Jennifer R. Garner

Jennifer Garner has experience working on local and national matters involving the acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of commercial properties. She drafts and negotiates purchase and sale agreements, financing documents, reciprocal easement and operating agreements, and leases.

A significant portion of her practice includes office, retail and industrial leasing for both landlords and tenants. Jennifer also counsels clients on issues involving leasehold improvements, assignments and subleases, and other issues related to the landlord/tenant relationship, and drafts and negotiates lease related documentation.

Jennifer’s experience includes the representation of:

• A major office building REIT in its nationwide leasing program, including serving as a resource for in-house and outside counsel in addressing all legal issues regarding the negotiation, transfer and enforcement of letters of credit
• Multiple institutional property owners in negotiating office and retail leases and related ownership issues for numerous major office buildings in downtown and suburban Chicago
• Multiple property owners in the leasing and related ownership issues for a number of office and industrial buildings located in the Chicago metropolitan area
  Multiple office building owners in the negotiation of anchor tenant leases
• A major academic medical center in connection with real estate acquisitions and development
• A national insurance company in the acquisition and disposition of multifamily, office and industrial properties
• An institutional retailer in the acquisition and disposition of retail shopping center developments
• A wind farm operator in negotiating and documenting easement and license agreements