Survey Issues; Easements and Licenses; Real Estate Brokerage and Property Management Issues Resolution; Landlord/Tenant and Lender/Borrower Dispute Resolution; Corporate Portfolio, Institutional Portfolio and REO and Private Developer Facilities Acquisition, Disposition and Management; Troubled and Classified Asset Workouts; Construction, Architectural, Management, Environmental, Professional Staff and Consultant Agreements, Enforcement and Issues; Real Estate Transactions for Not For Profit organizations.
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Admitted
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Connecticut; Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
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Law School
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University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1977)
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College
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Brandeis University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1971); Harvard University (Ed.M., 1972)
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Biography
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Mr. Firger is a member of the Connecticut and Florida bars and is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Connecticut. He is one of five practicing attorneys in Connecticut who is certified by the USGBC as a LEED AP. His practice of transactional real estate includes the acquisition, sale, financing, commercial mortgage-backed securitization, leasing, workout, development, land-use and environmental compliance of commercial and residential properties, including Green Building projects. He represents Not For Profit organizations in their real estate transactions, including issues relating to property ownership, management and charitable donation. He has been responsible for legal affairs associated with a multi-state workout of a $500 million real estate portfolio, including CBD office towers, suburban office parks and multiphase residential developments. He served as Senior Vice-President, Associate General Counsel, of a major financial institution for twelve years where he was directly involved in all aspects of real estate and lending functions. Mr. Firger has experience in residential mortgage banking, has been a licensed real estate broker in Massachusetts, and acted as owner’s representative for a major high rise headquarters office building, extensively involved in its assemblage, joint-venture, design, federal regulatory and local zoning approval process. His real estate experience extends to office, industrial, general commercial, real estate brokerage, hospitality, multi-family residential, large tract residential subdivision development, health care and communications properties, as well as joint venture and venture capital transactions. Prior to the practice of law, he was an aerial and commercial photographer specializing in real estate development; owned and operated an import-export company in the Americas; and had extensive background in medical research. He serves on a number of boards, including the Greater Hartford Arts Council, the Board of Electors of the Wadsworth Atheneaum, as well as other arts and civic organizations. He resides in Bloomfield, Connecticut with his wife and five children. Martindale-Hubble AV Rated
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Born
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Boston, Massachusetts
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ISLN
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907418014
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