Wendy L. Bendersky

Founding Partner

Wendy is a seasoned real estate attorney focusing exclusively on commercial leasing transactions. She counsels national and regional landlords and tenants in the drafting and negotiation of retail, office and industrial leases and ancillary related documents, for space in regional shopping centers, lifestyle centers, and mixed‐used projects across the country. During her more than 3 decades 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 enables her to navigate both sides of any lease transaction to a swift and successful conclusion for all parties involved, while protecting her clients’ interests and business objectives.

Most recently, Wendy has handled the leasing for several ground-up development and redevelopment projects in various states on behalf of privately held and publicly traded Landlords, with various national tenants such as Vuori, Starbucks, lululemon, J.Crew, Gap Brands, Dave & Busters, Ross Dress for Less, Whole Foods, Planet Fitness, Travis Mathew, Hoka, Parachute Home, Allbirds, Alo Yoga, Tiffany, Chase Bank, Sola Salons, Salon Republic, PetSmart and Five Below.

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.

Wendy received her J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 1993 and her B.A. from Northwestern University in 1989. She is admitted to practice in Illinois and California.