Charlotte City Council Member Kimberly Owens Joins Seyfarth as Senior Counsel in Real Estate

March 19, 2026 – Seyfarth Shaw LLP has bolstered its real estate capabilities with the addition of Kimberly Owens as senior counsel in the corporate law firm’s growing Charlotte office. Additionally, Owens serves as a member of the Charlotte City Council to which she was elected last fall.

Owens joins Seyfarth’s Real Estate department, one of the five largest in the country. She brings more than 20 years of in-house law firm experience for TIAA, a Fortune 100 financial services company, imparting strategic, initiative-taking and business-oriented legal advice to senior leadership.

Her broad legal and regulatory skill set includes transactional investment management (real estate, timber, and agriculture), securities regulation, joint ventures, ESG management and measurement, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, private equity, risk management, and strategic planning.

“Adding Kimberly Owens is a real coup for Seyfarth here in Charlotte,” said Eric Sidman, managing partner of Seyfarth’s Charlotte office. “Kimberly is an extraordinary attorney and community leader. We are proud and thrilled that she chose to join Seyfarth.”

Owens is a dynamic force in Charlotte, where she is serving her first term as the representative for District 6 on the City Council, shaping policies and initiatives that impact the community. She also serves on multiple boards of non-profit organizations, including two serving the HIV community and another preparing women to run for office.

“Kimberly’s transactional experience and mastery of the issues faced by our institutional clients will enhance our ability to anticipate our clients’ challenges” said Paul Mattingly, national chair of Seyfarth’s Real Estate department. “She will make us a stronger teammate for our institutional clients.”

Owens has served as an attorney at Discovery Education and previously held the position of Global Head of Legal at Nuveen Natural Capital and General Counsel at its predecessor, Greenwood Resources, the natural resources investment subsidiaries of TIAA. Earlier in her career, she served as an in-house real estate and corporate attorney at TIAA.

“I chose Seyfarth after years of working with its attorneys as outside counsel,” said Owens. “I always found the team professional, responsive, and exceptionally client focused, all traits I value. The ability to do high level work with top notch colleagues was a huge motivation for me.”

Owens earned her JD at the University of North Carolina School of Law and her BA at Northwestern University.

Seyfarth’s Real Estate department is recognized as one of the largest real estate practices in the US, counseling clients on a local, regional, or national basis. The team services sophisticated clients across a number of industries in each of the largest money center markets across the country. Seyfarth uses its size and depth to partner with clients and to invest in material enhancements in how commercial real estate law is practiced.

Seyfarth’s Charlotte office is home to a growing team of attorneys who counsel leading companies on real estate, labor and employment, commercial litigation, corporate and intellectual property matters. Located in the heart of Uptown Charlotte, the office serves regional, national, and global clients with practical, business-focused advice supported by Seyfarth’s nationally recognized practices and technology-driven service model.

About Seyfarth Shaw LLP

With approximately 1000 lawyers across 17 offices, Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide. The firm is recognized for its innovative approach to delivering legal services, combining deep industry knowledge with advanced technology and substantive excellence.

Seyfarth partners with clients to solve complex challenges across sectors including corporate, litigation, real estate, regulatory compliance, labor and employment, and executive compensation and other benefits work. Committed to collaboration and client-focused solutions, Seyfarth continues to set the standard for legal service delivery in an evolving global marketplace.