Leader of the firm’s real estate practice, Jeannine T. Bishop advises clients on the acquisition, development, financing, and leasing of commercial properties, including office, self-storage, datacenters, retail, industrial, warehouse and distressed assets. She manages the acquisition and sale of multiple-property portfolios of all sizes, assists with real estate aspects of corporate acquisitions and mergers, and handles the real estate aspects of energy transactions. She has in-depth knowledge of the self-storage industry as well as in the development and leasing of datacenters. She also serves as real estate lead on the firm’s retail and ecommerce industry team.
Jeannine counsels public and private companies, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), private equity, retailers, pension trusts, and corporate clients. She advises on day-to-day real estate matters, including operations and expansion/contraction of space, acts as local counsel for real estate financing matters and assists with all real estate aspects of large complex mergers and/or strategic expansion of companies into new areas nationwide. In addition, her practice includes representing clients in the leasing of office and warehouse space as well as counseling clients in the energy space with respect to real estate aspects of pipelines, hydropower, and easement matters. Jeannine has also represented telecommunications companies during the site development process and landlords leasing to telecommunication providers. In addition, Jeannine provides an advisory role to clients in assessing the overall transaction strategy and review of property management matters.
Recognized, Real Estate Law, Philadelphia, The Best Lawyers in America (2022–2024)
Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate (2019–2023)
Recommended, Real estate, The Legal 500 US (2021)
Recognized, Lawyers on the Fast Track, The Legal Intelligencer (2013)
Recognized, 40 Under 40, Philadelphia Business Journal (2013)
Ranked, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2012–2013)
Advisory Board Member, Urban Land Institute
Real Estate Advisory Council Member, Villanova University School of Business, DiLella Center for Real Estate
Member, Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board Member, Law360 (2018–2019)
Member, American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
Managing Editor, Villanova Law Review