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John G. Gehringer
John G. Gehringer
O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C.
111 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1400
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Phone: 414.276.5000
Fax: 414.276.6581

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John counsels his clients in all areas of real estate development, construction law, and commercial and construction financing: including, property acquisitions and dispositions; commercial, retail, and office leasing; zoning; and land use law. He 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
  • Zoning and Land Use Law
  • Environmental Law and Brownfields Redevelopment

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.
  • 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 paper to build a new facility in one of the first reclaimed brownfields in the State of Wisconsin.
  • Served as counsel for the architectural and engineering design team for the Midwest Airlines 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.

Awards/Distinctions

  • Selected as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in 2005, 2006 and 2009, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® - Construction Law

  • Profiled in the 2008 Construction Law edition published by The Daily Reporter and the Wisconsin Law Journal

Articles/Presentations

  • John has lectured to professional groups on commercial loan workouts, lender liability claims, and brownfields developments.

Community Service

  • Former Director and President of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin
  • Former Director and Past President of the Brookfield Rotary Club
  • Current Director and President of the Elm Grove Community Foundation
  • Current Director of Westmoor Country Club
  • Current Director of Divine Savior Holy Angels High School

Representative Clients

  • Archdiocese of Milwaukee
  • Kohl’s Food Stores, Inc.
  • Insight Development Group
  • MSI General Corporation
  • Journal Sentinel, Inc.
  • HOK Construction Services, Inc.
  • Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
  • First Business Bank, Milwaukee
  • New Plan Excel Realty, Inc.
  • Marcus Corporation
  • Waukesha County
  • Heuler Tile Company
  • Bechtel Corporation

Professional Associations and Affiliations

  • Member, American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry
  • Affiliate Member, American Institute of Architects