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Jeffrey R. Keitelman
Partner Corporate & Finance
Washington, D.C.
New York
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Jeff Keitelman is the Co-Head of the firm’s U.S. Real Estate practice and has been the lead lawyer on some of the country's largest and most high-profile commercial real estate transactions.
As the top lawyer advising The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in the redevelopment of the World Trade Center he managed teams of attorneys over more than 12 years, advising on joint ventures, ground leases, acquisitions and dispositions, space leases, bond financing, development, construction, litigation and numerous other matters.
Known as a consummate dealmaker and strategist with deep knowledge and key relationships, Jeff helps clients structure, negotiate and close their most important transactions. He represents local, national and international investors, owners, operators, occupiers, managers and brokers in acquisition, disposition, leasing, development, financing, joint venture, asset management and related matters involving office, industrial, retail, residential, hospitality, entertainment, data center and mixed-use properties.
In addition to guiding clients through traditional real estate matters, Jeff represents clients in the unique area of government real estate, advising owners who deal with government entities in connection with leasing, purchase/sale, lending, compliance, operations, protests and other claims. He also advises major corporate occupiers of space in leasing, purchase/sale, sale/leaseback and other transactional matters. Jeff also has experience counseling clients in real estate-related litigation and bankruptcy, as well as significant public/private partnership transactions.
Representative clients include Fortune 500 companies, pension funds and other investors, REITs, life insurance companies, financial institutions, foreign investors, investment advisers, law firms, developers, governmental entities, non-profit and educational institutions, trade associations and real estate funds.
Representative experience
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in connection with all real estate-related aspects of its redevelopment of the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan for more than 12 years.*
Alony Hetz Properties & Investments, an Israeli publicly traded company, in establishing a joint venture with JP Morgan Special Situations Fund and others to re-form Carr Properties in D.C.*
Elme Communities on its US$1.6bn sale of a 19-property portfolio to an affiliate of Cortland Partners, approval of a plan of sale and liquidation, and the individual sales of its remaining properties.
Savills Plc in connection with its acquisition of Eastdil Secured, a preeminent global real estate investment bank, for an enterprise value of US$1.1125 billion.
Union Station Redevelopment Corp. in the redevelopment of the Union Station train complex in Washington, D.C.
Morgan Stanley Real Estate on a 641,275 square foot lease with Deloitte in Rosslyn, VA (reported to be the region’s largest office deal of 2025).
Morgan Stanley Real Estate on the sale of an 11-property assisted living and memory care facility portfolio and on its acquisition, financing and leasing of an industrial portfolio.
Yahoo, Inc. on theUS$136m sale of the former AOL global headquarters campus in Virginia and on the US$250.5m sale leaseback of three data centers in Nebraska, New York, and Washington.
Yahoo, Inc. on a number of leases and subleases across the country, including a 658,000 sq. ft sublease to TikTok Inc.
Numerous owners of Class A office buildings with respect to major and/or anchor leases, build-to-suit transactions, major retail deals and other significant leasing and development matters.*
Pfizer, Cisco, Verizon, Yahoo, and others in headquarters relocations, build-to-suit transactions, M&A deals and ongoing facilities matters.*
Owners of government-occupied properties including a 839,000 sf, two-building government lease for the DOJ; a 592,000 sf lease for the Coast Guard; and a 600,000 sf lease for the Department of State.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Columbia Law School, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Environmental Law, 1986
- B.A., Brown University, magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa, 1982
Bar admissions and qualifications
- District of Columbia
- New York
Memberships
- Member, Legal Industry Editorial Board, Law360
- Member, Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE)
- Member, The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
- Member, The Real Estate Roundtable
- Member, DC Building Industry Association
- Member, Real Estate Board of New York
- Member, CoreNet Global
- Member, National Federal Development Association
- Member, Federal Real Property Association
- Member, Office Development Council, Urban Land Institute
- Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, Real Property Law Section, American Bar Association
- Member, The International Association of Managing Partners
Recognition
News
Press releases
13 March 2026
Press releases
20 November 2023