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Jonathan M. Kennedy

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Jonathan Kennedy has built an active commercial leasing practice at the firm since 1987, dividing his work between representing tenants and landlords in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Jon’s practice has generally been divided between the representation of commercial tenants (particularly in the technology industry, on behalf of clients ranging from small start-ups to large publicly traded entities, including some of the world’s fastest growing companies) primarily in Northern California but also in transactions across the country, and institutional landlords, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area. Representative clients for whom Jon has been engaged include Oracle Corporation, Dropbox, Inc., Airbnb, Inc., Twitter, Inc. and LendingClub, Inc., on the tenant side, and CBRE Global Investors, LaSalle Partners, The Paramount Group, and Invesco Asset Management, Inc. on the landlord side.

Education

Harvard Law School; J.D., 1987

Lawrence University; B.A., philosophy, cum laude, 1983

Bar Admissions

California

Accolades

Named Best Lawyers®2025 Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year” in San Francisco Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Real Estate Law, 2010-2025

Experience

Jon’s representations extend to well-known names, including Oracle Corporation, Dropbox, Inc., Airbnb, Inc., Twitter, Inc. and LendingClub, Inc., on the tenant side, and CBRE Global Investors, LaSalle Partners, The Paramount Group, and Invesco Asset Management, Inc. on the landlord side.

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