Ken Leonard Associates

Retail Real Estate and Shopping Center Consultants

Areas of Expertise

  • ​​Landlord/Tenant Disputes
  • Shopping Center Management
  • Shopping Center Operations
  • Shopping Center Development
  • Shopping Center Leasing
  • Shopping Center Redevelopment
  • Mall Planning and Design
  • Grade Level and Structured Parking Facilities
  • Traffic and Circulation Management
  • Commercial Lease Negotiations
  • Retail Portfolio Valuations
  • Revitalization of Vacant Anchors
  • Highest and Best Use Analysis
  • Standards of Care
  • Due Diligence Services
  • Feasibility Analysis
  • Real Estate Damage Mitigation
  • Reciprocal Easement Agreements
  • Office and Warehouse Leasing
  • Common Area Maintenance (CAM) Disputes
  • Restrictive Covenant Issues
  • Environmental Contamination Disputes
  • Anchor Tenant Negotiations
  • Purchase and Sale of Shopping Centers
  • Department Store Valuations
  • Brokerage Disputes


Ken holds a BA in Liberal Arts and an MBA in Economics and Finance from The University of Chicago.  He has lectured at numerous universities and given seminars through the ULI, ICSC, AMA, GLG, and NRMA. 

Mall and Shopping Center Expert Witness Services

​Ken Leonard is a Commercial Real Estate Consultant specializing in virtually all matters relating to Shopping Centers, Malls, and Retail Stores. He also has extensive Litigation Support and Expert Witness experience serving leading law firms, "Fortune 100" retail companies and national Shopping Center REITs throughout the United Sates and several other countries.


Ken brings unique perspective to every consulting and expert witness assignment because he is one of the very few industry experts that have had senior executive "board room" experience representing the real estate needs of Anchor and Inline Retailers as well as Mall REITs and other landlords. His equal representation of Plaintiffs and Defendants represent another unique aspect of his practice.