160 Gould Street       Suite 320       Needham, MA 02494       (781) 239-8900 (phone)       (781) 239-8909 (fax) ROBERT ORSI PARTNER PRACTICE GROUPS: Real Estate Municipal Law Contracts Environmental Law Land Use Planning E-MAIL: rorsi@oarlawyers.com EDUCATION: Boston College Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1987 Harvard College, B.A., cum laude, 1981 Practice Description: Bob Orsi was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He became a member of the Massachusetts bar in 1987. He received his B.A. (cum laude) in 1981 from Harvard College and his J.D. (magna cum laude) from Boston College Law School in 1987. He was an editor and clinical placement director at the Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, and was a member of the Order of the Coif. He regularly gives seminars in the New England area on lending, land use planning, and municipal law. His articles have appeared in the New England Real Estate Journal, the Boston Business Journal, and Landplanner Magazine. Mr. Orsi has worked on major real estate acquisitions and developments throughout greater Boston, including the leasing of a large regional mall and permitting of large subdivision projects. Mr. Orsi has handled real estate acquisitions as a part of national venture capital and leveraged buy out transactions. Mr. Orsi has also represented financial institutions in various commercial lending transactions. Mr. Orsi has extensive experience in land use, development and municipal law, both as an attorney and as a municipal official. He served on the Planning Board of Millis from 1988 - 1991. He has been the town's representative to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, the primary land use planning authority for eastern Massachusetts. For two years he was chairman of the Millis Finance Committee. Mr. Orsi is also the past chairman of the Board of Selectmen in Millis. He currently serves the town as a member of its Affordable Housing Committee, and chairs the town's financial management team. He has written portions of the Millis Zoning By-Laws, and has worked on many open space acquisitions. Mr. Orsi also served as a gubernatorial public appointee to the Massachusetts Designer Selection Board, the board that oversees project design for state buildings. Mr. Orsi has been named one of Massachusetts's "Massachusetts Super Lawyers" 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 by the publishers of Law & Politics and the publishers of Boston Magazine. Mr Orsi currently serves as President of the Millis Theatre Group, for which he has produced, directed, and acted in numerous plays for the local community. Mr. Orsi's unique blend of development, leasing, lending and municipal experience makes him an effective resource for the business and development community. Other Professional Affiliations: Town of Millis, 1994 - Present Member, Finance Committee Town of Millis, 1996 - 1997 Vice Chairman, Finance Committee Town of Millis, 1997 - 1999 Chairman, Finance Committee Town of Millis, 1999, 2002 Member, Board of Selectmen, Chairman, 2002 Town of Millis, 1988 - 1991 Member, Planning Board, Acting Chairman, 1991 Boston Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association American Bar Association Town of Millis, 1995 - 1998 Representative, Metropolitan Area Planning Council Articles: 1. A Closer Look at Affordable Housing, Robert Orsi, Esq. 2. Implementing Public Records Requests, Robert Orsi, Esq. 3. Negotiating Truces in the Battle for Land , Robert Orsi, Esq. and Lawrence M. Beals 4. Strengthening The Underwriter-Agent Relationship, Robert Orsi, Esq. and John R. Blake, Esq. 5. Understanding The Lenders Concerns About Title Insurance, Robert Orsi, Esq. 6. Financing Sources Remain Available in a Difficult Market, Louise Murphy and Robert Orsi, Esq. Back to Attorneys | Eric P. Rothenberg | Robert Orsi | Robert L. Arone Gerald J. Turner | Nicholas A. Iannuzzi Jr. | Theresa K. Banash Michael R. Spillane | Warren A. Kirshenbaum | Julia K. Abbott