Lewis Burleigh
Founding Director Emeritus
Retired Partner, Dechert LLP

Lewis has more than 50 years of experience as a law firm partner (most recently at Dechert LLP) acting as legal counsel to institutional lenders in connection with private placements of debt securities and real estate finance. He is founder and Managing Director of CRE Insurance Solutions, which provides lease enhancement insurance, residual value insurance and zoning non-conformance insurance for commercial real estate debt financing and equity transactions. Lew has been a long-time volunteer for the Boston Public Library, serving on the Boston Public Library Foundation board and the Boston Public Library Fund board for many years. He now serves as the Founding Director Emeritus for the Fund.