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Joseph E. Puchner / Partner
Professional Experience
Joe Puchner practices in all areas of commercial real estate law, including development, purchase and sale, leasing, financing and land use. He also practices in the areas of international business transactions and specialized immigration law. His recent experience includes:
  • Real estate transactional work related to the establishment of wind farms in central Wisconsin.

  • All aspects of work related to the development of several top-tier industrial parks in southeastern Wisconsin.

  • Representation of ownership on significant redevelopment projects in downtown Milwaukee.

  • Work on development of healthcare facilities, including medical office buildings, research facilities and hospital joint ventures.

  • Assistance with all types of real estate issues related to the establishment of a multistate electricity transmission company.

  • Representation of U.S. and foreign parties on international acquisitions and joint ventures.

  • Representation of numerous NBA basketball players on immigration matters, including applications for U.S. permanent residence.
Education and Honors
  • Stanford Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1986)
  • Marquette University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983)
Bar Admissions
Wisconsin, 1989
California, 1987

Professional Recognition
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2003-present: Real Estate Law).

Listed in Chambers USA® (2004-present: Real Estate).

Selected for inclusion in the 2005-2008, 2010-2011 Wisconsin Super Lawyers® lists (Real Estate Law).

Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated.

Professional and Civic Activities
  • Law Clerk to the Hon. William B. Enright, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1986-1988).

  • State Bar of California (Member).

  • State Bar of Wisconsin (Director, International Practice Section).

  • National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (Member).

  • International Young Lawyers Association (Prix des Anciens Présidents, 1994).

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (Member).

  • U.S. Department of State (Foreign Service Officer, 1990-1991).

  • Stagiaire, Lassez et Associés, Paris (1989).
    Languages
    French
    Portuguese
    Creole (Haiti)

    Selected Presentations/Publications

    Recent Presentations:

    • Things that Go Bump in the Night - 2010 Annual Ethics Seminar, November 12, 2010.
    • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Quarles & Brady Seminar, February 2007
    • Update on Real Estate Cases - Quarles & Brady Seminar, April 2, 2003
    • International E-Commerce - Wisconsin State Bar Annual Convention, May 4, 2001
    • Update on Real Estate Cases - Quarles & Brady Seminar, April 17, 2001
    • U.S. Export Controls - Quarles & Brady Business Law Seminar, March 8, 2001
    • Legal Issues in Immigration - Wisconsin World Trade Center, February 22, 2001
    • Update on New Immigration Laws - Quarles & Brady Client Seminar, February 6, 2001
    • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Client presentations, August 8 and October 11, 2000
    • Update on Real Estate Cases - Quarles & Brady Seminars, May 2 and May 10, 2000
    • Legal Aspects of the EU - Wisconsin Export Trade Conference, September 17, 1999
    • Update on Real Estate Cases - Milwaukee Bar Association, May 17, 1999
    • Immigration Issues for Academic Exchanges - Presentation to UW System, May 7, 1999
    • Legal Issues Seminar - Wisconsin World Trade Center, January 1999
    • The Fundamental Structure of International Law - Corporate Practice Institute, 1998
    • International Licensing Law - MATC, May 7, 1998
    • Technology, Trends and Trade: A Lawyer’s Perspective - South Central Wisconsin World Trade Association, March 1998, and Wisconsin Export Trade Conference, February 1998
    • International Legal Issues - Wisconsin World Trade Center, June 1997
    • The New Immigration Law - Q&B Seminars (Naples and West Palm Beach), June 1997
    • The Internet for International Practitioners - Milwaukee Bar Association, March 1997, and Wisconsin State Bar Seminar, January 1997
    • Keeping the INS out of your Workplace - Quarles & Brady Seminar, February 1997
    • The Legality of International Contracts - Wisconsin Export Trade Conference, 1996
    • Guide to Investment under NAFTA - Wisconsin State Bar, April 1996
    • Foreign Agency and Distributorship Agreements - Madison Int’l Trade Assn, February 1996
    • Export Transactions - Wisconsin State Bar Midwinter Convention, January 1996
    • Doing Business Abroad - Quarles & Brady Closely Held Business Group Seminar, 1995
    • International Stock Options - 33rd Annual AIJA Congress, August 1995
    • Cross Border Security Issues - Quarles & Brady Seminar, July 1995
    • Coming to Terms with GATT - Wisconsin World Trade Center, April 1995

    Recent Writings:

    • Co-author of International Agency and Distribution Agreements (Lexis/Nexis)
    • Annual Revisor of Immigration Chapter in Wisconsin Attorneys Desk Reference
    • Guide to Investment Under NAFTA, April 1999
    • U.S. Report on International Taxation of Stock Options, AIJA 1995 Annual Congress
    • Co author of Quarles & Brady report on GATT
    • Co author of Quarles & Brady report on NAFTA
    • Co author of Foreign Agency Distributorship Agreements: 10 Common Pitfalls, presented at 1995 State Bar Midwinter Convention and World Trade Center Joint Assembly
    • U.S. Report on Environmental Taxation, presented at AIJA Annual Congress, August 1994.
    • Assisted with Quarles & Brady Real Estate Case Compendium for 1992-95