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Ken Whiting, Jr.

Partner
Real Estate
San Francisco
(650) 263-7902
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Overview
Experience
Awards & Affiliations

Services

  • Real Estate
  • Acquisitions and Dispositions
  • Leasing
  • Real Property Secured Lending
  • Construction

Related Industries

  • Real Estate
  • Commercial and Industrial
  • Construction
  • Land Development
  • Real Property Secured Lending

Bar & Court Admissions

  • State Bar of California

Education

  • University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1982)
  • Stanford University, (M.A., English, 1979), English Department Fellow
  • University of Washington, (B.A., English, 1977), Magna cum laude with Distinction in English
Overview
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Ken Whiting is a Partner in Rutan’s San Francisco office.  He has substantial experience in a broad spectrum of real estate transactions, representing owners, developers, landlords, tenants and borrowers in the acquisition, development, construction, financing, leasing and disposition of all types of commercial and industrial properties.

Ken’s expertise includes the development and financing of sports and entertainment venues, project finance, and matters involving complex easements (such as pipelines).  In addition to practicing in law firms, Ken previously served as the principal in-house real estate attorney at Southern Pacific Railroad and Kenetech Windpower, Inc.

Experience
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Areas of Expertise
  • Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions
  • Real Estate Development and Construction
  • Real Estate Leasing
  • Real Estate Finance
Representative Matters/Cases:
  • Drafting and negotiating leases on behalf of landlords and tenants for office, R&D, and industrial properties.
  • Drafting and negotiating loan documentation for borrowers in connection with real estate secured financings and asset-based loans.
  • Drafting and negotiating purchase and sale documentation for office buildings and industrial projects.
  • Development and construction of sports and entertainment venues and industrial properties.
  • Drafting and negotiating leases and easements in connection with the development and financing of energy projects.
Awards & Affiliations
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Awards & Affiliations
  • State Bar of California, Real Property Section
  • San Francisco Bar Association
  • SPIRE (Stanford Professionals in Real Estate)
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Ken served on the Executive Committee of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of California from 2009 – 2012, and continued as an Advisor from 2012 – 2015. He maintains an active pro bono practice advising several Bay Area non-profit organizations and their grantees on real estate and business matters.

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