Valerie Johnston
Valerie Johnston advises clients in all matters of commercial real estate and focuses her practice on the acquisition, disposition, development, and financing of hotels.
Valerie has experience negotiating hotel management agreements, purchase agreements, loan documents, leases and lease amendments, and construction contracts to facilitate development. She also provides general business advice to real estate developers and acts as a conduit to connect developers with potential opportunities and sources of projects and capital.
Valerie was recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in 2021 and 2022, and co-authored "Show Me the Money: Unique Lending Challenges for Contractors" (2020) for the Construction Financial Management Association.
Areas of focus
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- Marquette University Law School, J.D., Managing Editor, Intellectual Property Law Review, 2013
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A., Political Science, High Distinction, 2010
Bar and Court Admissions
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Illinois
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Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Related Employment
- Husch Blackwell LLP, Senior Associate, 2020 – 2022; Associate, 2018 – 2020
- Continental Properties Company, Inc., Menomonee Falls, WI, Staff Attorney, 2015 – 2018
- Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee and Madison, WI, Real Estate Paralegal, 2013 – 2015
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Real Estate Law, 2021 – 2024
Received the Wisconsin Legislative Commendation, 2021
Member of the Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission, Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society, 2020
Impact
Professional Leadership
- National Association of Women in Construction, Chapter 105, Board Member, 2019 – present
- VIA Community Development Corporation, Board Member, 2019 – present