Eckert Seamans Expands Boston Real Estate Practice with the Addition of Stuart Offner
March 3, 2021
Eckert Seamans is pleased to welcome Member Stuart A. Offner to the firm’s Boston office. A prominent and accomplished real estate attorney, Offner counsels owners and tenants in all manner of sophisticated commercial real estate transactions, including urban office towers, life science properties, suburban offices, multi-family residential properties, retail shopping centers, and hotel and resort properties.
Offner’s versatile practice includes counseling on acquisitions, sales, construction and permanent loan financing, and office, retail, and life science facilities for both landlords and tenants. He handles real estate private equity financing, loan and lease restructurings, and also counsels clients in public finance and economic development projects.
“We are committed to strategically growing the capabilities of our top-tier real estate practice, and Stuart’s acute understanding of the industry makes him a go-to source for our clients,” said Peter F. Carr, II, Member-in-Charge of the firm’s Boston office. “His vast experience, skills, and deep ties to the real estate community in Massachusetts and New York are the perfect complement to our existing real estate team, providing the type of service and value that our clients deserve and have come to expect,” Carr added.
“I was attracted to Eckert Seamans because of its unique combination of excellence, good judgment, common sense, and true value,” Offner said. “I look forward to contributing to the firm’s reputation of delivering the highest quality, most effective legal services.”
Offner, who joins from Mintz Levin, earned his J.D. from Boston University School of Law (1977) and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Columbia University (1974). He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, New York Bar Association, and the New York City Bar Association.