Strategic legal guidance for developers, institutions, and public entities across the United States.
James I. Kennedy Law Group is a real estate and corporate advisory firm based in Media, Pennsylvania. Founded by James I. Kennedy, the firm brings over 18 years of experience to commercial real estate transactions, public-private partnerships, and outside general counsel engagements.
Having served as a partner at a major law firm and in-house as a General Counsel, Mr. Kennedy offers a perspective that few attorneys can match. He understands the legal, financial, and operational dimensions of every deal, and he builds solutions that account for all three.
The firm serves developers, colleges and universities, municipalities, and private companies throughout the continental United States.
Counsel for the acquisition, development, and financing of multi-family, office, and mixed-use properties. The firm handles every phase of a transaction, from deal structuring through closing.
Representing colleges, universities, and developers in the structuring and financing of on-campus housing projects. Mr. Kennedy has supervised over $1 billion in student housing development at approximately 15 institutions nationwide.
Senior-level legal guidance for companies that need a trusted advisor without the cost of a full-time hire. The firm provides ongoing strategic counsel across corporate, transactional, and regulatory matters.
Advising public entities and private clients on incentive transactions, corporate relocations, and facility expansions. The firm helps clients navigate government programs designed to support growth and development.
Mr. Kennedy has represented student-housing developers in projects totaling over $1 billion in total development costs, serving universities and colleges across the United States.
His work includes advising an industry-leading developer and operator on more than $1 billion in long-term public-private partnerships, covering the development, management, operation, and financing of nearly 15,000 on-campus student housing beds at approximately 15 institutions of higher education.
James I. Kennedy is the founder and managing partner of the James I. Kennedy Law Group. With over 18 years of experience, he has represented clients in some of the most significant real estate and public-private partnership transactions in the country.
Before founding the firm, Mr. Kennedy served as a partner at a major law firm and held an in-house General Counsel role, giving him a rare combination of outside counsel rigor and in-house business acumen.
Mr. Kennedy served in the United States Marine Corps. He lives in Springfield, Pennsylvania with his wife Jaclyn and their four children.
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