Chris Brockman
Christopher C. Brockman is the practice group leader for Holland & Knight’s Orlando Real Estate
Group. He focuses his practice in the area of real estate law, with special emphasis on commercial
real estate transactions, including commercial leasing matters.
Honors & Awards
Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, Real Estate, 2013-2016
Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, 2013-2016
The Best Lawyers in America guide, Real Estate Law, 2013-2017
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2007, 2012-2016
Publications
Florida Development Permits Eligible for Extensions Due to Storms and Other Conditions, Holland
& Knight Alert, November 11, 2016
Changes to Lien Laws Create Opportunities for Contractors and Pitfalls for Owners, Holland &
Knight Alert, January 30, 2012
Avoiding Hidden Pitfalls in Selling a Portion of Your Shopping Center, Florida Investor, January
2011
Avoiding Hidden Pitfalls in Selling a Portion of Your Shopping Center, RE Business Online,
December 14, 2010
Florida Retail Leases: When – and How Many – Witnesses Do You Need?, Holland & Knight
Alert, June 16, 2009
CVS: A Prescription for Success!, Holland & Knight Newsletter, April 29, 2002
Speaking Engagements
The Life Cycle of a Net Lease Asset – Site Selection to Development to Disposition Session
Details, ICSC N3 Triple Net Lease Conference, March 4, 2014
ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Double Trouble: Can You Make a Site Work When
You Lease From two Different Owners? What if You Buy 1/2 and Lease 1/2, October 16-19, 2013
Related Practices: Real Estate Retail Development and Leasing Sustainable Development Healthcare Real Estate
ICSC South Florida Idea Exchange, Roundtable Facilitator, When Is Your Money Not Your Money?
Dealing With a Preference Claim In Bankruptcy, October 24, 2012
ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Non-Traditional Tenants: How Far Will You Go?
How Far Can You Go?, October 26-28, 2011
Shopping Center Outparcel Sales, Florida Real Estate Journal web podcast, December 17, 2010
ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, When the Landlord is No Longer the Developer:
Purchasing an Outparcel and Dealing with Enforcement of Center-Wide Restrictions, Exclusives
and Other Obligations When You Don't Own Center, November 3, 2010
Central Florida: Where it is, Where it is Headed, International Council of Shopping Centers Panel
Discussion, July 28, 2009
Savvy Leasing & Litigating in the Current Economy, Presentation for CBRE - CB Richard Ellis, Inc.,
March 25, 2009
Hush (for) Money: The Use of Confidentiality Agreements When Negotiating Monetary
Concessions with Tenants, International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference, 2009
Retail Bankruptcies Have Arrived—More Are Coming, What You Need to Know Now: Practical
Answers for Dealing With Troubled Retail Tenants, December 2, 2008
The Outlook for Leasing, Investment and Development in the Industrial Market, RealShare Central
Florida Conference, Panel Discussion, 2008
ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, When the Landlord Is No Longer the Developer:
Purchasing an Outparcel and Dealing with the Enforcement of Center-wide Restrictions,
Exclusives and Other Obligations When You Don't Own the Center, 2008
Legal Aspects of Condominium Development in Florida, Panelist, July 11, 2006
Unique Issues of Resort Communities: Structuring the Resort Condominium Development,
University of Miami Institute on Condominium and Cluster Developments, 2005
Representations and Warranties in Purchase Agreements, International Conference of Shopping
Centers Law Conference, 2005
Memberships:
Orlando, Inc., Board of Directors
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Secretary, Board of Directors
The Kimball Foundation, former Chairman
Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, Florida State University College of Law, former
Editor-in-Chief
American Bar Association
Education:
Florida State University College of Law, J.D.
Florida State University, B.A.
Bar Admissions:
Florida.
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