Ken Antell is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group at Dunn Carney. His practice focuses on commercial real estate purchase, sale, financing, and leasing transactions. Ken also has extensive experience in development, construction, and entity structuring in real property transactions. During his 26 years of practice, Ken has represented buyers, sellers and other stake holders in numerous transactions involving shopping centers, office buildings, industrial, and multi-family properties. Ken’s practice is national in scope. Notably, he has served as lead counsel for Retail Opportunity Investments Corporation, a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust, in its acquisition of ten (10) shopping center properties in Oregon, Washington and California during the past year.
Ken has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in Real Estate, from 2004 through 2012. Ken has also been recognized in the Chambers and Partners USA survey of America’s Leading Business Lawyers as a top Real Estate attorney in Oregon each year from 2003 through 2011. His peers and industry executives described him as “technically first-rate.” From 2006 through 2011, Ken has been selected for inclusion in Oregon Super Lawyers in Real Estate. He also received the 2004 Bill Roberts Memorial Award for Outstanding Member of the Year by the Building Owners and Managers Association of Portland (BOMA) for which he serves as a member of the Board of Directors.
Bar Admissions
- Oregon, 1986
- Washington, 1993
- U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1988
Education
- University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 1986
- University of Michigan, B.A., 1981
Representative Clients
- Providence Health & Services – Oregon
- Retail Opportunity Investments Corporation
- Kimco Realty Corporation
- Regency Centers
- Powell Development Company
- Spring Capital Group
Classes/Seminars Taught
- Numerous presentations to attorneys and real estate professionals regarding commercial leasing, financing and real estate purchase and sale transactions
Professional Associations
- Multnomah Bar Association
- Oregon State Bar
- Washington State Bar
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- Building Owners and Managers Association, Board Member 2003-present
Pro Bono Activities
- Uniform Civil Jury Instructions, Oregon State Bar, 1997-2000
- Classroom Law Project Judge, 1990-1996
- Oregon State Bar Fee Arbitration Program Arbitrator
