Associate
Kevin
Falvo
Legal Assistant
Kevin Falvo’s legal practice encompasses a broad array of real estate and corporate-related transactional work. Working with a diverse set of clients, Mr. Falvo has assisted for-profit and non-profit developers, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”) developers, financial institutions, industrial manufacturers, private equity companies, and real estate investors and firms through a variety of transactional concerns involving complex real estate acquisition and development, real estate financing, commercial and residential leasing, land-use restrictions, transaction closing support, membership interest acquisition and sale, asset purchases, contract drafting and negotiation, and corporate restructuring. In addition, Mr. Falvo assists clients with preliminary commercial disputes leveraging a multitude of demands, letters, official communications with government agencies, pre-trial motions, lien-filings, and support to small claims to reach his clients’ stated goals.
As an integral part of the transaction process, Kevin has significant exposure to corporate formation and governance, the drafting of complex partnership and operating agreements, master development agreements, partnership interest purchase, and sale contracts, asset purchase agreements, residential and commercial leases, developer fee assignments, financing documents, ground leases and amendments, easement agreements, Payment in-lieu of Taxes (“PILOTs”), related legislation, and a multitude of other transaction-oriented documents.
Mr. Falvo graduated as a Distinguished Military Student with a Bachelor of Arts from Villanova University in 2004 and earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center in 2015. He is admitted to practice law in both Texas and Colorado.
Before becoming an attorney, Kevin spent several years as a Cavalry Officer in the United States Army. Following his military career, Mr. Falvo served as the Chief Operating Officer of a start-up energy brokerage firm.
Mr. Falvo is an active member of both the Colorado and Texas Bar and is a lifetime member of the 3d Armored Cavalry Association.
When Kevin is not working hard for his clients, he enjoys skiing the Colorado backcountry, backpacking to remote alpine lakes, and cycling along the Front Range.
Experience
Real Estate Law
Mr. Falvo’s real estate work encompasses a multitude of projects from small single-family dwelling units to large regional shopping centers. He regularly assists his clients with commercial and residential lease drafting and negotiation, traditional title review and title defect resolution, land acquisition and disposition activities, boundary line and easement dispute resolution, special district work, and land entitlement. Mr. Falvo also has substantial experience supporting financial institutions through commercial real estate development lending and closing assistance.
Additionally, Kevin has garnered specialized experience assisting Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”) developers (for-profit and nonprofit), syndicators, investors, and housing authorities through developer and investor-focused transactions, credit and portfolio acquisitions, LIHTC application assistance, and compliance-related matters. In addition, Mr. Falvo has assisted with LIHTC projects utilizing private activity tax-exempt bonds and mixed financing.
Corporate Law
Mr. Falvo’s corporate clients are both small-business owners and multi-member LLCs who benefit from his experience drafting complex corporate agreements, supporting corporate formation, acquisition, and sale activities, including individual membership interests, and corporate restructuring and oversight. Kevin further assists clients with early dispute resolution support, working diligently to resolve OSHA and Colorado Department of Labor disputes prior to litigation, and guiding small business holders from corporate formation and start-up, to small-claims court and other economical judicial remedies when disputes arise.
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
JURIS DOCTOR
University of Houston Law Center, 2015
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Villanova, 2004
Texas
2015
Colorado
2017
Kevin’s Blog
Updated Client Alert: Current State of Colorado Eviction Procedure and Other Changes to Landlord-Tenant Law Effective October 4, 2021.
As of October 4, 2021, the 30-day notice requirement for filing a residential eviction suit for failure to pay rent has expired and Governor Polis has stated that he does not intend to renew that protection. Governor Polis had previously extended Executive Orders D...
“Workouts & Workarounds” in Commercial Real Estate
On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, managing partner, Giovanni Ruscitti, moderated a panel on "Workouts and Workarounds" within the Boulder Valley commercial real estate industry. This session was part of BizWest's annual Boulder Valley Real Estate Conference. Joining him...
Updated Client Alert: State of Colorado Evictions Procedure During COVID Regulation
On June 13, 2020, Governor Polis issued an executive order temporarily curtailing eviction proceedings to provide relief to Coloradans affected by COVID-19. Since then, the Governor has issued a series of extensions and added requirements on how evictions may proceed....
In the News
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti celebrates five Best Lawyers®
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP is pleased to announce that five lawyers have been recognized in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of which, George V. Berg Jr., was newly included, and one newly named "Lawyer of the Year for Mergers and...
Managing Partner Releases His First Book, Cobblestones, Conversations, and Corks
Today, August 16, 2022, firm managing partner Giovanni Ruscitti releases his first book, Cobblestones, Conversations, and Corks: A Son’s Discovery of his Italian Heritage, a memoir about his parents and their struggles during World War II, their extreme post-war...
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti Announces “BHGR 2030”
Environmental sustainability has been a recurring priority for Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP. Over the last three years, the firm has worked diligently on a progressive plan to operate sustainably and be a leader in sustainability in our communities and the legal...
Firm Happenings
Client Alert: What Employers Must Convey Upon Employee Termination or Separation
Colorado's most recent legislative session, concluding in early May, pushed through several new employment-related laws that concern employers and employees alike. Senate Bill (SB) 22-234 should be of particular interest to employers, as it requires employers to...
Client Alert: Colorado Places New Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements Between Employers and their Employees
Colorado has long disfavored non-compete agreements within the state. Historically, under C.R.S. § 8-2-113, restrictive covenants were void and unenforceable except for under specific circumstances, including: the purchase and sale of a business or the assets of a...
Partner Peter Nichols Talks Super Ditch Project at the Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources
The University of Colorado Boulder hosted the 42nd Annual Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources on June 16th and 17th. The Colorado River was the focus of this year's conference given the dramatic decline in the levels of Lakes Powell and Mead. Low Water At...