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W. クリストファー・ラビル

パートナー

W. クリストファー・ラビル

パートナー

W. Christopher (Chris) Rabil is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, and a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law. His practice is focused on retail, commercial, industrial, and multi-family acquisition, development, leasing, and finance. Chris has experience in all aspects of commercial real estate matters, including the acquisition and disposition of multi-asset portfolios, multi-family properties, timberland, hotels, warehouses, retail shopping centers, medical office buildings, and commercial buildings.

代表的な経験

  • Represented AgReserves, Inc., a for profit affiliate of the Mormon Church, in a US $565 million acquisition of approximately 384,000 acres of Florida panhandle timber and rural lands, making the Mormon Church the largest private landowner in Florida.
  • カロライナ山脈の7つのゴルフコース・コミュニティから成るザ・クリフス・コミュニティの売却において、民間開発会社を代理した。
  • Sheraton Ft. Lauderdale "Yankee Clipper" Beach HotelおよびWestin Beach Resort & Spaの売却において、Starwood Capital Groupの関連会社を代理。
  • Represented a private company in the acquisition of a beach golf resort & spa on the east coast of Florida.
  • Represented the family office of one of the wealthiest individuals in the United States in the acquisition of approximately 550,000 acres of timberland in Florida.

受賞歴

  • Recognized by The Legal 500 for his work in the area of real estate (2015)
  • Selected to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, NOTABLE – Real Estate / Land Use Attorneys (2018, 2025)
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2016-2017 Florida Super Lawyers – Rising Stars® lists
  • Martindale-Hubbellのピアレビュー評価システムにおいて、最高ランクのAV® Preeminent™を獲得。

 

2025年11月5日 契約と勝利

フォーリー、ソレニス社への売却でNCHコーポレーションを代理

フォーリー&ラードナー法律事務所は、プラチナ・エクイティの投資先であるソレニス社への売却において、ミドルマーケットにおける水処理および産業ソリューションの品質リーダーであり、信頼できる現場専門家であるNCHコーポレーションの法律アドバイザーを務めた。
August 29, 2025 Honors and Awards

Allison McKown and Chris Rabil Listed as Notable Real Estate/Land Use Attorneys

Foley & Lardner LLP partners Allison McKown and Chris Rabil are recognized by Florida Trend as Legal Elite Notable Real Estate/Land Use Attorneys.
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May 14, 2021 Press Releases

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