Four areas of deep focus.
Every engagement draws on two decades of corporate and real estate experience across Kentucky and around the world.
Corporate & Commercial
Counsel throughout the life of your business.
The corporate and commercial practice focuses on the particular needs of businesses throughout the company life cycle — from formation through sale. Experience spans real estate, technology, manufacturing, and related sectors, giving clients a partner who understands both the transaction and the business that sits behind it.
- Entity formation and corporate governance
- Shareholder, operating, and partnership agreements
- Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
- Asset and stock sales to private equity
- Commercial contracts and supply agreements
- Private equity funding rounds
International
Cross-border deals in emerging markets.
Cross-border transactions for multinational enterprises, with on-the-ground experience in the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Europe. Services include establishing manufacturer relationships in China, developing Middle Eastern operations, and facilitating Turkish business ventures.
- Cross-border M&A and joint ventures
- Foreign direct investment structuring
- International real estate development
- Establishing manufacturing and supply relationships
- Islamic-compliant financing structures
- Multi-jurisdictional due diligence
Real Estate
From single assets to billion-dollar developments.
The real estate practice covers purchase, sale, leasing, development, construction, workouts, and financing of real estate projects — from Louisville commercial transactions to major hospitality and mixed-use developments on four continents.
- Purchase and sale of commercial real estate
- Hotel, office, and self-storage transactions
- Ground leases and build-to-suit
- Development and construction agreements
- Real estate workouts and restructurings
- Acquisition and construction financing
Economic Development
Incentive packages that make the numbers work.
Customized incentive packages and guidance on site selection, property acquisition, establishing Kentucky operations, and expansion initiatives. Whether relocating an operation to Kentucky or expanding an existing facility, Jed helps structure the deal to maximize available state and local incentives.
- Kentucky Business Investment (KBI) program
- State income and payroll tax credit structuring
- Site selection and property acquisition
- Local tax and PILOT negotiations
- Expansion and relocation counsel
- Incentive eligibility analysis