04 Aug 2026
Kevin Wakefield joins Jones Day in Dallas as of counsel in Real Estate Practice
"Kevin Wakefield has joined Jones Day in Dallas as of counsel in the Real Estate Practice, focusing on real estate finance and the origination of commercial mortgage and mezzanine loans."
Mr. Wakefield represents banks and other institutional lenders in a variety of real estate transactions, with an emphasis on the origination of commercial mortgage and mezzanine loans. He also advises clients on the acquisition, sale, development, and leasing of commercial real estate. His practice includes representing institutional lenders in large financings—among them a national bank in connection with a $376 million mortgage loan secured by twenty single-tenant industrial properties across multiple states and a bank in connection with the origination of a $395 million mortgage and mezzanine financing of an office complex in Silicon Valley. On the investment side, he has represented a real estate developer in a joint venture to purchase a Manhattan development site for redevelopment as a luxury condominium and represented a real estate development group in a joint venture for the $550 million development of a mixed-use building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Prior to joining Jones Day, Mr. Wakefield worked at a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, where he provided legal analysis of commercial mortgage loans included in CMBS transactions, giving him perspective on the capital markets side of real estate finance. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Real Estate Law from 2021 to 2024 and was named an ABA Free Legal Answers 2023 Pro Bono Leader. He earned his JD from Fordham University School of Law and his BA from Columbia University and is admitted to practice in New York and Texas.