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Kellie McNear

Senior Paralegal, Real Estate

  • Boca Raton

Kellie McNear is a senior paralegal for Kayne Anderson’s real estate group, responsible for providing legal support to the real estate private equity and debt platforms.

Prior to joining Kayne Anderson in 2024, McNear worked for law firm McDermott, Will and Emery in New York, supporting the real estate and corporate advisory groups on complex commercial real estate transactions, including mortgage and mezzanine financing, leasing, and acquisition and disposition of real estate assets in New York and across the country. McNear worked with clients in connection with their related joint ventures, partnerships, equity investment vehicles and operating/management agreements with local developers, U.S., and international investors as well as private client assets. McNear is registered with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission having worked with McDermott, Will and Emery’s FERC team in Washington D.C.

McNear earned a degree in Applied Sciences and Paralegal Certification from Middlesex College.