Christopher D. Hopkins

Practice Areas

Christopher D. Hopkins is a shareholder in the Real Estate and Redevelopment group at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. A former in-house counsel to a national homebuilding company, Mr. Hopkins has over 20 years of experience representing developers, owners, users, and other clients in all aspects of complex real estate transactions. His practice spans a wide range of commercial, industrial, and retail transactions, with an emphasis on financing, land acquisition and disposition, development approvals, leasing, and redevelopment.

Mr. Hopkins also has significant experience in counseling clients on a variety of environmental regulatory compliance and permitting issues, including ISRA compliance, environmental due diligence, Superfund and other liability concerns, the structuring of business entities, affordable housing development, condominium association formation and returning contaminated properties to beneficial use.

Mr. Hopkins participates in a number of industry organizations, including the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, the Commerce and Industry Association, the New Jersey Builders Association, and the National Brownfield Association. Mr. Hopkins is active in the charitable community and has served on the board of a not-for-profit community development corporation working towards providing affordable housing for local residents.

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Professional Memberships

New Jersey State Bar Association, Land Use Law Section

New York State Bar Association, Real Property Law Section

Pennsylvania Bar Association