Jodi Rich

Practice Areas

Banking & Commercial Finance; Real Estate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Business Law; Real Estate; Leasing & Hospitality; Health Care; Health Care Business Transactions; Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality; Health Care & Regulated Industries; Behavioral Health; Tax-Free Exchanges, Tax Planning, & Economic Development Incentives; Real Estate Industry

Career

With more than 20 years of experience in real estate law, Jodi assists clients with matters involving all types of commercial properties with a particular focus on addressing the legal needs of clients in the retail, restaurant, and hospitality industries. She represents a wide variety of clients in commercial real estate transactions, including buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, borrowers, and lenders in the acquisition, sale, development, leasing, and financing of commercial properties.

Taking the time to understand the intricacies of her clients’ businesses, Jodi has particular skill representing restaurant clients in complex real estate matters. She represents both franchisors and restaurant entrepreneurs.

Jodi has experience representing clients with a diverse range of commercial properties, including shopping centers, apartment complexes, and skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. She has extensive experience with 1031 exchanges, has negotiated transactions involving distressed and contaminated properties, and has navigated deals with creditor rights issues. Recognized for her talent, Jodi has been named to The Best Lawyers in America© for Real Estate Law every year since 2012.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; Commercial Real Estate Women

Personal

Cleveland Restoration Society (Vice Chair, Board of Trustees)

The Park Synagogue (Board of Trustees)

Education