Barbara A. Trachtenberg

Examples of Barbara's experience include:

• Represented a US$9 billion pension-held REIT in joint ventures, acquisitions and financings of office, retail, multi-family and self-storage data center properties in major money markets.
• Represented The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in a joint venture for the ownership of One World Trade Center and related projects at the World Trade Center.
• Represented the purchaser of three life science buildings in South San Francisco valued in excess of US$1 billion.
• Represented GI Partners in a joint venture and the US$700+million acquisition of a data center in Sterling, VA and associated CMBS financing.
• Led the DLA Piper team in the structuring of an initial public offering for an UPREIT.
• Negotiated transactions on behalf of owners for the lease and operation of Observation Decks.
• Represented the Borrower in a US$287 million construction loan for the development of two office buildings.
• Represented Landlord in the negotiation of a 300,000 square foot office lease in downtown Boston.
• Negotiated office, industrial and retail leases on behalf of landlords in New York, California, Illinois and Massachusetts.

The Legal 500 United States

• Leading Lawyer, Real Estate (2021-2024)
• Recommended, Real Estate (2020)

Chambers USA

• Band 1, Massachusetts Real Estate (2024)
• Band 2, Massachusetts Real Estate (2022-2023)
• Band 3, Massachusetts Real Estate (2012, 2020-2021)

Additional Awards

• Named in Law.com’s New England Legal Awards as a finalist in the Partner of the Year category (2024)
• Recognized as a GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum's Women of Influence in the CRE Legal Counsel category (2021)
• Awarded the Professional Service Award by CREW Boston
• Named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly list of Top Women of Law (2016)
• Named one of the most powerful women in Boston Real Estate by Bisnow (2014)
• Named to CREW Network's "20 under 40" list (2010)
• One of only four lawyers named by the Boston Business Journal to its "40 under 40" list, recognizing Greater Boston's next generation of business leaders and innovators (2007)

Clients say (Chambers 2023):

• "Barbara is extremely well-liked, highly regarded and is an excellent attorney."
• "A quality lawyer who is at the top of her field."
• "She is a really smart and strategic lawyer. She has seen a lot and gives a lot of wonderful advice."

• "Women of Influence," GlobeSt., July 28, 2021
• "DLA Piper Reports Most CRE Executives 'Bullish' for 2021," Commercial Property Executive, May 5, 2021
• Q&A with Barbara Trachtenberg: DLA Piper; Co-Vice Chair, US Real Estate Practice, DLA Piper Real Estate Summit, May 2021
• "DLA Piper, Orrick Steer Clutter's $152M NYC Storage Buy," Law360, September 20, 2019
• "NYC real estate week in review," Law360, November 5, 2018
• In October 2009, the Boston Business Journal profiled Barbara and her career in a feature article, "NEWIRE'S Trachtenberg: A natural affinity for real estate."