W. Christopher Rabil
Partner
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.
Representative Experience
- 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.
- Represented a private development company in the sale of The Cliffs Communities, consisting of seven golf course communities in the Carolina mountains.
- Represented affiliates of Starwood Capital Group in the sales of the Sheraton Ft. Lauderdale “Yankee Clipper” Beach Hotel and Westin Beach Resort & Spa.
- 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.
Awards and Recognition
- 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
- Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review rating system
Foley Represents NCH Corporation in Sale to Solenis
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to NCH Corporation, the quality leader and trusted on-site expert in middle-market water treatment and industrial solutions, in its sale to Solenis, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity.
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.
Foley Serves as Legal Adviser to Bowl America in Merger with Bowlero Corp.
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Bowl America (NYSE:BWL.A), a New York Stock Exchange listed bowling center operator with locations across Maryland, Virginia and Florida, in its merger with Bowlero Corp.
Foley Advises Continental Properties on Closing of Multifamily Real Estate Income Fund
Foley & Lardner LLP assisted Continental Properties Company, Inc., a privately held, national multifamily and commercial real estate developer and operator, on its closing of Continental Properties Real Estate Income Fund II, L.P.
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