Keating Muething & Klekamp Welcomes Daniel P. Utt as Partner and Practice Leader of Its Real Estate Group

CINCINNATI --(Business Wire)--

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK^®) is pleased to announce that Daniel P. Utt has joined the firm as a Partner and Practice Group Leader of its Real Estate Practice Group.

For more than 25 years, Dan Utt has helped real estate owners, developers, investors, landlords, tenants and lenders navigate the issues and considerations associated with real estate and general business law matters. Utt has significant experience with a broad range of real estate transactions, including the following: Retail, commercial, residential and mixed-use developments; office, commercial and industrial building projects; acquisition, development and loan transactions for senior living and multi-family comunities; representation of sellers, purchasers, borrowers and lenders in commercial real estate transactions; office, commercial and shopping center development and lease transactions; zoning and land-use planning matters; environmental matters relevant to real estate transactions; representation of general contractors and builders; organization of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies for a variety of transactions; and IRC 1031 transactions and exchanges.

Utt is a licensed title insurance agent and is an authorized agent for Riverbend Commercial Title Agency, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KMK. Riverbend Commercial Title Agency is an authorized agent for Chicago Title Insurance Company, First American Title Insurance Company, Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company. Through Riverbend Commercial Title Agency, the firm provides title insurance policies for purchasers and lenders and provides closing and escrow services.

Utt is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has been named to Ohio Super Lawyers. He is AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was selected as a Top Rated Lawyer in Construction Law by American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel. Utt earned his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1986, summa cum laude, Executive Editor of Law Review. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University in 1983.

About Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

The law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK^®), based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a nationally-recognized law firm delivering sophisticated legal solutions to businesses of all sizes - from Fortune 100 corporations to start-up companies. Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers^®2012 recognized KMK as a leading law firm in Ohio in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions, and General Commercial Litigation. KMK received 20 first tier rankings in the 2013 Best Law Firms survey (Metropolitan Cincinnati) by U.S. News and Best Lawyers. Founded in 1954, KMK has approximately 105 lawyers and a support staff of 150 employees. Additional information is available at www.kmklaw.com.