Meet James I. Kennedy
Founder James I. Kennedy has over 24 years’ experience as a real estate attorney having served as a partner in a major law firm and in-house as a General Counsel for 2 national real estate firms. Mr. Kennedy has represented clients involved in numerous commercial real estate transactions, student housing projects, attainable housing projects and public-private partnerships, including representing colleges, universities and developers in connection with on- campus real estate projects, representing municipalities in connection with storm water infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
Mr. Kennedy has personally supervised an interdisciplinary team of attorneys, investment bankers, and consultants in connection with the acquisition, development and financing of numerous multi-family properties, office and student housing projects, as well as the privatization and subsequent redevelopment, management, construction, and renovation of student housing facilities and military family housing facilities at various universities and military installations throughout the continental United States.
Mr. Kennedy has represented student-housing developers in projects totaling over $3,000,000,000 in total development costs. The projects serve universities and colleges across the United States.
In addition, Mr. Kennedy routinely acts as an outside General Counsel for several companies and worked on significant economic development incentive transactions for public entities and private clients. As a legal advisor, he has also assisted corporate clients looking to relocate or expand corporate operations as well as local governments developing incentive packages for prospective private industry clients.
Mr. Kennedy lives in Springfield, Pennsylvania with his wife Jaclyn and their four children. Mr. Kennedy served in the United States Marine Corps.
