Jillian B. Bargar

Counsel

Overview

Both public and private clients, including national and regional developers, life science companies, investors, startups, municipalities, and government agencies turn to Jillian for advice on the acquisition, disposition, leasing, development, and financing of commercial real estate.

Her experience includes:

  • Leasing: Jillian represents clients in negotiating retail, office, and laboratory leases. She represented a national life sciences real estate investment trust (REIT) in the leasing of an 18,500 square foot laboratory and office space in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • Acquisitions and Dispositions: Jillian represented a regional franchise in its repurchase of multiple franchise locations, including drafting and negotiating conveyancing and leasing documents.
  • Development of Commercial and Mixed-Use Projects: Jillian advises on issues such as title, zoning, land use, subdivisions, and permitting. She represents a national developer of mixed-use luxury condominium projects, including a 440+ unit project in downtown Boston, advising on condominium documents and operational issues, and negotiating sales documents and service contracts.
  • Other Real Estate Matters: Jillian also advises municipal clients on various real estate matters, including procurement, easements, restrictions, eminent domain takings, licenses, and leases.

During law school, Jillian pursued civil rights claims with the Tulane Civil Litigation Clinic, and served as a judicial clerk for the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Massachusetts Superior Court.  She has also interned for the Department of Consumer Protection at the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office.

BEYOND THE OFFICE

Jillian and her husband live in Boston with their dog, Chowder, and cat, Kat. Chowder enjoys his role as an unpaid Anderson & Kreiger intern on select Fridays.

PRACTICE AREAS

Credentials

Education

  • Tulane University Law School, J.D. 2014
  • Trinity College, B.A. 2011

Admissions

  • Massachusetts

Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch, Land Use and Zoning Law, 2022-2027
  • The Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch, Real Estate Law, 2022-2027
  • Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2018 - 2024

Affiliations

Experience

  • Represents a national developer of mixed-use luxury condominium projects, including a 440+ unit project in downtown Boston, advising on condominium documents and operational issues, and negotiating sales documents and service contracts.
  • Represented a national life sciences REIT in the leasing of an 18,500 square foot laboratory and office space in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • Represented a regional franchise in its repurchase of multiple franchise locations, including drafting and negotiating conveyancing and leasing documents.
  • Represented a major pharmaceutical company in due diligence for a $1b+ manufacturing facility, including analyzing zoning and permitting issues and assisted in obtaining state and federal tax credits for the project, including a Letter of Support from the Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Development.

Both public and private clients, including national and regional developers, life science companies, investors, startups, municipalities, and government agencies turn to Jillian for advice on the acquisition, disposition, leasing, development, and financing of commercial real estate.

Her experience includes:

  • Leasing: Jillian represents clients in negotiating retail, office, and laboratory leases. She represented a national life sciences real estate investment trust (REIT) in the leasing of an 18,500 square foot laboratory and office space in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • Acquisitions and Dispositions: Jillian represented a regional franchise in its repurchase of multiple franchise locations, including drafting and negotiating conveyancing and leasing documents.
  • Development of Commercial and Mixed-Use Projects: Jillian advises on issues such as title, zoning, land use, subdivisions, and permitting. She represents a national developer of mixed-use luxury condominium projects, including a 440+ unit project in downtown Boston, advising on condominium documents and operational issues, and negotiating sales documents and service contracts.
  • Other Real Estate Matters: Jillian also advises municipal clients on various real estate matters, including procurement, easements, restrictions, eminent domain takings, licenses, and leases.

During law school, Jillian pursued civil rights claims with the Tulane Civil Litigation Clinic, and served as a judicial clerk for the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Massachusetts Superior Court.  She has also interned for the Department of Consumer Protection at the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office.

BEYOND THE OFFICE

Jillian and her husband live in Boston with their dog, Chowder, and cat, Kat. Chowder enjoys his role as an unpaid Anderson & Kreiger intern on select Fridays.

Education

  • Tulane University Law School, J.D. 2014
  • Trinity College, B.A. 2011

Admissions

  • Massachusetts

  • The Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch, Land Use and Zoning Law, 2022-2027
  • The Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch, Real Estate Law, 2022-2027
  • Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2018 - 2024

  • Represents a national developer of mixed-use luxury condominium projects, including a 440+ unit project in downtown Boston, advising on condominium documents and operational issues, and negotiating sales documents and service contracts.
  • Represented a national life sciences REIT in the leasing of an 18,500 square foot laboratory and office space in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • Represented a regional franchise in its repurchase of multiple franchise locations, including drafting and negotiating conveyancing and leasing documents.
  • Represented a major pharmaceutical company in due diligence for a $1b+ manufacturing facility, including analyzing zoning and permitting issues and assisted in obtaining state and federal tax credits for the project, including a Letter of Support from the Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Development.