Introduction
Jennifer advises her clients in all aspects of the real estate transaction structure. She represents purchasers and sellers, landlords and tenants, borrowers and lenders, and commercial developers.
My focus
As a real estate attorney, I focus my practice in the area of acquisitions, dispositions, financing, and leasing of commercial real property. I have experience representing real estate investment trusts with regard to all matters involving the real estate transaction structure, including complex acquisitions often involving large portfolios of properties; structuring and negotiating sale-leaseback transactions involving retail, office, industrial, and medical properties; due diligence, including review and analysis of environmental, zoning, and property condition issues; dispositions; and financing.
Looking ahead
The pandemic has significantly impacted the use of real estate and the risk calculation of businesses operating in brick and mortar locations. Savvy landlords and tenants are taking lessons learned from the pandemic into account in structuring and negotiating real estate transactions.
In the news
- Affordable Housing Finance
L+M Cos. announces strategic partnership with investment firm
June 17, 2025The following article mentions NP for representing Sixth Street Partners in its investment in affordable housing and mixed-income housing developer L+M Cos. The NP team is led by Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice group leader Chris Froeb of Boston and partner Joe Lynch of New York City; counsel Christina Ricotta of Boston, Josie Morris of New York City, and Ninteretse Jean Pierre and Jennifer Berrios of Rochester; associates Ali Sisson, Nick Chaves and Talia Burghard of Boston, and Nick Enriquez and Erica Thompson of New York City; and paralegal Brian Murphy of New York City.
- The Deal
Sixth Street invests in housing developer L+M
June 13, 2025The following article mentions NP for representing Sixth Street Partners in its investment in affordable housing and mixed-income housing developer L+M Cos. The NP team is led by Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice group leader Chris Froeb of Boston and partner Joe Lynch of New York City; counsel Christina Ricotta of Boston, Josie Morris of New York City, and Ninteretse Jean Pierre and Jennifer Berrios of Rochester; associates Ali Sisson, Nick Chaves and Talia Burghard of Boston, and Nick Enriquez and Erica Thompson of New York City; and paralegal Brian Murphy of New York City.
- Law360
Three firms help Sixth Street partner with housing developer
June 12, 2025The following article mentions NP for representing Sixth Street Partners in its investment in affordable housing and mixed-income housing developer L+M Cos. The NP team is led by Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice group leader Chris Froeb of Boston and partner Joe Lynch of New York City; counsel Christina Ricotta of Boston, Josie Morris of New York City, and Ninteretse Jean Pierre and Jennifer Berrios of Rochester; associates Ali Sisson, Nick Chaves and Talia Burghard of Boston, and Nick Enriquez and Erica Thompson of New York City; and paralegal Brian Murphy of New York City.
- New York Real Estate Journal
Merchants Capital provides $348M in Fannie Mae financing for rehabilitation of 87 Brooklyn NYCHA properties
Feb 15, 2024This article, which covers developers securing $348 million in financing to rehab 87 New York City Housing Authority buildings in Brooklyn, mentions NP as one of the organizations that advised on the transaction—representing a developer joint venture of BRP Companies, Fairstead, and Urbane. The NP team was led by New York City Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Meghan Altidor, and included Strategic Policy Advisor and AHRE deputy practice leader Deborah VanAmerongen, partners Dana Roper of Washington, DC and Darren Miller of Rochester, Rochester counsel Jennifer Berrios, New York City associates Jeremy Busch and Avery Ryou, and New York City senior paralegal Pam Villacis and paralegal Brian Murphy, all of the AHRE practice.
Admitted to practice
New York
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
Gettysburg College, B.A.
Professional activities
- Monroe County Bar Association, Member
Recognition
- Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 in the field of Real Estate Law
- Rochester, NY Super Lawyers "Rising Star", 2015–2020
- Recipient of Top Women in Law Award in 2014
Insights And Happenings
View AllProfessionals in the Practice Area
View AllChristopher R. Froeb
Partner / Practice Group Leader, Real Estate & Affordable Housing- Boston
- Office:+1 617.345.1137
- cfroeb@nixonpeabody.com
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Colette A. Dafoe
Partner / Industry Strategy Partner- Washington DC
- Office:+1 202.585.8393
- cdafoe@nixonpeabody.com
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Ian T. O'Banion
Partner / AIA / LEED®AP- San Francisco
- Office:+1 415.984.8313
- iobanion@nixonpeabody.com
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