Some of Kelli’s recent matters include representing:

Corporate

• ThinkFoodGroup in connection with the development of José Andrés-branded restaurants in Doha, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Puerto Rico, and Washington DC, as well as licensing and general corporate matters
• European fashion companies, including Lacoste and Diesel, in connection with licensing and general corporate matters

Real Estate

• Washington Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with the acquisition, financing, and sale of office, multifamily, and other commercial properties
• Fannie Mae in connection with the leasing of commercial office space, and Diesel in connection with the leasing of commercial retail space

Sports

• A prospective purchaser in connection with the acquisition of an NBA franchise
• PPL EnergyPlus in connection with sponsorship and naming rights with respect to PPL Park, home of the MLS Philadelphia Union 

Before joining Arent Fox, Kelli was a financial analyst at FleetBoston Financial (now Bank of America).

Kelli is a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and Associates Committee.

Kelli was a Hardy Cross Dillard Fellow and served on the editorial board of the Virginia Tax Review while at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Kelli enjoys volunteering. She has been involved with Americorps; Children, Youth & Family Services; Legal Aid Society; Make-a-Wish Foundation; Ronald McDonald House; Special Olympics; and the Whitman-Walker Clinic. She currently serves on the planning committee for Washington DC area fundraisers for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In her spare time, she travels (most recently to Croatia and Slovenia), plays tennis, and watches college basketball.