People•Lars O. Lagerman
Lars O. Lagerman
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Lars O. Lagerman

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People•Lars O. Lagerman

Lars Lagerman is a real estate attorney with experience spanning from the acquisition, development and construction of single-family residential subdivisions, shopping centers, hotels and office buildings to the negotiation and documentation of major credit facilities for master-planned communities and golf courses. Along with his wide-ranging deal experience, Lars routinely works with lenders on real estate loan workouts and foreclosures, receiverships and guarantee enforcement.

With a practice that reaches locally and internationally, Lars is routinely involved in public land issues before the Arizona State Land Department and often represents clients in complex cross-border deals. His intimate knowledge of Arizona's real estate industry allows him to act as local counsel for a number of national firms when their transactions have an Arizona connection. In addition to his work in Arizona, Lars also works extensively with clients on projects in California.

  • The University of Arizona (J.D.,with distinction)
  • Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., magna cum laude)
  • University of Uppsala, Sweden

  • State Bar of Arizona
  • California Bar Association
  • Maricopa County Bar Association
  • Swedish-American Bar Association
  • U.S.-Mexico Bar Association, Real Estate Law Committee
    • U.S. Chair
  • Honorary Swedish Consul – Arizona (1995-2007, 2015-Present)

  • AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, AV® PreeminentTM 5.0 out of 5
  • Chambers USA (2014-2023)
  • The Best Lawyers in America©, Real Estate Law (2019-2024)
  • AB Top Lawyers – Construction/Real Estate Law – Arizona Business Magazine (2010)
  • Top People to Know in Commercial Real Estate – Arizona Commercial Real Estate Magazine (2009)
  • Swedish Foreign Service Royal Award (2008)

  • Arizona-Mexico (Sonora) Commission
  • National Law Center for Inter-America Free Trade (Tucson, Arizona)
  • Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce Arizona, Founder (1996)

  • Swedish
  • Spanish (Conversational)

  • Arizona
  • California

  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • Supreme Court of California
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona