John G. Kelly

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John G. Kelly is a shareholder of the firm and focuses his practice on real property law including commercial real estate financing, acquisitions, sales and leasing.

Mr. Kelly represents investors, lenders and developers in connection with their real estate investments nationwide. This representation has included transactions involving the construction and development of office buildings, shopping centers, hotels, and other investment-grade properties, including the review of due diligence on behalf of both lenders and purchasers.

With respect to leasing, Mr. Kelly represents both landlords and tenants nationwide in substantial office, retail, industrial and government leasing transactions. Mr. Kelly’s lending experience includes the representation of both lenders and borrowers in complex financial transactions secured by real or personal property, including the negotiation of the initial loan documents and advising with respect to workout strategies and foreclosures.

Mr. Kelly’s sales and acquisition experience includes the representation of sellers of large office buildings located throughout Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., representing of purchasers of hotels, and the representation of a purchaser of large tracts of undeveloped land in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia.

Mr. Kelly has regularly contributed to Virginia Builder magazine and has published the following articles: "EPA publishes the final All Appropriate Inquiries Rule" Virginia Builder March 2006, "It's time to remedy problems found in many purchase agreements" Virginia Builder March 2008, "Averting foreclosure with a deed-in-lieu" Virginia Builder May 2009 and also published "Subordination, Non-disturbance and Attornment Agreements in the Current Marketplace" for the 2009 NAIOP Northern Virginia Bus Tour.

Mr. Kelly is actively involved in the community and is on the Board of Directors of Shelter House, Inc. which is a community based non-profit organization dedicated to serving homeless families in Fairfax County, Virginia.  He is also on the Board of Directors of Fellowship Square Foundation, Inc. which is a foundation that devotes itself to providing housing and related services to low and very low income persons through ownership and/or management of housing projects.

John is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Prior to joining Bean, Kinney & Korman, Mr. Kelly practiced at Reed Smith, LLP and Holland & Knight. Mr. Kelly holds an LL.M. in Real Property Development from the University of Miami School of Law and a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law. He received his B.A. in History and Political Science from Virginia Tech.