Jeannine T. Bishop advises corporate and real estate clients on the acquisition, development, financing, and leasing of commercial properties that include offices, storage facilities, retail and convenience stores, medical buildings, properties leased to financial institutions, shopping centers, gas stations, and development parcels. She has represented clients on the real estate aspects of pipeline projects and acts as local counsel for real estate financing matters. In 2020, Jeannine was recognized in connection with a transaction listed among Philadelphia Business Journal’s Deals of the Year. She serves as the deputy practice leader of the real estate practice and the real estate lead on the firm’s retail and ecommerce industry team.
Jeannine’s clients include real estate investment trusts (REITs), private real estate companies, retailers, pension trusts, and corporate clients. She regularly manages the acquisition and sale of multiple-property portfolios of all sizes, assists with the real estate aspects of corporate acquisitions and mergers, and represents top storage industry clients in all aspects of their acquisition, disposition, and financing matters. 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 pipelines and easement matters.
Jeannine has represented telecommunications companies during the site development process as well as landlords leasing to telecommunication providers. She has also counseled clients on leasing matters related to COVID-19, including lease negotiations and business operation matters.
Recognized, Real Estate Law, Philadelphia, The Best Lawyers in America (2022–2024)
Recommended, Real estate, The Legal 500 US (2021)
Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate (2019–2023)
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
Member, Real Estate Advisory Council, Villanova University School of Business, DiLella Center for Real Estate
Member, Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board Member, Law360 (2018)
Member, American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
Managing Editor, Villanova Law Review