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Barbara Trachtenberg

Barbara Trachtenberg

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Real Estate

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

Real Estate Transactions

Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances

Career

Barbara Trachtenberg is a highly regarded advisor to real estate investors, focusing on providing pragmatic, business-focused solutions across all aspects of real estate transactions.

With a diverse client base that includes developers, institutional investors, REITs, pension funds and investment advisors, Barbara has extensive experience supporting those who invest across a wide range of asset classes, particularly in joint venture transactions.

Barbara’s experience spans representing both buyers and sellers in high-value deals involving CBD office towers, hotels, medical offices, multifamily and student housing, mixed-use developments, grocery-anchored retail, data centers and life sciences properties. She also works with institutional investors and developer partners on joint venture acquisitions, development and financing deals. Barbara is skilled in structuring transactions for long-term holds, including ground lease and similar arrangements. Additionally, she represents borrowers and institutional lenders in primary, secondary and mezzanine lending across all asset types and handles leasing transactions for office, data center, retail, industrial and laboratory spaces.

Professional Memberships

American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Fellow; CREW Boston, Former President; ICSC; NAIOP

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Real Estate - Massachusetts

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Individual Editorial

Barbara Trachtenberg of Polsinelli has a robust real estate practice advising real estate investors in connection with acquisitions, development, financings and joint ventures. She has additional expertise in leasing transactions.

Strengths

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  • Barbara is a fantastic lawyer with a strong sense of her client's business.

    Real EstateChambers Guide to the USA
  • Barbara is efficient, business-minded and responsive.

    Real EstateChambers Guide to the USA
  • Barbara stands out for her significant gravitas in deal-making, as well as her uncanny ability to anticipate issues and handle them deftly.

    Real EstateChambers Guide to the USA

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