David S. Kahn is the leader of the 60 lawyer Real Estate Practice Group in the Washington, D.C. office of Holland & Knight LLP. Mr. Kahn has practiced for over 25 years in the areas of commercial real estate development and finance, and commercial leasing. During that time he has participated in the structuring, documentation and closing of complex real estate transactions involving the development, leasing and/or financing of over 25 million square feet of office buildings, shopping centers, hotels, warehouses and mixed use projects.
Mr. Kahn represents many of the largest and most active developers and owners of commercial real estate in the Washington, D.C. area, including Lincoln Property Company, The Carlyle Group, Goldman Sachs, Concert Realty Advisors, Jamestown, Fidelity Investments, KBS Realty Advisors, Jones Lang LaSalle, BPG Properties, RREEF, Hart Advisers, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, Invesco Realty Advisors, John Hancock, Donohoe Real Estate Services, American Realty Advisors, Brickman Associates, Americas Capital Partners and Kennedy Associates.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight in 1994, Mr. Kahn was a Partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Dunnells, Duvall & Porter, where he had practiced since 1988. Before that time, he was a Partner in the law firm of Glassie, Pewett, Dudley, Beebe & Shanks, where he had been since 1977. Mr. Kahn served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable John F. Doyle of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in 1976-77.