Lars O. Lagerman, Of Counsel at our Phoenix, and Orange County law offices
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Lars O. Lagerman

Of Counsel
Phoenix, Orange County
Services
Real Estate Condominiums Homebuilders Infrastructure Development and Project Finance Master Planned Communities and Subdivisions Real Estate Development Real Estate Lending
Biography

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.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona
  • California


Court Admissions

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


Education

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

Languages

Spanish (Conversational)
Swedish

Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, AV® PreeminentTM 5.0 out of 5
  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business®, Real Estate (2014-2024)
  • The Best Lawyers in America©, Real Estate Law (2019-2025)
  • 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)

Representative Experience

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)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • 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)

Community Involvement

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

330 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys Recognized by 2025 The Best Lawyers in America®

Jun 06, 2024

Chambers USA 2024 Recognizes Multiple Snell & Wilmer Attorneys and Practices

Mar 11, 2021

Attorney Lars O. Lagerman Joins Snell & Wilmer’s Phoenix Office