Joanne Romano
Partner
Joanne Romano has over twenty years of experience in commercial real estate law. During her career she has focused primarily on commercial leasing and the acquisition and sale of real property.
Ms. Romano has been in-house counsel for retail real estate developers as well as various national retailers including Dress Barn and G+G Retail, which operated G+G, Rave, and Rave Girl concepts. Her representation included negotiating leases, subleases, assignments of leases and multi-store acquisitions from companies in bankruptcy. She has extensive experience with lease administrative issues and has designed settlements to resolve lease disputes on behalf of her clients. Her commercial leasing experience has covered a wide range of property types including enclosed regional malls, neighborhood shopping centers, outlet centers and office buildings.
In addition to handling pure leasing matters, Ms. Romano has represented clients in the acquisition of properties with environmental challenges as well as the disposition of properties acquired by the state via eminent domain.
Ms. Romano has also advised her retail clients on matters involving store management, employment practices, brokerage agreements, construction, insurance requirements and the purchase of merchandise from outside the United States.
Education:
J.D.: Pace University School of Law
B.A.: State University of New York at Oneonta
Bar Admission:
The State of New York
Ms. Romano has been in-house counsel for retail real estate developers as well as various national retailers including Dress Barn and G+G Retail, which operated G+G, Rave, and Rave Girl concepts. Her representation included negotiating leases, subleases, assignments of leases and multi-store acquisitions from companies in bankruptcy. She has extensive experience with lease administrative issues and has designed settlements to resolve lease disputes on behalf of her clients. Her commercial leasing experience has covered a wide range of property types including enclosed regional malls, neighborhood shopping centers, outlet centers and office buildings.
In addition to handling pure leasing matters, Ms. Romano has represented clients in the acquisition of properties with environmental challenges as well as the disposition of properties acquired by the state via eminent domain.
Ms. Romano has also advised her retail clients on matters involving store management, employment practices, brokerage agreements, construction, insurance requirements and the purchase of merchandise from outside the United States.
Education:
J.D.: Pace University School of Law
B.A.: State University of New York at Oneonta
Bar Admission:
The State of New York