Wendy L. Bendersky

Founding Partner

Wendy is a seasoned real estate attorney focusing exclusively on commercial leasing transactions. She represents both landlords and tenants in the drafting and negotiation of retail, office and industrial leases and related documents, such as lease guaranties, SNDAs, amendments and assignment agreements, for space in regional shopping centers, lifestyle centers, and mixed-used projects across the country. During her 22 years of practice, Wendy has developed significant relationships with many national retail tenants and their counsel which allows her to efficiently and effectively conclude lease transactions on behalf of landlords. However, her work on behalf of both landlords and tenants allows her to navigate both sides of any lease transaction to a successful conclusion for all parties involved.

Wendy is consistently able to finalize lease transactions while maintaining strong relationships with her clients and her counterparts. She has successfully completed leases on behalf of landlords with the following tenants: CVS, Men’s Wearhouse, Barnes & Noble, The Container Store, Trader Joe’s, Z Gallerie, lululemon athletica, True Foods Kitchen, Kiko Milano, Pinkberry, Five Below and Five Guys Burgers and Fries. She also successfully represents several national big box tenants in the preparation and negotiation of their leases and related documents for space across the country.

Before founding Strategic Leasing Law Group, Wendy was a partner at Neal, Gerber Eisenberg in the Commercial Leasing Group representing both landlords and tenants in a wide variety of leasing transactions for properties across the country. Wendy began her career as a general real estate attorney practicing in San Francisco, California, most recently with Coblentz, Patch, Duffy and Bass.

Education: George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1993), Northwestern University (B.A., 1989)

Bar Admissions: California, 1993. Illinois, 1999.