KENNETH C. THIESS
Ken concentrates his practice in the areas of secured lending, commercial loan documentation, creditor’s rights and bankruptcy, banking law, trust and estate administration and litigation, mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions.

Ken provides advice and representation in a wide variety of finance transactions. He routinely represents commercial lenders and borrowers in the negotiation and drafting of complex commercial loan documentation in the areas of asset based lending, secured lending and corporate and real estate finance.

He has a diverse range of experience in corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, bank branch sale and purchase transactions, and vendor contracts. Additionally, Ken has represented banks in a variety of real estate lending, acquisition, sales, leasing, development and construction matters. His representation has included negotiation, documentation and closing of purchase, sale or lease transactions.

Practice Areas
• Commercial Loan Documentation
• Creditor's Rights Law
• Bankruptcy
• Business Transactions
• Commercial Real Estate
• Vendor Contracts
• Trust and Estate Administration and Litigation

Representative Matters
• As In-house counsel to National City Bank and its predecessors, managed,
a variety of large transactions including commercial loan documentation,
commercial loan workout, mergers, and acquisitions and general corporate law
and trust and estate administration and litigation.

Experience
• 2009  Metz Lewis LLC

Education
• 1978  J.D., University of Akron School of Law
• 1974  B.A., College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio

Admissions
• Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Professional Affiliations and Honors
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Allegheny County Bar Association
• Twice Chair, Pennsylvania Bankers Association, Legal Advisory Committee
• Current Chair, Town of McCandless Zoning Hearing Board