Jean Yin Crews

Representative Matters

• Represented Marriott International as tenant in the development and leasing of a new headquarters site in downtown Bethesda, Maryland, including an office building and flagship hotel. Served as a key member of a team, leading negotiations and drafting deal documents in all aspects of the transaction, including construction, development, and leasing
• Represented Fannie Mae as tenant in the development and leasing of a new headquarters building in downtown Washington, DC, totaling over 700,000 square feet. Served as a key member of a team that led negotiations and drafted deal documents for Fannie Mae, in all aspects of the transaction, including construction, development, and leasing. This transaction was a finalist for the Washington Business Journal's "Best Real Estate Deal of the Year" in 2015
• Represented Fannie Mae as tenant in the development and leasing of a new office location in Plano, Texas, consolidating three Dallas-area offices into a roughly 330,000 square foot property developed to meet Fannie Mae's specifications. This transaction was named "Best Office Lease" of 2015 by D Magazine, a Dallas news and lifestyle magazine
• Represented a developer in the redevelopment of a multi-block property in Washington, DC into a mixed-use building with underground parking, street-front retail, and residential units. Served as a key member of a team that created a condominium regime for the development, and negotiated and secured construction financing and additional private investment
• Represented an individual with significant holdings in ground-leased properties across Maryland and Virginia, handling purchases (in some cases utilizing like-kind exchanges), sales, financings, and tenant matters
• Represented an investment management group in the purchase and financing of a retail shopping plaza in Fairfax County, Virginia, involving a land condominium regime
• Represented a private investment group in the purchase of an office building in Washington, DC, secured by senior and mezzanine financing

Education

• J.D. University of Pennsylvania Law School 2012
• • Certificate in Business and Public Policy, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 2012
  • Senior editor, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
  • Communications editor, RegBlog
• A.B. Economics Princeton University 2007

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Virginia

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Co-chair, Washington DC, Women Attorneys at Venable (WAVe)
• Participant, 2017 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder Program
• Former member, Venable Recruiting and Hiring Program
• Former coordinator, Venable Summer Associate Program

• The Best Lawyers in America
  • Real Estate Law, 2027
  • Ones to Watch, 2021 – 2026

Volunteerism

• Alumni class officer, Class of 2007, Princeton University
• Alumni interviewer, Office of Admissions, Princeton University