RON M. HADAR

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TEL: 617-***-**** EMAIL: acgrf9@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Highly qualified attorney with diverse real estate and business background offering significant experience, both

in-house and with national and regional law firms.

EDUCATION

University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado, J.D., May 1995, Class Rank: Top 15%

University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, B.A., May 1990, Honors: Dean?s List

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Bar Admission 1995

Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Lecturer; Ground Leasing, Practical Solutions to Complex

Problems, Faculty, January 2009

Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Lecturer; Ground Leasing, Mock Negotiation Module,

February 2014

EXPERIENCE

The Richmond Company, Inc., General Counsel, Wilmington, Massachusetts, June 2005-Present. The

Richmond Company is a real estate developer actively involved in retail and multifamily property assets.

Serve as company?s lead attorney and compliance manager, reporting directly to President and Chief Operating

Officer.

? Manage all legal functions and provide legal and transactional counsel to finance, acquisition, development,

property management, construction, and dispositions teams.

? Provide oversight and management of all legal functions of over numerous development projects and

portfolio of stabilized shopping centers and multi-family assets. Draft and negotiate all manner of real estate

agreements, including, leases, purchase agreements, construction documents, options, easements, and

development agreements. Frontline in negotiations with national tenants.

? Manage regulatory compliance aspects of all company projects, including retaining consultants and outside

counsel. Manage numerous outside counsel law firms, including local counsel, litigation counsel,

environmental counsel and tax counsel.

? Completed projects and tasks include:

Management of all legal tasks associated with multi-unit regional gas station development

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program for supermarket chain. Managed legal and business aspects of the acquisition and

divestiture of over thirty locations. Work included oversight of all matters relating to title,

permitting, leasing, environmental law issues (including management of engineering

consultants and outside counsel, site remediation and site closure).

Oversight of all legal aspects of multi-unit national pharmacy development program. Managed

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legal and business aspects of the acquisition and divestiture of over thirty locations.

Closing over $300 Million of permanent loans with traditional, conduit

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lenders and CTL lenders secured by retail properties, shopping center assets and ground leases.

Negotiated and closed over $300 Million of construction financing loans

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with regional lenders secured by fully permitted real estate projects.

Managed acquisition, development and pending sales of multifamily portfolio in three states,

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including affordable housing component.

Gadsby Hannah LLP1, Associate, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2000-August 2003

Represented parties in numerous business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, real estate matters and

venture capital and other financing arrangements.

? Represented clients in connection with financing transactions, including traditional

bank financing, venture capital placements and public company registrations and offerings.

? Represented landlords and developers in numerous real estate matters.

? Completed transactions include:

Representation of electronic products manufacturer in merger with public

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company. Work included: negotiating business points, managing transaction team of four

attorneys and two paralegals, drafting and negotiating transaction documents.

Represented venture partner team in financing of acquisition of US assets

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from German multi-national conglomerate in German bankruptcy. Work included: drafting and

all transaction agreements with management group and management of German counsel on

bankruptcy matters. Managed transaction team of three attorneys and two paralegals.

Acting as lead counsel for Boston area retail and office campus asset.

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Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC, Associate, Boston, Massachusetts, April 1999-November 2000

? Represented asset-based lenders in financing transactions.

? Represented parties in mergers and acquisitions, including, advising clients, drafting

and negotiation of legal documents.

? Acted as lead counsel to owners of two suburban office parks with respect to all

leasing matters.

Looney & Grossman LLP, Associate, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1996-April 1999

? Represented lenders and borrowers in varied secured lending practice. Responsible

for documentation and negotiation of approximately $100 million in asset based and real estate loans.

1?The?law?firm?Gadsby?Hannah?LLP?has?merged?with?McCarter English,?LLP

? Acted as lead counsel to owner of mixed use complex with respect to all leasing

matters.

Maselan & Jones, P.C., Associate, Boston, Massachusetts, May 1995-September 1996

Associate responsible for majority of boutique tax firm?s corporate practice.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Sherin and Lodgen LLP, Temporary Attorney, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2005-June 2005

? Represented lenders in secured real estate loan transactions.

? Represented parties in purchases and sales of commercial real estate.

VAR Ice Cream Associates, Inc., Manager and Member, Boston, Massachusetts, September 2003-June 2005

Owned and developed multi-unit QSR franchise of Ben & Jerry?s Ice Cream. Successfully sold assets to largest

area franchisee.

New England Communities, Inc., Project Manager, Wellesley, Massachusetts, August 1990-August 1992

Managed portfolio of 14 New England commercial properties. Responsible for sales and leasing of distressed

properties. Negotiated numerous lease transactions.

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