Focus Areas
- Business-Related Intellectual Property Services
- Business Services
- Economic Development
- Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
- Finance
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Land Use and Zoning
- Lender Services
- Manufacturing
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Public and Structured Finance
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Development and Finance
- Telecommunications and Right-Of-Way
- Public Law
- Cannabis Law
Education
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D.
- Trinity College School of Law
- Miami University, B.A.
Licensed to Practice
- Ohio
Overview
Kevin is the administrative partner of Walter Haverfield and a partner in the firm’s Business Services Group. His experience includes representing public and private companies on major real estate transactions including construction, development, financing, leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, exchanges, zoning, and entitlements. Kevin’s practice also focuses on negotiating acquisitions, dispositions, buyouts, and joint ventures and advises on structuring transactions and corporate governance matters. In addition, Kevin regularly represents financial institutions and corporate borrowers in connection with commercial loan transactions.
Additionally, Kevin is knowledgeable in representing marijuana business owners, individuals looking to enter the legal cannabis industry, and clients looking to effect change in marijuana laws and regulations.
Experience
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- Represented a regional port authority in connection with fixed-rate financing, structured leasing and infrastructure financing
- Represented New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-listed banks, leading global investment banks, asset management firms, and life insurance companies on commercial loans, including whole loans, mezzanine loans and bridge loans
- Represented a regional mutual bank on commercial loan transactions
- Represented a private developer in connection with the formation of a real estate private equity fund
MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & JOINT VENTURES
- Represented one of the largest shopping center Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in the United States in connection with portfolio shopping center divestitures, outlet sales, site assemblage and acquisition/development projects, easements with covenants and restrictions (ECRs), joint ventures and unwinds, and various financing transactions
- Counseled a global chemical company in connection with the sale of legacy properties, leasing matters and the acquisition and development of manufacturing, processing and warehousing facilities
- Represented a NYSE-listed REIT in the acquisition of a national self-storage portfolio
- Represented various joint ventures in the negotiation of joint venture and operating agreements
REAL ESTATE
- Counseled a private developer in the acquisition, development, financing, and leasing of a residential, retail, entertainment and lifestyle center known as Pinecrest
- Represented developers in connection with New Markets and Historic Tax Credits
- Represented the owner of the Flats East project in Cleveland
- Represented private developer in the preparation of a portfolio of 22 regional shopping centers for sale
- Represented a public company in plant acquisitions and sales of plants in the following states: Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, and in the following foreign jurisdictions: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, England, France, Mexico, Slovenia, South Africa, and Venezuela
TELECOMMUNICATIONS & RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Represented several national NYSE-listed cellular service providers in the preparation and negotiation of cell tower leases in the Midwest
Recognition
- Selected for inclusion in Irish Legal 100, 2022
- Recognized by Best Lawyers©, 2022
- Selected for inclusion to Ohio Super Lawyers list, 2014-22
- Recognized in Crain’s Cleveland Business Forty Under 40, 2014
- Ohio Super Lawyers Honors Nearly 20 Percent of Walter | Haverfield Attorneys
- Nearly Half of All Walter | Haverfield Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers®
- Nearly Half of All Walter | Haverfield Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers®
Articles
- Ohio’s marijuana program slow to metamorphize
- Improve your chances of obtaining a medical marijuana business license
- Intense competition for state-issued medical marijuana licenses necessitates advance preparation
Presentations
- “Real Estate & Cannabis: Financial Opportunity or Unmanageable Risk?” International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference, 2018
- Medical Marijuana Seminar, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 2017
- “Exploring Public Easements, Utility Easements and Rights-of-Way,” HalfMoon Education Inc. seminar, 2013
Associations
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
- Public Affairs Chair, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties of Ohio
- Member, International Council of Shopping Centers
- Member, St. Ignatius High School Alumni Association
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