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Dennis D. Kiely

Dennis Kiely is partner in the firm's Real Estate practice. He focuses on the acquisition, disposition, financing, joint venturing, leasing, and development of domestic and international real estate interests. His clients include US and non-US corporations, funds, real estate investment trusts, insurance companies, commercial and investment banks, non-bank lenders, and private developers. Dennis has experience in debt and equity transactions in the hospitality, office, retail, multifamily, industrial, telecommunications, sports, and specialty real estate sectors. He has advised clients on the structuring, formation, and governance of real estate funds and joint ventures, and the real property aspects of real estate transactions. His financing work includes secured and unsecured, traditional and securitized debt and preferred equity transactions. He also has experience with distressed situations, workouts, foreclosures and the arbitration and litigation of real property disputes.

Prior to joining the firm, Dennis was counsel at an international law firm in New York.

  • Chair, Real Estate Financing Group, American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law
  • Fellow-Elect, American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA)
  • Member, Urban Land Institute (ULI), Global Exchange Council
  • Member, Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC)
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Presenter, “Current Trends in U.S. Real Estate Transactions,” K&L Gates Webinar (January 2024)
  • Presenter, “Cross-Border Real Estate Transactions: Current U.S. Trends and Key Considerations for Overseas Investors,” K&L Gates Webinar (September 2023)
  • Moderator, “When the Plan Goes Awry: Making the Best of Mortgage Modifications,” ABA Real Property, Trusts and Estates Section Spring National Conference (May 2023)
  • Presenter, “Trouble at the Park Hotel: The Fictional Challenges of a Luxury Hotel Struggling to Stay Afloat and Avoid Foreclosure During a Global Pandemic,” ABA 33rd Annual RPTE Conference (April 2021)
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