Kevin F. McKeegan is the former Managing Partner of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP (2006-2011) and is a member of the Corporate & Business Law Practice Group and the Real Estate & Lending Practice Group. His broad practice includes land use and zoning, acquisition and development of commercial real estate, corporate planning and transactions, and commercial lease transactions.
Since 1984, Kevin has served as counsel for the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, the sponsor of the world’s largest trade show of specialized chemical equipment. He and his wife, Sybil, reside in the Fox Chapel area and are the parents of three adult children and have four lovely granddaughters. They are eager – if not particularly fast – cyclists who have toured at least 8 states and two countries by bike.
- Representing local university in property acquisition and development approvals for campus expansion and development.
- Representing developer in obtaining special zoning approval for a multi-phase, 600+ unit multi-family development of a large former warehouse site in the City of Pittsburgh.
- Working with a developer client and the City of Pittsburgh Planning Department to create a “special planning” district for new mixed-use development.
- Representing property owners in acquiring and repositioning older office buildings for multi-family and mixed-use purposes, including New Market and federal Historic Tax Credit equity investments in the projects.
- Advising out-of-state client on acquisition of ownership interests and assets of skilled nursing facilities in western Pennsylvania.
- Advising developer of new regional shopping mall including property acquisition, zoning approval, and TIF bond financing for infrastructure improvements.
- Representing the purchaser in the acquisition of 60,000 plus acres of timber land in Northwestern Pennsylvania and subsequent financing via PennVest for conservation easements and other non-point source storm water control measures.
- Ranked Band 2 by Chambers USA for Real Estate, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds, 2022
- Included in The Best Lawyers in America® for Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Law, and Corporate Law
- Named the Best Lawyers® 2012 Land Use & Zoning “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh
- Named the Best Lawyers® 2013 Litigation – Land Use and Zoning “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh
- Named the Best Lawyers® 2015 Land Use & Zoning “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh
- Named the Best Lawyers® 2017 Land Use & Zoning “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh
- Named the Best Lawyers® 2018 Litigation – Land Use and Zoning “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh
- Named the Best Lawyers® 2021 Litigation – Land Use and Zoning “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh
- Rated by Super Lawyers® selected in 2005-2014, 2020-2022
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Urban Land Institute (“ULI”), Member
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Member
- Allegheny County Office of Property Assessment, Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review, Member, 2001-2005 (Chair, 2001 and 2002)
- Allegheny County Chief Executive’s “Vision Team” on Economic Development, Member, 2012
- Mayor William Peduto’s “Welcoming Pittsburgh” Immigration Task Force, Member, 2014 – 2015
- Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council, Volunteer Tutor
- Pro Bono Pittsburgh Landlord Tenant Project
- Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) Educational Foundation Board, Member, Chair 2023
- City of Asylum Pittsburgh, Board Member
- Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1982, cum laude
- Articles Editor, Journal of Law and Commerce
- B.A., Dickinson College, 1979, cum laude
Kevin has spoken at or moderated numerous programs for: the Pennsylvania Bar Institute on real estate and land use topics, ULI on Pittsburgh development topics, and ICSC at regional and national conferences on a variety of commercial real estate topics. He has written articles or provided written seminar materials for the Allegheny County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, ICSC, and the Legal Intelligencer.