John L. Allen joined Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP as a partner in January, 2006 after nearly twenty years as a member of Shanley, Sweeney, Reilly & Allen, P.C. His areas of expertise include commercial and residentialreal estate financing, including construction loan financing and securitized financing for both borrowers and lenders; commercial leasing, including shopping centers and office buildings for landlords and tenants; and commercial real estate acquisitions, including land assemblages, and sales, including tax-deferred exchanges.

Representative Accomplishments

• Represented borrowers in2009 and 2010 on loan transactions totaling more than $56.2 million.
• Negotiated leases and related agreements on behalf of landlords in shopping centers and office parks in New York and Massachusetts.
• Servedas lender's counsel in financing totaling more than $63.3 million in 2009 and 2010.
• Drafted multiple operating agreements to permit mezzanine financing in the ownership for shopping centers and other commercial properties.

Affiliations
Professional
Mr. Allen is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. He is a member of the New York State and Albany County Bar Associations and has lectured on commercial real estate matters for continuing legal education programs. Mr. Allen also wrote a column on real estate for the Capital District Business Review for nine years.

Community
Mr. Allen has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Early Childhood Education Center, a pre-school program for children with special needs, since 1992. He is also a member of the Board of Associate Trustees of Siena College and Siena’s Saints Alive! Advisory Counsel. Since 1971, he has served as an Admissions Volunteer for Haverford College. He is also a former member of the Siena College Board of Associate Trustees and the Wildwood Programs, Inc. Board of Directors.