Jerome M. "Jerry" Janzer

About Jerome

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: Entity formation Capitalization Mergers and acquisitions Corporate governance Succession planning Real estate: Development Financing Land-use planning Zoning Tax incremental financing Leasing Construction and design contracts Accolades 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 Notable Publications 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 Affiliations/Memberships 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 Education J.D., cum laude, Marquette University Law School B.A., Marquette University

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Education

• Marquette University, graduated 1979

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin

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