Lippes Mathias is pleased to announce that Jeffrey W. Kempf, counsel in the firm’s Jacksonville office, has been appointed by the City of St. Augustine City Commission to serve on the West City Community Redevelopment Area (WCCRA) Steering Committee. The temporary committee, consisting of seven members appointed by the City Commission, is tasked with discussing redevelopment solutions for West City, gathering public input, and making recommendations on the implementation of goals, programs, and projects outlined in the West City Community Redevelopment Plan. Once the WCCRA Redevelopment Plan is adopted, the steering committee will dissolve, marking the completion of its advisory role. 

About Jeffrey W. Kempf 

Jeffrey W. Kempf focuses his practice on commercial real estate and private equity transactions. Kempf advises buyers, sellers, and other third parties through all phases of large-scale and often complex transactional matters. He is well-experienced in entity formation, conversions, and dissolutions, as well as regularly drafting and reviewing purchase and sale agreements, leases, and other contractual documents. Kempf also advises clients with matters associated with asset protection, wealth transfer, and business succession planning. Prior to joining the firm, Kempf practiced in the area of trusts and estates. Before that, he managed an equity portfolio for a large family office, focusing his work on initial public offerings, secondary offerings, and other equity capital markets products. 

About Lippes Mathias LLP 

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with nearly 200 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, and Syracuse, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla. and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals.