| About
the Author Brian W. Blaesser |
 Brian W. Blaesser is a partner in the law firm of Robinson &
Cole LLP, where he heads up the Land Use and Real Estate Development Group in the firm's
Boston office. His practice is concentrated in the areas of real estate development,
environmental law, land use law, condemnation law, and litigation. He represents real
estate owners, investors, and developers in analyzing and securing requisite land use and
development approvals from local governments, negotiating and drafting development
agreements, and handling development projects involving a wide range of environmental
transactional and regulatory permitting matters with the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers.Mr. Blaesser also works with developers and local governments around the country in structuring public/private partnerships and transactions to achieve economic development objectives. He formerly served as Special Assistant Attorney General for eminent domain actions brought by the Illinois Departments of Transportation and Conservation, and has extensive experience in state and federal trial and appellate courts in litigation involving eminent domain, U.S. EPA enforcement actions, the taking issue, impact fees, vested rights, and violations of Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act. Mr. Blaesser is a principal author of the book, Condemnation of Property: Practice and Strategies for Winning Just Compensation (Wiley Law Publications: 1994) and the author of numerous articles on land use and development regulations. he is a frequent speaker at national, state and local programs on land use litigation and environmental law; the appointed chair of the National Environmental Subcommittee of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP); and an elected member of Lambda Alpha International, the honorary land economics society. |
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