Ken represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, private equity transactions, financing transactions, and general corporate law issues. He also represents public companies in connection with annual and periodic disclosure reporting under the federal securities laws.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Caesars Entertainment Corporation in its $4.5 billion acquisition of Caesars Acquisition Company
Advised the Special Committee of Caesars Entertainment in connection with its $2.2 billion sale of four casinos to a related party
Represented a family office in connection with a divestiture of a portfolio of limited partnership interests in private funds
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Caesars Entertainment Corporation in its $4.5 billion acquisition of Caesars Acquisition Company
Advised the Special Committee of Caesars Entertainment in connection with its $2.2 billion sale of four casinos to a related party
Represented a family office in connection with a divestiture of a portfolio of limited partnership interests in private funds
Assisted with the acquisition by merger of Badlands Energy, LLC d/b/a Powerfuels
Represented a limestone mining company in a $700 million acquisition of a publicly held mining company
Represented various early stage companies in negotiating and closing both debt and equity investments
Represented a private manufacturing company in negotiating its credit facility
Represented a private newspaper publisher in the acquisition of a regional publication
Represented several public companies in the preparation of their periodic and annual disclosure documents
Represented public companies in the registration of securities under the '33 Act
Represented a public company in refinancing its credit facility
Represented a public manufacturing company in several asset acquisitions of other manufacturing companies
Represented a real estate investment trust in a merger
Recognitions
- Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-2024
- Ranked in Chambers USA for Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, 2025
- Ranked in Chambers USA as Up and Coming for Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, 2021-2024
Credentials
Education
Education
- Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law, 2007, J.D., magna cum laude; CALI Award – Property, Basic Federal Income Tax, and Appellate Practice; Woolsack Honor Society , Senior Editor, Penn State Law Review; Appellate Moot Court Board
- Pennsylvania State University, The Capital College, 2007, M.S., Information Systems, Thesis: “A look inside the Internet Cloud: What Does Network Neutrality Mean for the Enterprise Internet Consumer?”
- Gannon University, 2004, B.S., Management Information Systems, minors in Finance and Business Administration, summa cum laude; Academic Award for Excellence in Management Information Systems
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Pennsylvania
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Member of the Advisory Board of the PNC YMCA
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