Kevin A.Woolf
Partner
Real Estate
kwoolf@seyfarth.com
Kevin helps his clients cut through the contract and email clutter to get deals done.
More About Kevin
Clients look to Kevin to help them with the purchase, sale, or lease of real property, personal property, technology, and services. As a transactional generalist, he collaborates with clients to design, refine, and execute high-volume projects.
Kevin has experience working opposite counsel of all stripes—from partners in the biggest firms to general counsel and solo practitioners. He rolls up his sleeves alongside his colleagues to negotiate common-sense, practical deals that advance the goals of all involved. Using the principles of Lean Six Sigma, Kevin addresses the big issues first, and then plots a course for the transaction that delivers the final product on-time and on-budget.
Kevin has helped clients, large and small, sort out and streamline their transactional processes. His early work with a well-known footwear brand client on their high-volume stream of tech contracts earned both the client and Seyfarth the Association of Corporate Counsel's coveted Value Champion Award in 2013.
Kevin also brings an element of design thinking to the deal. He considers how he can best format and frame documents to achieve successful outcomes. In his management, he uses an online Kanban tool to track progress via a color-coded online interface.
Kevin enjoys using his experience across countless industry verticals, where he has had the opportunity to learn from some of the brightest minds in the business. These interactions help clients achieve their transactional goals quickly and efficiently, while impressing their own business constituents. In Kevin's words, "I love making my clients look good to their clients."
Kevin has experience working opposite counsel of all stripes—from partners in the biggest firms to general counsel and solo practitioners. He rolls up his sleeves alongside his colleagues to negotiate common-sense, practical deals that advance the goals of all involved. Using the principles of Lean Six Sigma, Kevin addresses the big issues first, and then plots a course for the transaction that delivers the final product on-time and on-budget.
Kevin has helped clients, large and small, sort out and streamline their transactional processes. His early work with a well-known footwear brand client on their high-volume stream of tech contracts earned both the client and Seyfarth the Association of Corporate Counsel's coveted Value Champion Award in 2013.
Kevin also brings an element of design thinking to the deal. He considers how he can best format and frame documents to achieve successful outcomes. In his management, he uses an online Kanban tool to track progress via a color-coded online interface.
Kevin enjoys using his experience across countless industry verticals, where he has had the opportunity to learn from some of the brightest minds in the business. These interactions help clients achieve their transactional goals quickly and efficiently, while impressing their own business constituents. In Kevin's words, "I love making my clients look good to their clients."
- JD, University of Georgia School of Law
Cum laude
Latin American Legal Studies Scholarship, co-founder & recipient
Woodruff Scholarship recipient - BA, Oglethorpe University
Summa cum laude
Caux Scholar (Caux, Switzerland)
James Edward Oglethorpe Faculty Cup recipient
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Maine
Real Estate
- Chair, Chicago Real Estate Group, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- Assisted with the purchase, sale, lease, and development of hundreds of properties in over 46 states, Canada, and Mexico.
- Leads a national team of over 35 attorneys servicing high-volume real estate clients.
Cross-Border
- Assisted with the implementation of a strategy that migrated the foreign IP portfolios of a domestic entity to an off-shore entity to effectuate significant tax savings.
- Assisted with the implementation of new licensing structures for a domestic company’s international operations.
- Working with local counsel, negotiated a 100,000+ square foot single-tenant warehouse lease for a client’s operations in Mexico.
- Negotiated numerous sourcing deals where IT-related services are disaggregated and provided on a component by component basis throughout the world.
Real Estate
- Assisted with the purchase, sell, lease, and development of hundreds of properties in over 43 states, Canada, and Mexico.
Corporate
- Routinely assists in the negotiation and structuring of sourcing transactions—particularly in the information technology field.
- Manages teams of legal providers (both Seyfarth and non-Seyfarth providers) in the corporate, real estate, sourcing, and intellectual property fields.
- Designs and implements contract management solutions for high-volume practices.
Related News & Insights
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Recognition
12/12/2023
Five Seyfarth Attorneys Earn ConnectCRE 2023 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards
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Speaking Engagement
Oct 26, 2023
Kevin Woolf to Speak at the ICSC+U.S. LAW Conference
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Speaking Engagement
Oct 28, 2022
Kevin Woolf a Speaker for "Hands Off My FF&E! The Financial Ramifications of Common Legal Provisions in Anchor Tenant Ground Leases" at 2022 ICSC US Law Conference
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Recognition
Nov 24, 2021
Seyfarth Named a Top 10 Law Firm in Midwest Real Estate News' "Best of the Best 2021"
- Selected to Connect CRE for Lawyers in Real Estate (2023)
- Value Champion, Association of Corporate Counsel (2013)
- Stormy Petrel Bar Association Promising Lawyer Award recipient
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- State Bar of Georgia
- Urban Land Institute
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- Co-Author, "Effective July 1, 2020, Indiana Requires Notarized Signature of Witness on All Recorded Instruments," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 10, 2020)
- Co-Author, "COVID-19: Restaurant Reopening Considerations," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 5, 2020)
- Co-Author, "COVID-19 and Retail Tenants — Early Lessons Learned," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 24, 2020)
- Speaker, "Technology: Accelerating Lease Reviews," ICSC+U.S. LAW Conference, Phoenix, AZ (October 26, 2023)
- Speaker, "Hands Off My FF&E! The Financial Ramifications of Common Legal Provisions in Anchor Tenant Ground Leases," Session at ICSC's 2022 US Law Conference, Orlando, FL (October 28, 2022)
- Speaker, The Property Line Podcast – Does Office Leasing Post-COVID-19 Still Exist? (September 27, 2021)
- Panelist, "A Brave New (Retail) World," at NRF Retail Law Summit (July 15, 2021)
- Speaker, Virtual Roundtable: Restaurant / Quick-Serve Franchisors: Practical Considerations Around the CA Fast Food Worker Bill (June 9, 2021)
- Presenter, "Reviewing New State COVID-19 Liability Protection Laws," National Retail Federation Webinar (August 26, 2020)
- Presenter, "Retail Leasing in the Era of COVID-19," National Retail Federation (April 9, 2020)
- Presenter, "User Experience Design for Lawyers: Key Elements of Apps, Briefs and Captivating Contracts," CLOC 2019 Vegas Institute, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 15, 2019)
- CLE Presenter, "Navigating Distressed Real Estate" (February 25, 2009)
- CLE Presenter, "Managing the Development Timeline" (October 17, 2006)
- CLE Presenter, "Zoning and Land Use Laws in Georgia" (July, 25 2006)
- CLE Presenter, "Georgia Land Sales Act and Federal Interstate Land Sales Act" (June 2, 2005)
- Participant, 29th Annual Brussels Seminars on the Law and Institutions of the European Union, Brussels, Belgium
- US Delegate, Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Youth Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
- US Delegate, North American Youth Conference, Ottawa, Canada
- Chicago office chair (former), Community Service Committee
- Board of Trustees (former), Oglethorpe University (Atlanta)
- School board member & secretary (former), St. Francis Xavier School, Wilmette, Illinois
"Kevin Woolf utilizes both his business and legal acumen to provide client-centered, solution-oriented counsel. He is forward-thinking and embraces technology, focusing on where the industry is going and not just where it has been. He is also a person of integrity, open to feedback and simply a pleasure to work with every day." —Executive Director, Legal, Leading Restaurant Company
"He’s my go-to for practical real estate advice.” – via Thompson Reuters, 2022
“I’ve used Kevin for a variety of transactional matters. I think his creativity and thinking broadly as it relates to transactional matters as opposed to using the most recent template makes him stand out.” – via Thompson Reuters, 2021
Kevin helps his clients cut through the contract and email clutter to get deals done.
More About Kevin
Clients look to Kevin to help them with the purchase, sale, or lease of real property, personal property, technology, and services. As a transactional generalist, he collaborates with clients to design, refine, and execute high-volume projects.
Kevin has experience working opposite counsel of all stripes—from partners in the biggest firms to general counsel and solo practitioners. He rolls up his sleeves alongside his colleagues to negotiate common-sense, practical deals that advance the goals of all involved. Using the principles of Lean Six Sigma, Kevin addresses the big issues first, and then plots a course for the transaction that delivers the final product on-time and on-budget.
Kevin has helped clients, large and small, sort out and streamline their transactional processes. His early work with a well-known footwear brand client on their high-volume stream of tech contracts earned both the client and Seyfarth the Association of Corporate Counsel's coveted Value Champion Award in 2013.
Kevin also brings an element of design thinking to the deal. He considers how he can best format and frame documents to achieve successful outcomes. In his management, he uses an online Kanban tool to track progress via a color-coded online interface.
Kevin enjoys using his experience across countless industry verticals, where he has had the opportunity to learn from some of the brightest minds in the business. These interactions help clients achieve their transactional goals quickly and efficiently, while impressing their own business constituents. In Kevin's words, "I love making my clients look good to their clients."
Kevin has experience working opposite counsel of all stripes—from partners in the biggest firms to general counsel and solo practitioners. He rolls up his sleeves alongside his colleagues to negotiate common-sense, practical deals that advance the goals of all involved. Using the principles of Lean Six Sigma, Kevin addresses the big issues first, and then plots a course for the transaction that delivers the final product on-time and on-budget.
Kevin has helped clients, large and small, sort out and streamline their transactional processes. His early work with a well-known footwear brand client on their high-volume stream of tech contracts earned both the client and Seyfarth the Association of Corporate Counsel's coveted Value Champion Award in 2013.
Kevin also brings an element of design thinking to the deal. He considers how he can best format and frame documents to achieve successful outcomes. In his management, he uses an online Kanban tool to track progress via a color-coded online interface.
Kevin enjoys using his experience across countless industry verticals, where he has had the opportunity to learn from some of the brightest minds in the business. These interactions help clients achieve their transactional goals quickly and efficiently, while impressing their own business constituents. In Kevin's words, "I love making my clients look good to their clients."
- JD, University of Georgia School of Law
Cum laude
Latin American Legal Studies Scholarship, co-founder & recipient
Woodruff Scholarship recipient - BA, Oglethorpe University
Summa cum laude
Caux Scholar (Caux, Switzerland)
James Edward Oglethorpe Faculty Cup recipient
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Maine
Real Estate
- Chair, Chicago Real Estate Group, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- Assisted with the purchase, sale, lease, and development of hundreds of properties in over 46 states, Canada, and Mexico.
- Leads a national team of over 35 attorneys servicing high-volume real estate clients.
Cross-Border
- Assisted with the implementation of a strategy that migrated the foreign IP portfolios of a domestic entity to an off-shore entity to effectuate significant tax savings.
- Assisted with the implementation of new licensing structures for a domestic company’s international operations.
- Working with local counsel, negotiated a 100,000+ square foot single-tenant warehouse lease for a client’s operations in Mexico.
- Negotiated numerous sourcing deals where IT-related services are disaggregated and provided on a component by component basis throughout the world.
Real Estate
- Assisted with the purchase, sell, lease, and development of hundreds of properties in over 43 states, Canada, and Mexico.
Corporate
- Routinely assists in the negotiation and structuring of sourcing transactions—particularly in the information technology field.
- Manages teams of legal providers (both Seyfarth and non-Seyfarth providers) in the corporate, real estate, sourcing, and intellectual property fields.
- Designs and implements contract management solutions for high-volume practices.
Related News & Insights
-
Recognition
12/12/2023
Five Seyfarth Attorneys Earn ConnectCRE 2023 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards
-
Speaking Engagement
Oct 26, 2023
Kevin Woolf to Speak at the ICSC+U.S. LAW Conference
-
Speaking Engagement
Oct 28, 2022
Kevin Woolf a Speaker for "Hands Off My FF&E! The Financial Ramifications of Common Legal Provisions in Anchor Tenant Ground Leases" at 2022 ICSC US Law Conference
-
Recognition
Nov 24, 2021
Seyfarth Named a Top 10 Law Firm in Midwest Real Estate News' "Best of the Best 2021"
- Selected to Connect CRE for Lawyers in Real Estate (2023)
- Value Champion, Association of Corporate Counsel (2013)
- Stormy Petrel Bar Association Promising Lawyer Award recipient
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- State Bar of Georgia
- Urban Land Institute
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- Co-Author, "Effective July 1, 2020, Indiana Requires Notarized Signature of Witness on All Recorded Instruments," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 10, 2020)
- Co-Author, "COVID-19: Restaurant Reopening Considerations," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 5, 2020)
- Co-Author, "COVID-19 and Retail Tenants — Early Lessons Learned," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 24, 2020)
- Speaker, "Technology: Accelerating Lease Reviews," ICSC+U.S. LAW Conference, Phoenix, AZ (October 26, 2023)
- Speaker, "Hands Off My FF&E! The Financial Ramifications of Common Legal Provisions in Anchor Tenant Ground Leases," Session at ICSC's 2022 US Law Conference, Orlando, FL (October 28, 2022)
- Speaker, The Property Line Podcast – Does Office Leasing Post-COVID-19 Still Exist? (September 27, 2021)
- Panelist, "A Brave New (Retail) World," at NRF Retail Law Summit (July 15, 2021)
- Speaker, Virtual Roundtable: Restaurant / Quick-Serve Franchisors: Practical Considerations Around the CA Fast Food Worker Bill (June 9, 2021)
- Presenter, "Reviewing New State COVID-19 Liability Protection Laws," National Retail Federation Webinar (August 26, 2020)
- Presenter, "Retail Leasing in the Era of COVID-19," National Retail Federation (April 9, 2020)
- Presenter, "User Experience Design for Lawyers: Key Elements of Apps, Briefs and Captivating Contracts," CLOC 2019 Vegas Institute, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 15, 2019)
- CLE Presenter, "Navigating Distressed Real Estate" (February 25, 2009)
- CLE Presenter, "Managing the Development Timeline" (October 17, 2006)
- CLE Presenter, "Zoning and Land Use Laws in Georgia" (July, 25 2006)
- CLE Presenter, "Georgia Land Sales Act and Federal Interstate Land Sales Act" (June 2, 2005)
- Participant, 29th Annual Brussels Seminars on the Law and Institutions of the European Union, Brussels, Belgium
- US Delegate, Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Youth Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
- US Delegate, North American Youth Conference, Ottawa, Canada
- Chicago office chair (former), Community Service Committee
- Board of Trustees (former), Oglethorpe University (Atlanta)
- School board member & secretary (former), St. Francis Xavier School, Wilmette, Illinois
"Kevin Woolf utilizes both his business and legal acumen to provide client-centered, solution-oriented counsel. He is forward-thinking and embraces technology, focusing on where the industry is going and not just where it has been. He is also a person of integrity, open to feedback and simply a pleasure to work with every day." —Executive Director, Legal, Leading Restaurant Company
"He’s my go-to for practical real estate advice.” – via Thompson Reuters, 2022
“I’ve used Kevin for a variety of transactional matters. I think his creativity and thinking broadly as it relates to transactional matters as opposed to using the most recent template makes him stand out.” – via Thompson Reuters, 2021