John Mercer serves as the chair of the firm’s Financial Services & Real Estate Section. He has extensive experience with the acquisition, financing, leasing and development of commercial real estate throughout the Mid-Atlantic and other parts of the United States. John has assisted regional and national landlords and tenants with the negotiation and preparation of complex office, retail and industrial leases on a regular basis. He serves as outside real estate counsel for several publicly traded companies.
John Mercer serves as the chair of the firm’s Financial Services & Real Estate Section. He has extensive experience with the acquisition, financing, leasing and development of commercial real estate throughout the Mid-Atlantic and other parts of the United States. John has assisted regional and national landlords and tenants with the negotiation and preparation of complex office, retail and industrial leases on a regular basis. He serves as outside real estate counsel for several publicly traded companies.
John has published numerous articles and conducted seminars on commercial real estate and financing topics. He is a member of the Commercial Leasing Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the American Bar Association, and is former vice-chair of the ABA’s Office Leasing Subcommittee. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and a past president of the Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate, where he serves on the board of directors. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America© (2008-present) and was named the Best Lawyers’® 2011 Richmond Real Estate "Lawyer of the Year." He has been named to Virginia Business magazine’s list of “Legal Elite” (2010-2017, 2008 and 2020), listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine (2012-present, 2009) and included in Chambers USA (2015-present, 2008-2010). In addition, Martindale-Hubbell has rated John an AV attorney, its highest rating available.
John received his Juris Doctor degree in 1985 from Vermont Law School, where he was editor of the Vermont Legal Research Group, a member of the Moot Court Advisory Board and a contributing writer to the Vermont Law School Forum. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. John is a member of the Richmond, Virginia and Connecticut bar associations.
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12.01.2020
61 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite for 2020
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08.20.2020
116 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©; Most Total Lawyers in Virginia
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05.07.2020
35 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 13 Named 2020 Rising Stars
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04.28.2020
29 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 11 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2020
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08.15.2019
119 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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04.25.2019
30 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 12 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2019
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04.10.2019
47 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 17 Named 2019 Rising Stars
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02.25.2019
Legislation Signed in Response to Virginia Supreme Court’s Game Place Decision
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08.15.2018
110 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in Latest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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07.26.2018
Williams Mullen Announces Qualified Opportunity Zones Resource Page
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05.03.2018
29 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 12 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2018 Guide
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04.18.2018
53 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 20 Named 2018 Rising Stars
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12.01.2017
46 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine's 2017 'Legal Elite'
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08.14.2017
114 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2018
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05.26.2017
32 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 12 Practice Areas Recognized by Chambers USA for 2017
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04.14.2017
54 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 21 Named 2017 Rising Stars
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12.07.2016
50 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business magazine’s 2016 ‘Legal Elite’
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08.15.2016
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2017 Best Lawyers in America
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06.02.2016
26 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 11 Practice Areas Recognized by Chambers USA for 2016
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02.17.2016
56 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers; 22 Named 2016 Rising Stars
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12.09.2015
50 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business magazine’s 2015 ‘Legal Elite’
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08.17.2015
106 Williams Mullen Attorneys named 2016 Best Lawyers in America
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04.02.2015
Williams Mullen Announces Additional Leadership Changes
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12.01.2014
Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business magazine’s 2014 “Legal Elite”
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08.18.2014
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2015 Best Lawyers in America
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06.20.2014
Williams Mullen Virginia Attorneys Named 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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12.04.2013
Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business magazine’s 2013 “Legal Elite”
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06.21.2013
Williams Mullen Virginia Attorneys Named 2013 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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12.03.2012
Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2012 Virginia “Legal Elite”
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09.13.2012
104 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2013 Best Lawyers in America
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06.19.2012
Ninety-Five Virginia Williams Mullen Attorneys Recognized by “Super Lawyers” for 2012
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06.01.2012
Not All Surveys are Created Equal – The Benefit and Uses of an ALTA Survey
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12.01.2011
Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2011 Virginia “Legal Elite”
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09.29.2011
Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2012 Best Lawyers in America
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08.10.2011
Final Rules Published to Implement Dodd-Frank Requirements for Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing
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08.08.2011
Final Rules Published to Implement Dodd-Frank Requirements for Risk-Based Pricing Notices
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08.02.2011
Dodd-Frank: President Obama Announces his Nomination for Director of the CFPB
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12.02.2010
Seventy-two Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2010 "Legal Elite"
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10.22.2010
Best Lawyers’ names Five Williams Mullen Attorneys as Best Lawyers’ 2011 Lawyers of the Year
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08.06.2010
Ninety-Eight Williams Mullen Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America" 2011
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06.11.2010
Williams Mullen Recognized as a Leader in Business Law in 2010 by Chambers USA
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03.01.2010
2010 Real Estate Industry Virginia Legislative Summary
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07.30.2009
Eighty-five Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America" 2010
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06.25.2009
2009 Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
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06.12.2009
Williams Mullen Recognized as a Leader in Business Law by Chambers USA
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12.05.2008
Eighty-one Williams Mullen Attorneys Named “Legal Elite” in Virginia
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09.17.2008
Eighty-one Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America 2009"
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06.18.2008
Chambers USA Recognizes Williams Mullen as a Leader in Business Law
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09.26.2019
CLE Day
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04.24.2018
CRE Lending Forum - Risk Management Association, Richmond Chapter
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10.07.2014
Seminar: Managing Risk and Legal Issues in the Education Sector