Kenneth Van Winkle, Jr.

Overview

"They understand our business very well, they understand our concerns. It's a symbiotic relationship." - Chambers USA

Managing Partner

As managing partner of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, Ken Van Winkle leads the firm in creating high-value relationships with clients by going beyond its hallmark quality legal services. Providing a platform for innovation, pursuing and incorporating client feedback, and attracting and retaining the best talent ensures that clients expectations are met and their business goals achieved.

Practitioner

As a practicing lawyer, Ken is a member of the firm's Real Estate Transactional Group and focuses his practice on real estate equity and debt financing; sales and acquisitions and leasing. Ken represents clients in a variety of real estate finance transactions, including equity joint venture financing transactions, mortgage based lending, franchise lending transactions, sales/leaseback transactions and leasehold mortgage transactions. Most of his work involves representation of institutional clients including insurance companies and REIT’S as well as investors and developers. His experience covers the broad spectrum of real estate transactions, including extensive work with real estate development joint ventures.

Ken has a particular focus on ground up development work for investors. He has represented clients in acquiring and disposing of multifamily residential, single family residential, commercial, retail and industrial real estate, both developed and undeveloped. He has experience handling the joint venture and purchase and sale of multifamily products, retail centers, office complexes, industrial buildings and residential land developments.

In the area of Real Estate leasing, Ken represents several restaurant chains in connection with their leasing agreements, licensure issues and disputes on a local, regional and national scale. His experience has provided extensive exposure to the requirements and posture of many local, regional and national retail landlords.

Memberships & Affiliations

• Phoenix 2017 NCAA Final Four Organizing Committee
• Arizona Super Bowl XLIX Host Committee
• Greater Phoenix Leadership, Member and General Counsel
• Downtown Phoenix Inc., Board Member
• Ballet Arizona, Board Chair
• Arizona State University Foundation, Board Member and Chair of Audit Committee
• Banner Health Foundation, Board Member and Former Chair
• TerraLex, Board of Directors, Member, 2017