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Co-chair of the Real Estate Department and a member of the firm’s Management Committee, Meredith J. Kane regularly represents developers, equity investors, institutional and entrepreneurial owners and government agencies in all aspects of development, finance, acquisitions and sales, equity joint ventures, restructuring, leasing and securitization of real estate.
Ms. Kane's experience includes all aspects of the finance and development of complex public/private joint venture projects including:
She has represented Avalon Bay Communities, The Lefrak Organization, Vornado Realty Trust, Time Warner, Inc., Muss Development Company, Daewoo Corporation, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Rockefeller Group Development Corporation, Carnival Corporation, City University of New York, and others in major real property acquisitions, sales, financings and developments.
Ms. Kane has received numerous honors and awards for her work. She was honored as the 2009 Woman of the Year by WX - New York Women Executives in Real Estate, and was named one of the Top 50 Women in Real Estate and one of 25 Current Leaders in the Industry by Real Estate Weekly and The Association of Real Estate Women. Euromoney Legal Media Group named her Best in Real Estate at the 2012 inaugural Americas Women in Business Law Awards and Grid Magazine named her one of the top 10 American women in real estate development. Most recently, Commercial Observer profiled Ms. Kane as part of New York's Most Powerful Real Estate Attorneys, an accompaniment to its 2015 Power 100 list.
Ms. Kane is also cited by multiple legal directories as one of the leading real estate lawyers in the United States. In Chambers USA 2015, sources describe her as "terrific" and a "problem solver." She is recognized for advising Rockefeller Group Development Corporation on the financing and development of the Flushing Commons Project. Ms. Kane is also recognized in Who's Who Legal USA, The Legal 500, The Best Lawyers in America and numerous other peer-review publications. She is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Ms. Kane served as a commissioner of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission from 1995 to 2004. She was a member of the World Trade Center Memorial Center Advisory Committee. She was a lead official from 1985-87 of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development in charge of the planning and development of 8,000 new housing units, and a City Planning official for the City of New Haven from 1977-79 in charge of mixed-use retail and commercial districts. She is a regular speaker at professional forums on real estate development and finance. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Avenue of the Americas Association (Chair, 1999-2007), and is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York, WX-Women Executives in Real Estate, the New York Women's Forum, the ULI-Urban Land Institute, the Forum for Urban Design and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (former Chair, Economic Development Subcommittee). She serves on the boards of several civic and not-for-profit organizations.
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Feb 11, 2016 | Events
Meredith Kane Co-Chairs PLI Seminar on Securitized Commercial Mortgages
Feb 02, 2016 | Publications
Aug 20, 2015 | News
Matthews International Closes Acquisition of Aurora Casket
Jun 08, 2015 | News
Kohlberg Acquires Majority Stake in Sunspire Health
Jun 18, 2015 | Events
Meredith Kane to Moderate Landmarks Law Event at Museum of the City of New York
Jun 09, 2015 | News
Aurora Casket Company to Be Acquired by Matthews International
May 05, 2015 | Publications
Meredith Kane Authors Chapter in The Real Estate Law Review
Nov 04, 2014 | News
Kohlberg Completes Acquisition of PPC Industries
Sep 18, 2014 | News
GI Partners to Acquire Kellermeyer Bergensons Services From Funds Affiliated With Kohlberg & Co.
Aug 15, 2014 | News
Nielsen & Bainbridge Acquires The Home Décor Companies
Jun 30, 2014 | News
Kohlberg Completes Acquisition of Troon Golf
Jun 18, 2014 | Publications
Changes to New York Nonprofit Governance Law Effective July 1, 2014
Mar 25, 2014 | Publications
Meredith Kane Authors Chapter in The Real Estate Law Review
Aug 16, 2013 | Publications
Meredith Kane Quoted in The Real Deal About Hudson Yards Financing
May 06, 2013 | Publications
Meredith Kane Authors Chapter in The Real Estate Law Review
Apr 10, 2013 | News
MTA Closes on Hudson Yards Development Project
Feb 07, 2013 | News
Jonathan Rose Companies Develops Housing and Charter School in Harlem
Dec 04, 2012 | News
MTA's Hudson Yards Commences Construction
Sep 27, 2012 | News
New York Wheel to Build World's Tallest Observation Wheel
Sep 10, 2012 | News
Sloan-Kettering and CUNY to Build New Health Center and Campus for Science and Health Professions
Jul 31, 2012 | News
City of New York and Columbia University to Create Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering
Jul 11, 2012 | News
Thomas Nelson Acquired by HarperCollins
Apr 25, 2012 | News
NYU and New York City Agreement Creates New Applied-Science Research Institute
Jan 04, 2012 | News
Dec 06, 2011 | News
Kohlberg & Company Affiliate Acquires SouthernCare
Nov 03, 2011 | News
HarperCollins Publishers to Acquire Thomas Nelson
Jun 22, 2011 | News
Apollo Closes on Purchase of CKX
May 12, 2011 | News
Apollo to Buy TV Production Company CKx
Apr 30, 2015
Meredith Kane Recognized Among New York’s Most Powerful Real Estate Attorneys
Jan 28, 2015
Meredith Kane Profiled in Commercial Observer’s Power Broker Column
Jun 07, 2013
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