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Ms Karen Kepler
Work Department
Real Estate/Affordable Housing
Position
Karen has a general commercial real estate development and finance practice representing owners, developers and financial institutions in construction, term and bridge financing transactions for all commercial real estate asset classes. She also leads the firm’s Affordable Housing and Community Economic Development Group and has significant experience representing owners, developers, financial institutions and quasi-public agencies in HUD and Fannie Mae-financed developments, federal and state low income housing tax credit, historic tax credit and tax-exempt bond financed projects, New Markets Tax Credit developments and “Comprehensive Permit” projects under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40B. Karen also has extensive experience structuring complex, multi-tiered and multi-phased projects using creative land use tools such as condominiums, air-rights and ground leases.
Karen is also co-chair of Sullivan’s Women’s Initiative and serves on the firm’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee.
Career
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Memberships
- Boston Bar Association, Co-Chair Real Estate Section, 2020-2021
- American Bar Association, Forum on Affordable Housing, past Chair of Senior Housing Committee, 1997-present
- Lawyers’ Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness, Board Member and Past President, Lead-Boston Class of 2005-2006
- Women’s Bar Foundation of Massachusetts, Inc., Past President and Trustee, 2001-2005
- Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts, Past President, 1989-1990
Education
- Boston University School of Law (J.D.)
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Real estate
With roots in Boston, Sullivan & Worcester LLP’s real estate development group handles an array of single and portfolio transactions, leasing, and permitting matters for developers, private equity funds, REITs, and government agencies, among others. Noted for its affordable housing and community development sub-group alongside its environment and natural resources group, the practice has experience across a wide stroke of asset classes that includes multifamily and industrials as well as hospitality and life sciences. Ashley Brooks leads the real estate group with experience covering development and finance, including the likes of workouts, construction loans and fund formation. Transaction lawyer John Steiner, director of real estate, is noted for his skill advising REITs and foreign investors as well as for his experience in the senior housing sector. Karen Kepler is another key member, mentioned for her expertise advising on real estate tax credits, among areas like condominiums, air-rights, and ground leases.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Finance > Fintech
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Tax > International tax
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)