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Richard W. Kessler: Lawyer with Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

Richard W. Kessler

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Philadelphia,  PA  U.S.A.
Phone215-751-2037

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 5.0/5.0
AV® Preeminent

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Practice Areas

  • Business Services
  • Finance
  • Real Estate Lending
  • Real Estate Transactions
 
University Colgate University, B.A., 1969
 
Law SchoolUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1973
 
Admitted1973, Pennsylvania
 
LanguagesFrench
 
Born1948
 
Biography

Mr. Kessler is a member of the Firm's Executive Committee and chairs the Firm's Real Estate Lending and Transactions practice groups. He handles all phases of commercial real estate and property law, including acquisition, sale, construction and permanent financing, development, leasing and management of real estate, construction contracts and related corporate and partnership matters. He represents owners and developers, landlords and tenants, buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, contractors and subcontractors. Clients include a real estate investment trust and its affiliates, a national retailer, banks, mortgage companies, business parks and insurance companies, some of which are publicly traded.

Areas Of Experience

Loan Transactions,

Mr. Kessler has represented numerous lenders in connection with construction and permanent financing, including representing a consortium of lenders with respect to a $50 million loan for the construction of a high-rise condominium/hotel in Atlantic City, the workout of the defaulted loan and resulting litigation.

Real Estate Transactions,

Mr. Kessler has represented a real estate investment trust and its affiliates in connection with the acquisition and sale of multimillion-dollar portfolios of properties in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Florida.

Leasing Transactions,

Mr. Kessler has represented a real estate investment trust and its affiliates and a national retailer, both as landlord and tenant, in leasing millions of square feet of commercial office, flex, retail and industrial space, including in high-rise office buildings and suburban business campuses.

Clerkships

·, Harry A. Takiff, Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia

Professional Affiliations

·, American Bar Association, Member

· Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member

· Philadelphia Bar Association, Member

Other Distinctions

·, Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®

· Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for real estate law, 2010-2012

· Named a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer" for real estate law, 2006-2011

News

09/19/2011, Sixty-Eight Schnader Attorneys Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®

09/01/2011, Thirty Schnader Attorneys Recognized as "The Best Lawyers in America" for 2012

05/27/2011, Super Lawyers Recognizes Many Schnader Attorneys in 2011

08/04/2010, Thirty-Two Schnader Attorneys Recognized as "Best Lawyers in America" for 2011

01/01/2010, Super Lawyers Recognizes Many Schnader Attorneys in 2010

05/27/2009, Many Schnader Attorneys Honored as 2009 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

09/18/2007, Many Schnader Attorneys are 2007 Super Lawyers, 2008 Best Lawyers

05/29/2007, Twenty-Seven Schnader Attorneys Named 2007 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

07/20/2006, Thirty-Five Schnader Attorneys Are 2006 Super Lawyers

05/31/2006, Thirty-Three Schnader Attorneys Honored as 'Pennsylvania Super Lawyers'

 
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Richard W. Kessler
Schnader Harrison
Segal & Lewis LLP

1600 Market Street, Suite 3600
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7286




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