Senior Counsel
Christopher M. Dargan
OVERVIEW
Real estate attorney Christopher M. Dargan represents high net worth individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations and ventures in a wide variety of commercial real property purchases, sales, development, construction, financing, leasing and management.
Christopher has extensive experience representing large and medium sized clients in the purchase, sale, leasing, construction, financing and operation of:- Warehouse and Industrial Complexes
- Shopping Centers
- Retail Centers
- Office Properties
- Public Works
- Multifamily Apartment Properties
In addition to representing private real estate clients, Christopher served for 10 years as a California County senior deputy attorney. He represented government entities in connection with a wide range of public real estate projects, such as harbor and park development and use, road projects and low-income housing development, use and financing.
Christopher has been recognized since 2014 by the Southern California edition of Super Lawyers.
- University of Southern California School of Law – J.D. 1981
- University of California, Los Angeles – B.A. 1978
Fortune 500 Company Acquisition of National Home Improvement Operation
Represented a Fortune 500 client in a transaction involving the acquisition of over 200 home improvement retail stores located in 5 states.
Expansion for Regional Retail Discount Company
Represented one of the largest regional discount chains in the acquisition, leasing and operation of over 100 locations located in 10 states.
California Counsel for Prominent Industrial/Commercial/Warehouse Operator
Advise and represent a well-known West Coast owner-operator of a large industrial/commercial/warehouse property portfolio in connection with acquisitions, sales, leasing, management and operation.
Lead Leasing Counsel for Local Government in Harbor Operations
Serve as lead counsel for local county government on the leasing of over 40 retail stores in a major Southern California harbor property.
Guide Shopping Center Owners and Operators
Acted as lead counsel representing ownership in numerous shopping center lease negotiations with major credit tenants such as Ross, Anna’s, Staples, Office Depot, Starbucks and Chase.
Longtime Counsel for Local Government Low Income Public Authority
Served as lead counsel handling low income multifamily loan programs for 10 years for a public housing authority.
Commercial Loan Origination
Represented a variety of originators of over one billion dollars in commercial mortgage loans throughout the United States.
Multistate Investors, Owners and Operators of Multifamily Properties
Represented multifamily venture groups in the formation, acquisition, financing, operation and disposition of multifamily properties located throughout the United States.
- Super Lawyers: Real Estate 2026