KEVIN S. BARBER, Chief Legal Officer – Drawing on more than 20 years of experience as a real estate and commercial finance attorney, Mr. Barber is responsible for handling all legal aspects of IREA’s acquisitions, sales, preferred equity investments, joint ventures, and low-income and subsidized housing transactions. As part of the IREA acquisition team, he also plays an integral role in portfolio strategy and optimization.

Prior to joining IREA, Mr. Barber was in private practice at nationally-ranked law firms in Philadelphia, PA, where he represented public companies, private developers, and REITs nationwide on commercial real estate and finance transactions. His lending work for private equity funds and commercial lending institutions included structuring, documentation and negotiation of complex mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, and commercial loan workouts. In addition, he counseled institutional landlords, commercial tenants and other owners and operators of commercial real estate.

Mr. Barber is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Georgia.