Jerome M. "Jerry" Janzer
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.
Recognized since 2007
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
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Jerome M. Janzer is the CEO of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.. He is also co-chair of the firm's Real Estate Practice and a member of the Business Law Practice.
Drawing on more than 25 years of experience, Jerry counsels and represents clients in a variety of industries including real estate, financial institutions, transportation, construction, manufacturing and printing. He advises his clients on every aspect of acquiring, growing and eventually selling a business including capitalization and corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and succession planning. He also works with real estate clients from the earliest conceptual stage of a development through land acquisition, financing, land use planning, zoning, tax incremental financing, design contracts, construction, leasing and sale.
A frequent speaker on business and real estate topics, Jerry has earned a reputation as a trusted advisor who works closely with clients to provide the timely and creative advice and strategies they need to achieve their business goals.
Representative Matters and Experience
Business law:
Drawing on more than 25 years of experience, Jerry counsels and represents clients in a variety of industries including real estate, financial institutions, transportation, construction, manufacturing and printing. He advises his clients on every aspect of acquiring, growing and eventually selling a business including capitalization and corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and succession planning. He also works with real estate clients from the earliest conceptual stage of a development through land acquisition, financing, land use planning, zoning, tax incremental financing, design contracts, construction, leasing and sale.
A frequent speaker on business and real estate topics, Jerry has earned a reputation as a trusted advisor who works closely with clients to provide the timely and creative advice and strategies they need to achieve their business goals.
Representative Matters and Experience
Business law:
- Entity formation
- Capitalization
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate governance
- Succession planning
- Development
- Financing
- Land-use planning
- Zoning
- Tax incremental financing
- Leasing
- Construction and design contracts
- Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law; Corporate Law)
- Selected for inclusion in Wisconsin Super Lawyers
- Power Book: The Milwaukee Area's Most Influential People, The Business Journal, Milwaukee,WI (2009 - 2012)
- Wisconsin Top Rated Lawyer Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Contributing author on various real estate law publications including:
- Advanced Real Estate Law in Wisconsin Current Issues in Commercial Real Estate Leases in Wisconsin
- Major Land Use Laws in Wisconsin
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Greater Milwaukee Committee
- Board of Directors of Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
- Board of Directors of Competitive Wisconsin, Inc.
- Advisory Board of Directors of Marquette University Law School
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers
- Real Estate Counsel Group of American Land Title Association
- CEO's Against Cancer for the American Cancer Society President's Council of Children's Hospital
- Tocqueville Society of United Way
- Woolsack Society of Marquette University Law School
- J.D., cum laude, Marquette University Law School
- B.A., Marquette University
Real estate:
Accolades
Notable Publications
- Affiliations/Memberships
- Education
Contact & Links
- E-mail: jjanzer@reinhartlaw.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.reinhartlaw.com/people/jerome-janzer/
Location
- 1000 North Water Street, Suite 1700
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Languages
- English
Education
- Marquette University, graduated 1979
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin
Headquarters:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
100 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Real Estate Law, Milwaukee (2021)
- Corporate Law, Milwaukee (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
Special Focus:
- Commercial
- Construction
- Corporate
- Development
- Finance
- Industrial
- Land Use
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Office Buildings
- Residential
- Tax Certiorari
- TIFF
- Transactions
Publications
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