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.
Real Estate Transactions
Represented publicly traded homebuilder in acquisition and development of residential and mixed-use projects, master planned communities and resort facilities, including golf courses and other recreational facilities in Arizona
Represented private investors and developers in land use and development of opportunistic real property parcels in Arizona, California, Nevada and New Mexico
Represented national railroad in real estate matters and application to purchase large parcel of undeveloped land from the Arizona State Land Department
Represented Singapore-based boutique hotel company in its acquisition of a California hotel
Represented publicly traded California-based power generator in connection with land assemblage and development of a large solar power project in Arizona
Finance Transactions
Represented lender in acquisition, development and construction loan for master-planned residential and golf community in Arizona
Represented lender in acquisition, development and construction loan for luxury master-planned residential and golf community in Hawaii
Represented lender in real estate secured revolving credit facility to national public homebuilder
Represented lender in acquisition, development, construction and receivables loan for hotel and timeshare property in Las Vegas, Nevada
Represented lender in workout, foreclosure and sale of timeshare loan portfolio
International Transactions
Represented Swedish car manufacturer in connection with test track facility in Arizona
Represented U.S. electric power generator in wind farm project in Mexico (with Mexico licensed attorney)
Represented Mexican developer of master-planned resort project in Cabo San Lucas, and U.S. licensing/royalty issues (with Mexico licensed attorney)
Represented Mexican developer of resort and condominium projects in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora (with Mexico licensed attorney)
Represented lender in acquisition, development, construction and receivables loan for timeshare property in Los Cabos, Mexico (with Mexico licensed attorney)
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
American 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