Kevin’s developers, health care, lending, corporate and educational clients rely on his expertise to get real estate deals done. He focuses his practice on commercial real estate acquisitions and sales, alternative energy financing and development, leasing, zoning, land use, condominium and homeowners’ association formation, municipal and public authorities law.
Profile
Representative Matters
Professional and Civic
Areas of Experience
Admissions
Education
Location
Publications and Events
Kevin L. Overton
koverton@harrisbeach.com
D: (585) 419-8729
Rochester, NY Office
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■ Areas of Expertise
Legal Practices
Commercial Real Estate Legal Practice
Industry Teams
Energy Industry Team
Financial Institutions and Capital Markets Industry Team
Higher Education Industry Team
K-12 Education Industry Team
Real Estate Developers Industry Team
Sectors
Retail Real Estate in New York State
Capital Market Transactions
■ Profile
Kevin’s developers, health care, lending, corporate and educational clients rely on his expertise to get real estate deals done. He focuses his practice on commercial real estate acquisitions and sales, alternative energy financing and development, leasing, zoning, land use, condominium and homeowners’ association formation, municipal and public authorities law.
■ Representative Matters
- Represented a developer client in connection with a $23,000,000 multifamily housing project.
- Acted as developer’s counsel in connection with a $16,000,000 low income housing tax credit apartment project.
- Served as counsel to health care organization in connection with a ground lease project for the construction of a new $20,000,000 medical office building.
- Represented a developer to obtain New York AG approval for the redevelopment of a former federal office building into a retail, hotel and residential mixed use condominium project.
- Served as local NY counsel to several solar developers in connection with acquisition and development of numerous solar energy systems throughout NY.
- Acted as lender’s counsel in connection with the financing and refinancing of various automotive dealerships locations and facilities.
- Served as counsel to numerous landlords and tenants in a variety of leasing transactions for medical, office and industrial space.
- Represent numerous school districts throughout the state in a variety of real estate related matters from sales and leasing of closed school buildings to negotiating easements and acquisitions of land for school district purposes.
■ Professional and Civic
- New York state Bar Association, member, Real Property Section
- Monroe County Bar Association, past chairman of Real Estate Section
- Academy of Health Sciences Charter School, board member
- White Haven Memorial Parks, Inc., member, board of directors
- CDS Life Transitions, member housing advisory committee
■ Admissions
- Best Lawyers, Banking and Finance Law, since 2021
- Best Lawyers, Real Estate Law, since 2019
- The Daily Record, selected as one of Rochester’s Up and Coming Attorneys, 2011
- Messenger Post Media, selected as one of Rochester’s 40 Under 40 African-American Leaders, 2011
- Rochester Business Journal, 40 Under 40 Award, 2011
■ Education
Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal and is among the BTI Elite law firms based on in-depth interviews of more than 600 corporate counsel at the world’s largest and most influential companies. Our clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries we represent include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities.
Industry Teams
Automotive and Vehicle Dealerships
Blockchain and Digital Assets
Cannabis
Construction and Surety
Educational Institutions Higher Ed
Educational Institutions K-12
EMS and Fire Protection Providers
Energy
Financial Institutions and Capital Markets
Food and Beverage
Health Care
Industrial and Consumer Manufacturing
Medical and Life Sciences
Municipalities and Local Agencies
Nanotechnology
Photonics
Racing and Gaming
Real Estate Developers
Science and Technology
Telecommunications and Media
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
USA Collegiate Sports
Veterinary Medicine
Practices
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate
Business and Commercial Litigation
Collection Law
Commercial Real Estate
Corporate
Cybersecurity Protection and Response
Diversity Compliance
E-Discovery (e-infoSM)
Employee Benefits
Employment Litigation
Environmental Law
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Financial Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
Government Compliance and Investigations
Health Law
Immigration Law
Insurance Coverage
Intellectual Property Law
International Trade Law
Internet Law
Labor and Employment Law
Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation
New Markets Tax Credit
Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law
Product Liability and Comprehensive General Liability
Public Finance and Economic Development
Real Property Valuation Litigation
Residential Real Estate
Tax Law
White Collar Crime
Wills, Trusts and Estates
Consulting Services
HB Solutions LLC
Collegiate Sports Compliance
Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Economic Development and Public Affairs
Educational Institution Assistance
EMRG® (E-Discovery Management Resources Group)
Energy
Health and Human Services
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing and Communication Services
Municipal and Local Agency Assistance
HB Cornerstone LLC
Owner Representation
Design Services
Facilities Consulting
Move Management
Caetra.io
CyMetric (Cybersecurity Regulation Compliance Software)
Offices throughout New York:
Albany
677 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207
518-427-9700
Buffalo
726 Exchange Street
Buffalo, NY 14210
716-200-5050
Ithaca
119 East Seneca Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-6444
Long Island
333 Earle Ovington Boulevard
Uniondale, NY 11553
516-880-8484
New York City
100 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
212-687-0100
Rochester
99 Garnsey Road
Pittsford, NY 14534
585-419-8800
Saratoga Springs
513 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-587-0551
Syracuse
333 West Washington Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-423-7100
White Plains
445 Hamilton Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
914-683-1200
Offices also in:
New Haven, CT
195 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
203-784-3159