Stephen J. Buchbinder

Practice Areas: Real estate and business transactions; zoning, permitting and licensing matters; purchase, sale, leasing and financing of real estate; and purchase and sale of businesses.

Representative Clients: Steve has guided several local food and beverage establishments through the municipal approval process, including Dunn Gaherin's , O'Hara's, Tartufo, The Biltmore, Bill's Pizzeria, Peet's Coffee, Baza, the Hotel Indigo and Panera Bread. Steve has also obtained permits and approvals for Hess Express and The Fay School, and is currently representing BH Normandy Riverside, LLC in connection with the development of the Riverside MBTA site. Steve has represented developers of multi-family housing developments and buyers and sellers of large single-family homes and has drafted condominium documents for both large and small condominiums. Steve also acts as general counsel to a number of small businesses.

Education: Bowdoin College (cum laude) 1970; Boston College Law School (J.D. cum laude) 1974; Boston College Industrial and Commercial Law Review; Order of the Coif

Admitted: 1974 Massachusetts; 1975 United States District Court, Massachusetts; 1975 United States Court of Appeals, First District; 1980 United States Supreme Court

Community: Steve served as Chairman of the Newton Housing Authority for 15 years and is a member of the Board and Head Usher at Congregation Mishkan Tefila.

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