People > Attorney > Jeffrey Keeney
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Overview
Jeff‘s real estate practice includes acquisitions and sales, financing, commercial leasing, and land use permitting. He represents local, regional, and national property owners and developers in a wide range of transactional matters and assists clients in land use proceedings before local governments.
Jeff also represents sustainable energy clients, including wind project developers, in all aspects of development including land acquisition, title curative work, and financing. His real estate experience includes structuring, negotiating, and closing sensitive, high-value transactions for clients seeking to lease, acquire, or sell office, retail, and industrial real estate.
Clients appreciate Jeff's timely, efficient, and straightforward approach to their real estate needs. Jeff joined Tonkon Torp immediately following his graduation from Lewis & Clark Law School in 1983. He has specialized in real estate throughout his tenure with the firm.
Jeff also represents sustainable energy clients, including wind project developers, in all aspects of development including land acquisition, title curative work, and financing. His real estate experience includes structuring, negotiating, and closing sensitive, high-value transactions for clients seeking to lease, acquire, or sell office, retail, and industrial real estate.
Clients appreciate Jeff's timely, efficient, and straightforward approach to their real estate needs. Jeff joined Tonkon Torp immediately following his graduation from Lewis & Clark Law School in 1983. He has specialized in real estate throughout his tenure with the firm.
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Featured Representative Matters
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Represented Costco in the acquisition and development of all of Costco's Oregon membership warehouses, including its recent acquisition of a 22 acre parcel of real property in Washington County, Oregon. In connection with such acquisitions, Jeff has represented Costco in complex land-use hearings before local governments.
Medical Management International, Inc.
Represents Banfield Pet Hospital in the negotiation of all of Banfield's "stand-alone" pet hospitals in the United States.
United States Bakery/Springfield Facility
Represented United States Bakery in its acquisition of approximately 20 acres of real property in Springfield, Oregon and construction of a 160,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution facility. This complex tax-deferred transaction involved an IRS Section 1033 exchange and negotiation of numerous rail-access agreements.
Acura of Reno
Led negotiations for Acura of Reno, an affiliate of the Ron Tonkin family of automobile dealerships, for a long-term ground lease and financing for a new Acura dealership on land owned by the Reno Sparks Indian Colony in Reno, Nevada. This transaction involved the negotiation of multiple levels of agreements and resolution of complex title matters due to the tribal ownership of the underlying land.
Westgate Shopping Center LLC / Salem Center
Guided Westgate in all aspects of the complete redevelopment of their shopping center in Salem. Counsel included negotiation of major tenant leases with Walgreen's and Panda Express and obtaining both construction and permanent financing.
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Featured Work
Tonkon Helps Tonkin
For decades, Tonkon Torp has been honored and proud to represent the Tonkin family and its businesses. In fact, the relationship dates back to the post-World War II era.
Tonkon Torp Helps Columbia Land Trust Establish Sandhill Crane Habitat Preserve
Attorneys from Tonkon Torp’s real estate and land use, and environmental and natural resources teams represented the Columbia Land Trust in negotiating and completing the transfer of property for a habitat preserve. Find details and more featured cases here.
Historic U.S. Bank Block Sale
Tonkon Torp real estate and tax lawyers were instrumental in the complex, $40 million sale of the historic U.S. Bank Block in downtown Portland to real estate investment firm ScanlanKemperBard. Read more here.
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Community Involvement & Activities
The LaSalle Foundation
Board Member
Peninsula Children's Center
Former Volunteer Lawyer
The Wetlands Conservancy
Former Board Member
Oregon State Bar
Executive Committee of Real Estate and Land Use Section
Former Member
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Professional Memberships
Multnomah Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Bar Association
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Awards & Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America
2010-2021, Real Estate Law
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers
2007-2019, Real Estate
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Recent News
8.20.2020
Best Lawyers in America® Includes 49 Tonkon Torp Attorneys on 2021 List
Forty-nine Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 36 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021. A majority of attorneys have been named to the peer-review list in past years, and most have been recognized for more…
8.15.2019
2020 List for Best Lawyers in America® Includes 48 Tonkon Torp Attorneys
Forty-eight Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 39 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020. A majority of attorneys have been named to the list in past years, and most have been recognized for more than five…
4.29.2019
Chambers USA Names 23 Tonkon Torp Attorneys in 2019 Ranking
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized 23 Tonkon Torp attorneys in seven practice areas in its 2019 USA Guide.
8.17.2018
Best Lawyers in America® Names 51 Tonkon Torp Attorneys to 2019 List
Fifty-one Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 41 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019. Nearly all attorneys have been named to the list in past years, and have been recognized for more than five years
6.4.2018
Chambers USA Names 20 Tonkon Torp Attorneys as Leaders in Their Field
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has named 20 Tonkon Torp attorneys in seven practice areas as leaders in their field for 2018. The annual reference directory ranks Oregon’s leading lawyers based on interviews with clients and…
11.6.2017
Tonkon Torp Makes Donation to Costco Scholarship Fund
Tonkon Torp's Real Estate & Land Use Practice Group made a financial contribution to the Costco Scholarship Fund. The Costco Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to highly qualified, underrepresented minority students who wish to attend…
8.16.2017
Best Lawyers in America® Names 49 Tonkon Torp Attorneys to 2018 List
Forty-nine Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 39 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018. Nearly all attorneys have been named to the list in past years, and have been recognized for more than five years…
3.27.2017
18 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Named Leaders in Their Field by Peers and Clients
Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business has named 18 Tonkon Torp attorneys in seven practice areas as leaders in their field for 2017. The annual reference directory ranks Oregon’s leading lawyers based on interviews with clients and…
8.15.2016
Best Lawyers in America® Names 44 Tonkon Torp Attorneys to 2017 List
Forty-four Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 38 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017. Each attorney has been named to the list in past years, and nearly all have been recognized for more than five years…
4.12.2016
18 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Are Named Leaders in Their Field by Peers and Clients
Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business has named 18 Tonkon Torp attorneys in seven practice areas as leaders in their field for 2016. The annual reference directory ranks Oregon’s leading lawyers based on interviews with clients and…
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Recent Alerts
6.13.2007
Supreme Court Allows Superfund Cleanup Cost Recovery
On June 11, 2007, in U.S. v Atlantic Research Corp., the United States Supreme Court solved a portion of the puzzle that has confounded so-called potentially responsible parties (PRPs) since the Court's decision in Cooper Industries, Inc. v Aviall…
5.29.2007
Deadline Extended for Resolution of Certain Measure 37 Claims
On May 10, 2007, Governor Kulongoski signed House Bill 3546, which extends the time period for government entities to decide certain Measure 37 claims from 180 to 540 days.
11.7.2006
Deadline to File Certain Measure 37 Claims is December 2, 2006
Oregon's Ballot Measure 37 (now codified as ORS 197.352) took effect on December 2, 2004.
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Publications & Presentations
A frequent speaker on real estate issues, Jeff is the original author of the Oregon State Bar’s Model Earnest Money Agreement form, “Documentation of Real Estate Transactions.”