Adena Herskovitz

Adena Herskovitz is a Philadelphia real estate attorney who represents local and national businesses, nonprofits, entrepreneurs, developers, owners, and tenants. Her practice includes due diligence, leasing, acquisitions and sales, construction and design contracts, financing and refinancing, loan modifications, 1031 exchanges, land transfers, and related agreements. She handles matters ranging from straightforward negotiations to multistate commercial transactions and helps clients identify priorities before documenting and completing a deal.

Adena earned her J.D. from Yale Law School in 2004 and a B.A. magna cum laude from Williams College in 1998. She is admitted in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Her legal education supports a practice requiring careful contract drafting, transaction structure, title and property analysis, financing review, and coordination among multiple parties. She combines legal analysis with a practical approach to moving commercial real estate transactions from initial planning through closing and post-closing obligations.

Adena serves as leasing counsel for a convenience store chain and as general real estate counsel to a cold storage warehousing company. She regularly collaborates with other counsel to identify and resolve issues that can affect a transaction. Her experience includes projects in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and numerous other states. Her work often requires coordinating leasing, finance, construction, land-transfer, and documentation issues so clients can complete transactions while accounting for future business needs.

Adena Herskovitz has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law from 2024 through 2026 and was ranked in the 2026 Legal 500 Philadelphia Elite for Real Estate. She also provides pro bono legal services to nonprofits serving vulnerable communities and serves on the board of Regional Housing Legal Services. Her practice combines commercial real estate experience, multistate transaction work, practical deal management, professional recognition, and community-focused legal service.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Board Member, Regional Housing Legal Services

Licensed State

• Pennsylvania
• Connecticut

Education

• Yale Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Williams College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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