Overview
Chris Criglow focuses his practice on real estate and business transactions and counseling across industries and asset classes focusing particularly on agricultural lands and investment(e.g., permanent and row crop), timberlands investment, renewable energy project development (e.g., solar, wind, and storage), infrastructure development projects (e.g., RNG), and complex project development (e.g., manufacturing, distribution, etc.) including “greenfield” development and “brownfield” re-development projects.
Chris’s goal in every representation is to provide responsive, efficient service, and sound counsel to help clients achieve their objectives.
Education
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2000
McNeese State University, B.A., 1997, cum laude
Admissions
Oregon
Experience
- Including the following representative representations:
- Representation of international natural resources asset owner and fund manager in large-scale acquisitions and dispositions of timberlands.
- Representation of investment advisors and asset managers in acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and financing of agricultural portfolio assets, including row crop farms, berry ranches, wine vineyards, and tree nut orchards.
- Representation of a large national agricultural landowner in acquisition of 22,500-acre farming operation in Eastern Washington out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Representation of 90,000-acre farming and dairy operation in Eastern Oregon in various real estate, financing, and operational matters, including development and sale of a large-scale renewable natural gas conditioning and delivery facility.
- Representation of international farming and packing company in real estate leasing, acquisition, and disposition matters.
- Representation of investment fund in development of dairy-based RNG projects.
- Representation of landowners and developers in anerobic digester-based RNG development projects.
- Representation of public utility in acquisition and negotiation of conservation easement for protection of wildlife habitat.
- Representation of several leading national developers of wind, solar, and energy storage projects in real estate matters including leasing, acquisition of easements, title and survey due diligence, and project acquisitions and dispositions.
Insights
Insights & Presentations
- “Deal Sweeteners for Clean Energy Development on Brownfield Sites” (co-author), Daily Journal of Commerce, February 28, 2023
- “Solar Project Property Rights: Securing Your Place in the Sun” (co-author), Chapter 1 of The Law of Solar Energy: A Guide to Business and Legal Issues, Stoel Rives LLP, Sixth Edition, 2022
- “Wind Energy Lease Agreements” (co-author), Chapter 1 of The Law of Wind: A Guide to Business and Legal Issues, Stoel Rives LLP, Ninth Edition, 2022
- “Title Insurance and Survey Matters” (co-author), Chapter 2 of The Law of Wind: A Guide to Business and Legal Issues, Stoel Rives LLP, Ninth Edition, 2022
- Agricultural Leases, Chapter 44, Oregon Real Estate Deskbook
Recognition
- Included in The Best Lawyers in America® (Real Estate Law), 2016–present
- Selected as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Portland) by Chambers USA (Real Estate), 2014–present
- Recommended by The Legal 500: Industry Focus: Real Estate and construction: Land use/zoning, 2015
- Listed among Rising Stars (Real Estate), Oregon Super Lawyers®, 2010–2011