Bio

Victor N. Baltera is a partner in the Real Estate and Environment & Natural Resources groups in our Boston office. He is a renowned expert in counseling clients on regulatory compliance and permitting matters in all areas of environmental and land use law. Vic regularly represents clients with respect to environmental, zoning and other land use aspects of business and real estate transactions and has been involved with a number of major Boston area developments, including various waterfront projects. For example, he advised a developer of two office towers and 425-room hotel along Boston waterfront with respect to environmental, zoning and other land use regulatory requirements and prepared zoning and environmental opinions for various project financings. In a raft of notable highlights, he has also represented REITs in connection with environmental and land use due diligence for various portfolio acquisitions of industrial, truck stop and gasoline station, office, hotel and senior living properties; landowners in obtaining zoning approvals for retail, office, biomedical, restaurant, industrial, assisted living and school projects; and an energy company in connection with permitting issues for the proposed development of a new substation and transmission lines. He has overseen environmental due diligence for acquisitions and financings of numerous industrial and commercial properties throughout the country. He also represents clients before state and local agencies in seeking permits and in administrative enforcement proceedings.