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Chris Dickson’s practice is focused on commercial real estate finance. Chris represents financial institutions and private capital investors in connection with the origination, sale, and servicing of loans secured (directly or indirectly) by commercial office buildings, industrial and logistics portfolios, retail properties, luxury hotels and resorts, data centers, life science properties, green energy projects, self-storage properties and multifamily housing. His work includes a wide range of transactions, with a focus on originating mortgage and mezzanine loans on stabilized assets, bridge lending on transitional assets (including complimentary C-PACE financing), and ground-up construction finance. Chris also advises clients on co-lender, intercreditor and recognition agreements, loan workouts and foreclosures, and the acquisition of performing and non-performing commercial real estate loan portfolios.
Chris was named a 2025 Law360 MVP in Real Estate and previously recognized as a “Real Estate Rising Star” by Law360 on its 2022 annual list of top attorneys under 40 years of age. He is also featured in the 2026 Lawdragon “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” guide, Lawdragon’s inaugural “Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers” guide and the “2025 Lawdragon Leading Real Estate Lawyers" guide.
Chris serves as a partner mentor for several associates and summer associates at the Firm. Since 2023, Chris has also served as a Housing Champion as part of the Charlotte Triage Pro Bono Partnership, spearheading the firm’s initiative to represent pro bono clients in landlord/tenant disputes.
He received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude with honors and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of South Carolina, and his J.D. from the New York University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. Chris is admitted to practice in the State of North Carolina.
