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John G. Gehringer
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Biography
John is the Chair of the firm's Real Estate, Land Use and Construction Law Practice Group and a member of the Business Law Group. He counsels his clients in all areas of real estate development, construction law, and commercial and construction financing: including, property acquisitions and dispositions; commercial, industrial, retail and office leasing; zoning; and land use law; and creditors' rights. John provides both preventive and remedial legal counsel to financial institutions, real estate developers, REITS, architects, engineers, hotel owners, construction companies, design builders, commercial lessors and tenants, and title insurance companies. He also has significant experience in environmental matters and brownfields redevelopment.
John Assists Clients With
• Construction and Commercial Financing
• Commercial Leasing
• Condominium Development and Association Management Issues
• Planning, Zoning and Land Use Law
• Environmental Law and Brownfields Redevelopment
• Creditors’ Rights
Representative Clients
- Archidiocese of Milwaukee
- Bechtel Corporation
- Iron Mountain Information Management, Inc.
- MSI General Corporation
- Total Mechanical, Inc.
- Journal Sentinel, Inc.
- HOK Construction Services, Inc.
- First Business Bank, Milwaukee
- Brixmor Property Group
- Marcus Corporation
- Waukesha County
- Heuler Tile Company
Examples of John’s Recent Client Work
• Served as local counsel for an international construction and engineering firm for the development of a $2.2 billion power plant.
• Represented a commercial bank on the syndication, acquisition and closing of a $71 million construction loan for a 17 story class A office building.
• Represented a commercial bank on a $16 million refinance of a hotel and restaurant loan.
• Represented a commercial seller on the $3.3 million sale and exchange of a multi-tenant retail shopping center.
• Represents a school district as special real estate counsel on all of its acquisitions and dispositions of school facilities and sites.
• Local counsel for national drug store retailer on municipal permitting for store site locations.
• Served as special real estate counsel for the development of a $107 million newspaper production facility for the owners of the Journal Sentinel, Inc., obtaining a voluntary Party Remediation and Exemption From Liability status for the newspaper. This helped break the cycle of disinvestment in West Milwaukee by allowing the newspaper company to build a new facility in one of the first reclaimed brownfields in the State of Wisconsin.
• Represented Fortune 500 records management firm as local counsel for lease negotiations and disputes.
• Served as counsel for the architectural and engineering design team for the Wisconsin Center.
• Represented a national real estate syndication and management firm in its multi-state acquisitions, financings, and sales of multi-family apartments, office buildings, shopping centers, and other commercial properties.
• Represented a national construction contractor on contract disputes relating to the $3 billion Denver Airport facility.
• Represented a publicly-held hotel and restaurant company in its acquisition of a 1,300 acre resort hotel and conference center in Southeastern Wisconsin.
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Licensed in Wisconsin for 47 years
State: Wisconsin
Acquired: 1978
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Location
O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C.
111 E Wisconsin Ave, Suite 1400, Milwaukee, WI, 53202-4807
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Experience
Honors
2019
Best Lawyers in America® (Commercial Litigation/Corporate Law), Best Lawyers
2019
Best Lawyers in America® (Construction Law/Real Estate), Best Lawyers
2018
Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Milwaukee Magazine
2018
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2018
Best Lawyers in America® (Construction Law/Real Estate), Best Lawyers
2017
Best Lawyers in America® (Construction Law/Real Estate), Best Lawyers
2016
Best Lawyers in America® (Commercial Litgation/Corporate Law), Best Lawyers
2016
Best Lawyers in America® (Construction Law/Real Estate), Best Lawyers
2015
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2015
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Milwaukee Magazine
2015
Best Lawyers in America® (Commercial Litgation/Corporate Law), Best Lawyers
2015
Best Lawyers in America® (Construction Law/Real Estate), Best Lawyers
2014
Best Lawyers in America® (Commercial Litgation/Corporate Law), Best Lawyers
2014
Best Lawyers in America® (Construction Law/Real Estate), Best Lawyers
2013
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2013
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Milwaukee Magazine
2013
Best Lawyers in America® (Corporate Law/Commercial Litigation), Best Lawyers
2013
Best Lawyers in America® (Commercial Litgation/Corporate Law), Best Lawyers
2012
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Milwaukee Magazine
2012
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2012
Best Lawyers in America® (Construction Law/Real Estate, Best Lawyers
2012
Milwaukee's Leading Lawyers (Const., Land Use & Real Estate), M Magazine
2011
Best Lawyers in American® (Construction Law/Real Estate, Best Lawyers
2011
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Milwaukee Magazine
2011
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2010
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Milwaukee Magazine
2010
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2010
Best Lawyers in America® (Construction Law/Real Estate), Best Lawyers
2009
Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Milwaukee Magazine
2009
Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2009
Best Lawyers in America® (Construction Law), Best Lawyers
2008
Profiled in the Construction Law Edition, The Daily Reporter and the Wisconsin Law Journal
2006
Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Milwaukee Magazine
2006
Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
2005
Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
2005
Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Milwaukee Magazine
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AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2009 - Present
Shareholder, O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C.
1900 - Present
Shareholder, O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C.
Associations
American Bar Association, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
Member
American Institute of Architects
Affiliate Member
Elm Grove Community Foundation
Director & President
Westmoor Country Club
Director
Divine Savior Holy Angels High School
Director
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Member
Brookfield Rotary Club
Director & President
Sisters of the Devine Savior Sponsorship Board of Directors
Board of Directors
American State Bar
Member
Miwaukee Bar Association
Member
Sate Bar of Wisconsin
Member
Waukesha County Bar Association
Member
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Director & President
Education
1978
Marquette University Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1975
Marquette University
BA
Speaking Engagements
2011
Hot Topics for In-House Counsel Seminar
"Working with In-House Counsel: The Unauthorized Practice of Law in Wisconsin"
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Speaking Engagements
Commercial Loan Workouts, Lendor Liability Claims, Brownfields Development
Languages
English