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Environmental, Land Use and Zoning, Litigation, and Real Estate Law:
- Provides counsel to real estate developers, municipalities, and citizen groups on numerous real estate development topics such as brownfields redevelopment, complex and commercial and residential land use and real estate transactions, subdivision and zoning control issues, comprehensive permitting, and affordable housing developments.
- Practices in a broad range of federal, state and local environmental and land use permitting, including CERCLA, RCRA, c.21E, c.91, c.93A, c.176D claims and various real estate permitting laws; representing both plaintiffs and defendants in all forums including federal and state courts, administrative appeals and local boards.
- Represents project proponents, buyers, sellers, and lenders in complex real estate transactions, many involving brownfields or suspected oil and hazardous waste sites.
- Counsels regulated businesses and industries such as oil and gas companies, service stations, dry cleaners, manufacturers, and real estate developers.
- Performs and manages permitting for affordable housing, brownfields and traditional real estate developments including residential subdivisions, commercial, retail and mixed use developments.
- Provides legal advice to banks, financial institutions, and other secured lenders in complex environmental transactions often involving land use complications.
- Represents residential and commercial property owners, real estate trusts and REITS, landlords and tenant transactions and disputes.
- Works with and leads project teams involving license site professionals, civil and environmental engineers, architects, and other land use and real estate professionals.
- Dedicated to providing sound advice and practical solutions for all clients concerned with result oriented performance.
Practice Areas
Environmental, Land Use & Zoning
Litigation
Real Estate
Education
Vermont Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1986.
Vermont Law School, M.S.L. Masters of Studies in Environmental Law and Public Policy, cum laude, 1983.
Duke University, B.A. Economics, cum laude, 1980.
Bar Admissions
The Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Professional and Community Involvements
Chairman, Scituate Bylaw Review Committee, 1995 to 2004
Member of American, Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations - Real Estate and
Environmental Law Sections
Member of the Environmental Business Council
Associate Member of the Licensed Site Professional Association
Member of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce
Other
PUBLICATIONS
A Representative List of some of Mr. Fasanella’s Publications includes:
Co-Author, "The Use of Experts in Environmental Matters: MCLE, July, 1995
Co-Author, "The Use of Experts: Proving the New Generation of Environmental Damage" "Post-Lanigan", Mass Lawyers Weekly, 1995
"Avoiding Hazardous Waste Pitfalls in Foreclosures", NEAMA, 1994
Co-Author, Environmental Issues in Residential Lending, "Bankers Advisory, 1994
Co-Author, "A Comparison of Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Funds in New England,” 1993
Author, "Bad Faith and Unfair Insurance Practice in Environmental Property Damage Claims", Boston Bar Foundation MCLE, 1992
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