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John Fischer is a partner in Drinker Biddle's Real Estate Practice Group concentrating his practice in representing real estate developers and lenders in commercial projects. John practices in the firm's Berwyn office.
Real Estate Development. John has represented developers in all aspects of the real estate project from the planning stage, including the permitting process, up to and including leasing and ultimate sale of the project. John represents the second largest Philadelphia area office building developer. He has assisted this client in the development of five major office parks. In the course of these developments he has represented the company in negotiating construction loans with major Philadelphia area commercial banks and permanent loans with insurance companies and pension funds. He has also been involved in obtaining permits and approvals for these projects and has appeared before township zoning boards, planning commissions and boards of supervisors. John also represents several smaller developers in office, office/flex and warehouse construction, primarily in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Financing. John has devoted a good portion of his practice to representing several area commercial banks in construction and mini-perm financing for the development of office, commercial and residential projects. He has also represented permanent lenders, both local and out-of-state, in providing long-term financing for the same types of projects. In addition to Pennsylvania, John has closed commercial real estate loans involving projects located in at least 20 other states.
Corporations. One of John's motivations in moving to the western suburbs was to provide better real estate service for corporate clients headquartered in the suburban communities. John now provides real estate services for a variety of large and mid-size companies, including a major distributor of scientific equipment and one of the principal investment capital firms in the Philadelphia area. Over the past two years he has represented four corporations in developing and constructing new world headquarters buildings.
Workouts. As the real estate market declined, John became more involved in real estate restructurings and workouts. John has represented area commercial banks in restructuring and/or foreclosing construction loans on residential and commercial projects. He has also developed experience in representing borrowers who are faced with the necessity of renegotiating their construction and permanent loans in a down economic cycle.
Personal. John has lectured for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and has served two terms on the Executive Committee of the Real Estate Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He has been a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks. John is active in youth sports programs, Boy Scouts and civic and educational projects in Radnor Township. | 