Kenneth J. Friedman is a partner in the Finance Practice Group in Haynes and Boone’s New York office. Kenneth’s practice focuses on real estate law and finance. He has broad experience in all aspects of real estate finance matters, having represented institutional lenders in single property and multi-state financing transactions, securitized loans, construction loans, mezzanine financing transactions and joint venture investments; property owners in acquisitions, sales and development transactions; landlords and tenants in commercial leases; and secured creditors in debt restructurings and the exercise of remedies, including UCC foreclosures and prearranged bankruptcy proceedings.

Kenneth has extensive experience in development and redevelopment transactions generally and has represented institutional investors in senior and mezzanine construction financing transactions. Representative transactions include high-rise condominium projects, office developments, multi-family projects, regional mall transactions and land development deals throughout the country, including Florida, California, Texas, Nevada, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. He has also represented developers in acquisition and development transactions, leasing transactions, construction matters and broadcast facilities.

Kenneth is an adjunct-faculty professor of law at Fordham University Law School and a frequent speaker at industry conferences on mezzanine finance and joint venture transactions.

Memberships

• New York State Bar Association: Real Property and Business Law Sections
• American Bar Association
• The League Treatment Center, Board of Directors