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Kenneth C. Foltz, Sr. focuses on assisting a wide range of commercial clients with respect to: property and building sales and acquisitions; industrial, office and residential developments; zoning and planning compliance; mid-to-large scale leases; and loan transactions.
Academics
- Duquesne University (J.D., cum laude, 2001)
- J. Alfred Wilner Award
- Member, Duquesne Law Review
- University of Pittsburgh (B.A., Political Science, Minor in History, Certificate in Eastern European Studies, 1994)
Practice Areas
- Real Estate
- Municipal Law/Public Procurement Law
- Government Relations
- General Corporate and Business Counseling
- Admitted to Practice
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Professional Experience
- General Real Estate Law. Ken has represented various clientele in a broad range of real estate and land use matters, including leasing, acquisition, zoning, land use regulation, and preparation and negotiation of financing/loan documents. Ken has also assisted clients with planned residential community and condominium developments and governance.
- Office and Industrial Park Management Associations. Ken’s experience focuses on the creation office and industrial park associations, which provide for the management, governance and funding of the applicable office or industrial park. He has created various complex office and industrial park associations, customizing each to meet the unique characteristics of the park and park owner’s needs.
- Government Procurement/Competitive Bidding Law. His experience focuses on advising clients on compliance with government competitive bidding requirements and alternative procurement methods. Ken has advised and directed clients on many complex procurement projects. Examples of such projects include: complex construction manager at risk with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) project; design/bid/build contract for a multimillion-dollar construction project; creation of DBE/MBE/WBE participation programs; and the creation of bidder pre-qualification programs.
- Government Relations. Ken has represented clients in relation to matters such as obtaining government contracts, legislative action, and regulatory compliance. Ken was successful in obtaining passage of legislation to create the Pittsburgh Parking Court.
- Economic Development and Transportation Director, U.S. Congressman Mike Doyle. From 1995 through 2001, Ken was instrumental in the structuring of multiple multimillion-dollar development projects, including brownfield redevelopments, business relocations and expansions and high-technology business/university collaborations. His success in this field was due to his ability to build coalitions of local, state and federal support, identify and obtain funding from multiple governmental sources and address infrastructure needs.
Professional and Community Activities
- Penn State Greater Allegheny Advisory Board
- Member of Government, Community and University Relations Committee
- Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
- Regional Business Alliance
- Contributor, Regional Business Alliance monthly Action Newsletter
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Transition Team Member, Inter-Governmental Relations, County Executive Dan Onorato
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