Biography of Renee F. Kessel - illinois real estate attorneys, real estate leasing, renee kessel

203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2300

Chicago, Illinois 60601-1213

Telephone 312-641-7144

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Renee F. Kessel

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312-641-7144
312-641-5137

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Practice Areas

	•	Government Contracts and Entitlements
	•	Governmental/Municipal Affairs
	•	Real Estate and Real Estate Financing
	•	TIF (Tax Increment Financing) and Community Development

Representative Matters

	•	Drafted and negotiated numerous retail, office and industrial leases on behalf of both landlords and tenants
	•	Represented developers in numerous real estate transactions
	•	Counsel for major real estate development projects
	•	Represented lender in affordable housing projects
	•	Negotiated major government contracts
	•	Negotiated dispute resolutions in major government contracts
	•	Former Cook County State’s Attorney in Civil Transactions Unit

Professional Activities

	•	Chicago Bar Association
	•	Senior Business Women’s Forum
	•	Past member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and frequent lecturer on real estate leasing issues
	•	Past member of the Chicago Mortgage Attorneys

Education

	•	University of Illinois College of Law, J.D.
	•	University of Illinois, B.S.

Bar Admissions

	•	Supreme Court of Illinois
	•	United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois