KennethD.
Fox

Co-Leader, Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group
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Kenneth Fox

Overview

Ken Fox works on all aspects of real estate finance, with an emphasis on construction lending, bridge lending, loans to construct affordable housing projects involving low-income tax credits, and syndicated loan transactions. He also has deep experience handling distressed real estate workouts. Ken serves as co-leader of the Finance and Bankruptcy practice group.

National, regional and local banks as well as non-bank lenders—debt funds, life insurance companies, publicly traded companies and others—rely on Ken for leadership and advice on commercial lending transactions, including unsecured loans and loans secured by real and/or personal property.

In the arena of secured transactions, Ken advises on the financing, foreclosure, and restructuring of permanent, construction, acquisition, and bridge loans. These loans are secured by a wide range of real estate assets, including office, hospitality, retail, condominium, multi-family, industrial, and land development projects, as well as mixed-use projects and shopping centers.

Ken’s practice also focuses on the financing of affordable housing construction projects. He represents lenders in tax-exempt financing of affordable housing projects and tax-exempt and taxable bond transactions, including lenders who purchase multifamily housing revenue bonds in private placements.

Often under tight time pressure, clients rely on Ken and his team for their highly responsive service and a practical approach that gets deals done.

Experience
  • Represented administrative agent in connection with a $77 million syndicated loan to finance the construction of a 295-unit Class A apartment project in Seattle, Washington.
  • Represented institutional lender in connection with a $33 million syndicated construction loan to finance the construction of a 100-unit apartment project in Los Angeles, CA.
  • Represented administrative agent in connection with two cross-collateralized facilities – one a $11,300,000 bridge loan and the other a $45,700,000 construction loan, each secured by mixed-use properties in Los Angeles, CA.
  • Represented institutional lender on a $20,000,000 bridge loan secured by a retail center in Saratoga Springs, Utah.
  • Represented institutional lender as the private placement purchaser of $85,000,000 in taxable and tax-exempt bonds to fund construction of an affordable housing project in San Jose, CA.
  • Represented institutional lender as the private placement purchaser of $70,000,000 in taxable and tax-exempt bonds to fund construction of an affordable housing project in Sacramento, CA.
  • Represented institutional lender in connection with a $35,895,000 loan to finance the construction of a 121,000 square foot speculative creative office building in Austin, Texas.
Credentials
Education

J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2006

B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2002, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

California

Honors

Finance - Corporate Restructuring, Legal 500, 2015