The Pittsburgh office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes David H. Ehrenwerth as a partner in its real estate investment, development, and finance practice. Ehrenwerth returns to K&L Gates following a two-and-a-half-year Presidential appointment as Regional Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) and, most recently, Associate Commissioner of the United States Public Buildings Service.
At the U.S. Public Buildings Service, Ehrenwerth helped manage the government’s national real estate portfolio of nearly 400 million square feet across 10,000 properties. He also served as the agency’s Senior Recovery Act Official and oversaw the expenditure of the $5.5 billion allocated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the construction and energy-efficient renovation of a variety of federal buildings throughout the country.
Ehrenwerth advises real estate developers, closely-held entities, investment groups, and lenders, as well as major hospitals, foundations, and economic development organizations, on a wide range of business matters with a particular focus on real estate development, finance, corporate transactions, and complex domestic and international joint ventures.
“We are delighted that Dave has returned ‘home’ to K&L Gates,” said Carolyn M. Branthoover, Administrative Partner of K&L Gates’ Pittsburgh office. “As they have done in the past, we expect many of the firm’s clients will benefit considerably from Dave’s impressive private and public sector experiences, including his latest work with the GSA and Public Buildings Service.”
Ehrenwerth first joined K&L Gates in 1974 and was elected to the partnership in 1979. He served for more than a decade on the firm’s Management Committee and as Administrative Partner of the Pittsburgh office.
